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Editor's note
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The Norse gods are back and ready to woo a new generation in a new book by acclaimed fantasy author Neil Gaiman. Yet the truth is the immortality of the gods was never in doubt. These all-too-human tales have been retold to different audiences in different ways repeatedly over the centuries. Carolyne Larrington looks at what makes the Norse myths so irresistible to contemporary writers.
Is there a genuine challenge on the horizon to VW's dominant position in the European car market? If Peugeot and GM Europe merge then the scandal-hit German firm may have a serious challenger to deal with. Workers will worry about potential plant closures, but the French company's focus is on building scale and new technology, writes David Bailey.
"Sorry" is the hardest word to say for a reason – why, how and when you express it matters tremendously. Luckily, researchers have figured out the best way to do it. And it turns out a sincerely delivered apology can help you gain strangers' trust even if you haven't done anything wrong.
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Paul Keaveny
Commissioning Editor
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Top story
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The stuff of legend.
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Carolyne Larrington, University of Oxford
Norse mythology is having a moment as a leading author re-tells the tales for a new generation.
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Business + Economy
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David Bailey, Aston University
The French group might well manage to turn around General Motors' struggling division, but plants will close, and the UK looks vulnerable.
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Science + Technology
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Richard Stephens, Keele University
Apologies that demonstrate regret, promise corrective action and are delivered early, with intensity and genuine sympathy, can make amends for many things.
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Claudia Wascher, Anglia Ruskin University
Like humans, some animals have evolved a highly developed sense of fairness.
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Rodrigo Ledesma-Aguilar, Northumbria University, Newcastle
Scientists theorised, disproved, revamped and finally created a bizarre new form of matter in just five years.
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Politics + Society
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Kristina Spohr, London School of Economics and Political Science
Vladimir Putin's aggressive nuclear strategy threatens to unpick decades of careful negotiation.
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Fraser McQueen, University of Stirling
An officer is under investigation for rape, a young man is in hospital, and people want answers.
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Christopher Bissell, The Open University; Avi Boukli, The Open University
The story of Trevor Thomas.
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Ulrich Petersohn, University of Liverpool
IS has proved very adept at fending off massive conventional forces – but that doesn't mean crack private security teams would do any better.
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Environment + Energy
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John Clark, University of St Andrews
The Smarden incident and the arrival of Rachel Carson's Silent Spring in the UK lead people to a new view of the environment.
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Arts + Culture
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Sarah Niblock, University of Westminster
The pornographic publication is getting back to basics in a battle for survival.
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Catherine Spencer, University of St Andrews
Warhol has become one of the most well known artists in the world, but his work still has secrets to reveal.
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Julie Lobalzo Wright, University of Warwick
Until La La Land can star two actors of colour or two women in the leading roles, Hollywood will have a diversity problem.
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Health + Medicine
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Roger Watson, University of Hull
In the US, nurses take part in executions by lethal injection. They justify their role by saying it makes executions 'safer'.
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Featured events
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Macrobert Arts Centre, University of Stirling, Stirling, Stirling, FK9 4LA, United Kingdom — University of Stirling
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Ulster Museum, Belfast, BT9 5AB, Belfast, Antrim, BT9 5AB, United Kingdom — The Open University
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