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Editor's note
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US president, Donald Trump, and North Korean leader, Kim Jong-un, concluded their “historic” summit in Singapore yesterday, with both sides hailing the meeting – and the one-and-a-half page agreement it produced – as an outstanding success. But, as Virginie Grzelczyk notes, a reading of the agreement suggests that Kim has managed to outmanoeuvre Trump. Niki Alsford, meanwhile looks whether newfound relationships can ever lead to the reunification of the two Koreas.
In the West, we wash our stray hair down the plughole or throw it away. But in Asia it is a commodity with value, that is kept, sold globally and recycled into wigs. Why do we imbue a lock of hair of a loved one with emotions, but in other situations regard hair with disgust? Emma Tarlo tackles these questions.
Sharks are a hugely diverse bunch. You only need to look at a great white and a hammerhead to realise how contrasting they can look. Georgia French has been researching shark behaviour and has found some intriguing distinctions between some male and female sharks. And from bellybuttons to best friends, she runs through some of her favourite differences found in shark species.
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Jonathan Este
Associate Editor
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Top stories
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EPA-EFE /Kivin Lim/Straits Times
Virginie Grzelczyk, Aston University
Looking at the agreement, it appears that Kim Jong-un has outmanoeuvred Donald Trump.
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Moon Jae-in meets Kim Jong-un on the Korean border.
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Niki J.P. Alsford, University of Central Lancashire
Alongside denuclearisation, reunification is the biggest potential game-changer on the Korean peninsula. But it remains a pipe dream.
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A hairy garment, woven from human hair by Alix Bizet – putting human fibre to good use.
Alix Bizet
Emma Tarlo, Goldsmiths, University of London
In Asia, human hair is sold and recycled into products, but in the West it is treated with either disgust or veneration. A new exhibition explores our bizarre attitudes to hair.
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Georgia French, University of Sussex
New research shows just how different male and female sharks can be.
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Health + Medicine
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Sophie Medlin, King's College London
Charcoal is more likely to rid your gut of vitamins and minerals than it is to boost your health.
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Nicky Milner, Anglia Ruskin University
Handshakes may be polite, but they're also a sure fire way to transfer lots of bacteria from one hand to another.
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Mayur Ranchordas, Sheffield Hallam University
Each player needs a tailor-made strategy based on his own physiology.
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Arts + Culture
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Alan Bairner, Loughborough University
The 17-year-old prodigy thrilled the world and set the scene for Brazil's decades-long dominance of the World Game.
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Vitaly Kazakov, University of Manchester
The Russian people need to show the world a different side to the scandal-struck country when the World Cup kicks off.
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Science + Technology
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Raian Ali, Bournemouth University; Emily Arden-Close, Bournemouth University; John McAlaney, Bournemouth University
There is a reason why you can't put your phone down: digital addiction. And technology is designed to keep you hooked.
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Business + Economy
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Ina Toegel, IMD Business School; Maude Lavanchy, IMD Business School
The true bane of an organisation is a lack of engagement and job satisfaction among its employees. World Cup mania could actually help.
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