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Editor's note
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Former cyber criminal, Brett Johnson (AKA the “Original Internet Godfather”) says his mother pushed him into a life of skulduggery at the tender age of ten. He eventually found himself on the notorious US Most Wanted list, before becoming an informant to the FBI – only for him to break the law once again. In this fascinating interview, Johnson reveals how he permanently turned his back on cybercrime and explains why criminals always make sure they read the Terms of Service on websites.
Much to the horror of many, cold water swimmers will enthusiastically take to chilled seas, lakes and rivers waxing lyrical about a feeling of exhilaration. But is a cold water swim actually good for you or a body shock too far? Physiologist Mike Tipton goes through the evidence. For those who prefer to stick to dry land, here’s why winter is the perfect time to get running with your
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For several days now, protesters have taken to the streets of Iranian cities to vent their grievances at the government for rising prices and expensive foreign military interventions. They have been met with arrests and violence, and more than 20 have been killed. Josepha Ivanka Wessels says the protesters enjoy the solidarity of many beyond Iranian borders – and if the government toughens its crackdown, shockwaves could reverberate through other parts of the Middle East.
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Kelly Fiveash
Commissioning Editor
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Top story
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Brett Johnson tears up when he mentions the FBI special agent who helped him quit online fraud.
Dionysios Demetis, University of Hull
Two days with former online fraudster, Brett Johnson, who once made it onto the infamous US Most Wanted list.
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Health + Medicine
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Anne Carter, Nottingham Trent University; Emily J. Hall, Nottingham Trent University
It might be cold and dark, but that's good news for your pooch and for you if you want to improve your fitness and exercise more.
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Mike Tipton, University of Portsmouth
Cold water drowning kills many people every year. But can it also provide curative benefits? We asked an expert.
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Duane Mellor, Coventry University
Does a fry up really soak up excess alcohol, or black coffee sober you up? Can you avoid that hangover?
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Politics + Society
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Josepha Ivanka Wessels, Lund University
The nationwide anti-government protests in Iran could have significant implications in Syria and beyond.
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Patricia Hogwood, University of Westminster
The Chinese zodiac predicts justice, openness, tolerance and innovation for the year ahead. After a difficult political year, it could be just the tonic.
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Dong Jin Kim, Trinity College Dublin
For a brief moment at the turn of the millennium, it seemed Seoul and Pyongyang were starting to open up to each other.
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Oleg Benesch, University of York
As Japanese imperialism rose and fell, its leaders interpreted and re-interpreted a single distinctive concept: "bushido".
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Paul Kennedy, University of Bath; David Cutts, University of Birmingham
The single biggest party was anti-independence but together, the pro-independence bloc is stronger.
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Parveen Azam Ali, University of Sheffield; Steven Ariss, University of Sheffield
For every £1 spent delivering a support programme for domestic abusers, the value to society was £1.40.
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Business + Economy
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Jonathan Cowie, Edinburgh Napier University
Public support for nationalisation is through the roof. Actually the system is only barely private.
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Jonathan Michie, University of Oxford
Brexit, bots and jobs and bitcoin are set to dominate economics news in 2018.
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Leighton Vaughan Williams, Nottingham Trent University
On December 30, 1967 the UK's highest court drew a line in the sand over the rise of casinos. Here's what happened next.
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Science + Technology
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Lee Hadlington, De Montfort University
Wasting time on the internet at work could be putting your company's cyber-security at risk.
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Simon Watson, University of Manchester
We give over control of our lives every day and trust other humans to make ethical decisions. But soon robots will make these decisions for us. Will they be ethical or is it just a numbers game?
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Adam Fish, Lancaster University
Robots, like drones, are filtering the natural world through algorithms and turning the world into data.
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Arts + Culture
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Lauren Alex O' Hagan, Cardiff University
Your favourite tome could hold the secret to your year ahead.
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Richard Brooks, Coventry University
If you like the sound of new drama and experimental audio, then 2018 has a few treats in store.
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David James, Manchester Metropolitan University
Charlie Chaplin changed the worlds of film and comedy forever. He deserves a lasting tribute and London's Cinema Museum – the UK's only Chaplin museum – must be rescued.
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Patricia MacCormack, Anglia Ruskin University
Mary Shelley's novel asked questions about the human condition that are more relevant today than ever.
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Daniel Cook, University of Dundee
Of all his characters, Sir Walter Scott's outlaw Rob Roy appealed most to the public and has paved the way for outsider heroes ever since.
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Environment + Energy
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Patsy Perry, University of Manchester
Water pollution, toxic chemical use and textile waste: fast fashion comes at a huge cost to the environment.
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Ralf Gertisser, Keele University; Katie Preece, University of Glasgow; Sylvain Charbonnier, University of South Florida
We asked three volcanologists what to look out for in the year ahead.
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Education
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Michael Hand, University of Birmingham
Schools have a duty to teach children morality, but which moral values should they teach?
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