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The athletics community is still digesting Kenyan runner Eliud Kipchoge’s world record run in the Berlin Marathon. Michael Joyner considers what it will take for Kipchoge or any other athlete to run a marathon in less than two hours.
And, taking things at a slower pace, Ruth Simbao describes why the Chale Wote street art festival in Accra, Ghana, is best experienced by walking.
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Michael Joyner, Mayo Clinic
Under the right conditions marathons could be run in under two hours.
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Ruth Simbao, Rhodes University
Walking is crucial during the Chale Wote festival as most activities happen on the street.
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Anine Kriegler, University of Cape Town
The legalisation of the private use of cannabis in South Africa is a victory for human rights. But, much more work needs to be done to make it practical.
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Brian Keating, University of California San Diego
This year's Nobel Prize for literature was nixed because of a sex scandal. Other Nobels have neglected key contributors. Should all prizes be cancelled while criteria for winning is reassessed?
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Science + Technology
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Nicholas Martin, Northumbria University, Newcastle
New research shows how smart aircraft can learn to use updrafts of warm air to stay in the sky.
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Andrej Bicanski, UCL
A new study offers an explanation as to how we remember events by forming mental images.
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