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Rachel Dolezal’s life and career came crashing down when the black civil rights activist was outed as actually being white. Now she’s back with a new book on race, claiming instead to be “transracial”. Victoria Anderson says Donezal’s narrative deserves to be considered seriously – not least because it calls for a closer look at
Surviving the zombie apocalypse has been the subject of many a film and discussion. But an archaeological find in Yorkshire seems to show that people in the medieval period thought the threat of attack was real, writes Alyxandra Mattison. So much so that corpses were dug up, mutilated and burned by those who feared the dead really might rise to haunt the living.
Right-wing nationalists say they just want to preserve traditional heritage. So why do they seem to care so little about climate change or fracking on “green and pleasant land”? Peter Paul Catterall looks at the relationship between the far right and the environment.
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Jo Adetunji
Deputy Editor
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Rachel Dolezal speaking at Spokane rally, May 2015.
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Victoria Anderson, Cardiff University
To understand the full context of Rachel Dolezal's 'transracialism' it pays to look at the history of race and slavery.
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Arts + Culture
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Alyxandra Mattison, University of Sheffield
Whatever drove villagers to dig up the dead and mutilate their corpses may seem to strange to us, but it was evidently real for them.
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Kate Stewart, Nottingham Trent University; Matthew Cole, The Open University
If Doctor Who is supposed to respect members of other species, not all of his incarnations see eye to eye when it comes to dinner.
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Karl McLaughlin, Manchester Metropolitan University
Diners deployed a giant conga dance as a pretext to head outside to their cars and flee the scene.
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Alec Charles, University of Hull
The final battle has been fought on the popular BBC quiz show ... but new stars have risen.
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Business + Economy
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Volodymyr Bilotkach, Newcastle University
Videos of a United passenger being involuntarily dragged off a plane went viral, creating a PR disaster for the company – one that could have easily been avoided.
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Environment + Energy
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Peter Paul Catterall, University of Westminster
Those on the far right already worry about finite resources and protecting traditional culture, and they see the natural landscape as a big part of national identity.
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Science + Technology
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Christopher Markou, University of Cambridge
How do you punish a criminal robot?
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Michael Fitzpatrick, Coventry University
The next generation of reactors provide in-built safety systems and a way to reuse old fuel.
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Martin Archer, Queen Mary University of London
Disappointed about Doctor Who's TARDIS ending up at the wrong place at the wrong time? Don't be – it's incredibly precise.
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Health + Medicine
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Cherry Lewis, University of Bristol
The doctor had many interests – and was a champion of the poor.
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Nataly Papadopoulou, University of Leicester
An assisted-dying law in the UK is long overdue.
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Jeff Bray, Bournemouth University; Heather Hartwell, Bournemouth University
Whatever we're told, getting a decent amount of fruit and veg into our diets is a struggle. Time then to focus on designing dishes that hit the sweetspot.
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Politics + Society
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Quincy R. Cloet, Aberystwyth University
Both the EU and UK would do well to heed the lessons of the League of Nations when it comes to membership withdrawal.
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Yu Tao, University of Central Lancashire
A troublesome 'little brother' is exhausting the sympathy on which it heavily relies.
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Tom Felle, City, University of London
Algorithms can't sort out the truth from the dross. People must become more social media savvy.
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Stavroula Pipyrou, University of St Andrews
When floods hit the toe of Italy, children were sent away, often for years.
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