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Editor's note
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Around the world, right and left-wing movements are upending establishment politics in the name of a furious, victimised majority known as “the people”. But who are these people? Peter Bloom argues that every movement has a different answer – and in many countries, politics is turning into a contest to see whose definition of “the people” can win leaders the most power.
The number of antidepressants prescribed to children is rising. Yet, while the drugs have proven potential benefits in adults, Jeremy Howick argues that the evidence for success in treating young people is much more limited. Antidepressants and other drugs are also impacting the environment as they make their way from our bodies into waterways. Alex Ford is using technology to investigate the impact on wildlife.
Will climate change turn the planet into “Hothouse Earth”? That’s one of the scenarios proposed in a recent high-profile paper. Richard Betts looks at what the science actually does – and doesn’t – say. Meanwhile, one of the world’s largest dams is being built in the Brazilian Amazon, ostensibly to cut carbon emissions. But Ed Atkins says such projects are an environmental and social disaster.
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Andrew Naughtie
International Editor
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Top stories
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Richard Betts, University of Exeter
We're still not sure whether the "hothouse" is speculation – or destiny.
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For the many, not the…who?
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Peter Bloom, The Open University
Right-wing and left-wing populists both claim to speak for victimised or disenfranchised majorities. Here's the difference.
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Jeremy Howick, University of Oxford
Centuries from now, antidepressants may be seen as a barbaric treatment for treating children with depression.
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Alex Ford, University of Portsmouth
Drugs are finding their way into lakes and rivers, and we need to know exactly what they're doing to wildlife.
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Environment + Energy
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Ed Atkins, University of Bristol
The Amazon's largest dam is nearly complete. But the social and environmental costs of huge hydropower projects are just not worth it.
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Julia McMorrow, University of Manchester; Jonathan Aylen, University of Manchester
Preventing severe wildfires in the UK needs to be a political priority as climate change means they will be a growing problem.
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Fidel C T Budy, Aberystwyth University
Liberia's rural communities have long been suffering land grabs by international palm oil producers.
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Arts + Culture
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Laura Bailey, University of Kent
Be sceptical when it's claimed that a language has 'no word for X' or '50 words for Y'.
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I.Q. Hunter, De Montfort University
What is it that makes films about sharks so popular?
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Science + Technology
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Gareth Tyson, Queen Mary University of London
'Cyberlocker' illegal streaming sites are in a constant cat-and-mouse struggle with law enforcement.
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Scott Midson, University of Manchester
We urgently need to contemplate the myths we tell about ourselves and technology as a way of evaluating the relationship between the two.
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Business + Economy
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Paurav Shukla, University of Essex
Going private would help Tesla reestablish its luxury status.
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Jens Roehrich, University of Bath
Collaboration is key to successful partnerships.
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Politics + Society
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Alex Toft, Coventry University
Interviewees report being told their identity is just a 'phase'.
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Adam Behr, Newcastle University
Rock'n'Roll has long been associated with sexual misconduct but there are signs the industry is waking up to this.
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