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Editor's note
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We put a lot of trust in our memories, often believing that the things we remember are exactly as they happened, no matter how much time has passed. But as Robert Nash explains, our memory is not as reliable as we think it is – even something as simple as recalling a past memory can change how we’ll remember it in the future.
If you’re sitting down, you might want to stand up while you read this, as researchers have found sitting for too long could increase your risk of dying – even if you exercise. Matthew Haines gives his top tips for getting more movement into your life and explains why sitting on the floor could be part of the solution. And in other health research, there’s new evidence Chronic Fatigue Syndrome could have a biological cause. Alice Russell and Carmine Pariante explain how an overactive immune system could trigger this long-term condition.
Keeping global warming to 1.5°C will demand that we “geoengineer” the climate in some way, according to a recent IPCC report. But what does this mean, and what interventions are out there? In the latest in our expert debate series, Head to Head, natural scientist Matthew Watson and social scientist Rob Bellamy debate the pros and cons of various methods devised to block out the sun. They take a close look at
the controversies involved, and discuss how research in this contentious area should be governed.
All the best.
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Heather Kroeker
Assistant Section Editor
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Tiny mistakes can appear in our memories every time we recall past events.
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Robert Nash, Aston University
Even our most treasured memories can gradually change over time.
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Netflix and chill? Too many of us spend the majority of our time sitting.
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Matthew Haines, University of Huddersfield
Sitting too much might be killing you – this is what you can do about it.
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Rob Bellamy, University of Manchester; Matthew Watson, University of Bristol
Nations may soon be desperate enough about global warming to consider deliberately engineering the world’s climate.
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Health + Medicine
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Alice Russell, King's College London; Carmine Pariante, King's College London
A better understanding of CFS could lead to new treatments.
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Mark Kingston, Swansea University; Alison Porter, Swansea University; Bridie Evans, Swansea University
Case management systems used by GPs are supposed to help those at risk.
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Environment + Energy
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Nicholas Beuret, University of Essex
The latest UN climate talks were ultimately hindered by their focus on nation-states, obscuring who is actually responsible for emissions.
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Business + Economy
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Alan Shipman, The Open University
When poorer countries print more money, it doesn't make them richer – it just means people need more money to buy the same things.
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Monomita Nandy, Brunel University London; Suman Lodh, Middlesex University
Months of low advertising spending has been blown out of the water by a Christmas splurge.
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Politics + Society
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Robin Pettitt, Kingston University
The most important decision of a generation is being made by a party at war with itself. That can't be right.
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Nell Munro, University of Nottingham; Carla Reeson, University of Nottingham
Shambolic rollout of new recording system for people at risk of homelessness means statistics shouldn't be trusted.
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Science + Technology
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Hallam Stevens, Nanyang Technological University
CRISPR babies may be just the beginning. China has a different take than the West on ethics and how to get ahead in business and other endeavors.
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Arts + Culture
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Jeanne Britton, University of South Carolina
For centuries, readers have written in the margins of their books to indicate admiration, disagreement or inspiration. Plath was no different.
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