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Editor's note
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The llama has had a rollercoaster of a history. From Incan beast of burden to near extinction at the hands of the Spanish conquistadors, the camelid has made a roaring comeback in the last couple of centuries and can now be found globally, fulfilling extraordinarily diverse roles, from golf caddy to sheepdog to comforting the sick. Helen Cowie explains how the llama, unlike so many other animals, has been able to thrive in a globalised world.
For a moment, it looked as though Donald Trump couldn’t possibly make the situation in Charlottesville any worse. Then, in a heated press conference, he again seemed to defend the cause of the white nationalists who clashed with counter-protestors last weekend. The violence was sparked by a dispute over a statue commemorating Confederate general Robert E Lee. Jenny Woodley explains the history of this controversial monument and the central role such emblems play in race relations in the US.
Meanwhile, a new study in Scotland shows that installing webcams in neonatal units is proving successful in helping new parents bond with their premature babies, despite a lack of physical contact. As well as providing peace of mind, webcams are reducing stress in parents and helping mothers in their recovery.
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Josephine Lethbridge
Interdisciplinary Editor
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Top story
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Helen Cowie, University of York
They survived the pressures of globalisation and now thrive internationally.
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Politics + Society
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Jenny Woodley, Nottingham Trent University
Robert E. Lee is one of the most memorialised figures of the American civil war. Here's why that causes so much anger.
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Laura Clancy, Lancaster University
Documentary makers, museum curators, PR teams and the royal family all want their say on the 20th anniversary of her death.
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Aihua Zhang, University of Leicester
Education, turnout, jobs and gender were key factors – but would they have altered the result?
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Hazel Marsh, University of East Anglia
For all its faults, Chavismo has finally put marginalised Venezuelans at the centre of national culture – and many on the right still resent it.
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Health + Medicine
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Susan Kerr, Glasgow Caledonian University
Watching their babies via webcams eases parents' anxiety and helps them connect in the absence of physical contact
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Duane Mellor, Coventry University; Daniel Amund, Coventry University; Isabella Nyambayo, Coventry University
Fruit cake may last a century, but it's got nothing on honey.
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Alannah Tomkins, Keele University
A new BBC drama manages to capture the flawed, but sometimes brilliant, men of Victorian medicine.
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Vicky Karkou, Edge Hill University
... and does it work?
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Environment + Energy
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Ian Mell, University of Manchester
Such projects should be clear from the outset about who owns them, who will build them, and who they are for.
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Arts + Culture
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Michael Bachmann, University of Glasgow
East London collective Boy Blue Entertainment have taken their provocative show to the Edinburgh International Festival.
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Rebecca Janicker, University of Portsmouth
Be prepared to be scared and informed in equal measure by the next series of this cult show.
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Education
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Elizabeth Stokoe, Loughborough University; Elliott Hoey, Max Planck Institute
Clearing advice from the experts.
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