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Editor's note
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The world is poring over Donald Trump’s every word (and tweet) to work out just what the US’s foreign policy is. But Scott Lucas has an alarming verdict: Trump doesn’t have a foreign policy at all. And if Trump considers that diagnosis “fake news”, he should take heart: Jon Roozenbeek and Sander van der Linden have created a game to teach people how to avoid false stories.
If you want to understand more about the Trump presidency, we’re cohosting a panel discussion with the British Academy where three experts will discuss just that. To follow the live stream, head over to our Facebook page at 6:30pm tonight.
Western holidaymakers are venturing further and further afield, in search of new experiences, cuisines, cultures and climates. Yet no matter where they go, one thing tends to stay the same: their preference for a porcelain perch. Brendan Canavan explains how rigid toilet norms can have a devastating impact on both the local population and the surrounding environment.
Netflix’s latest venture into science fiction, Altered Carbon, has brought transhumanism – the belief that our species will soon undergo a technological evolution into a new and superior form – into the mainstream. So does the series offer us a glimpse of the future? In Gavin Miller’s view, far from it. Science fiction, he argues, is never about the future; it has a much more pressing job to do in the present.
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Andrew Naughtie
International Editor
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Top story
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Scott Lucas, University of Birmingham
Donald Trump doesn't have one foreign policy – he has several, and they all clash.
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Brendan Canavan, University of Huddersfield
If you want to live like a local when on holiday, you should defecate like one.
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Gavin Miller, University of Glasgow
Science fiction has a more important job to do – it allows us to see ourselves in a new light.
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Arts + Culture
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Charlotte Hempel, University of Birmingham
Painstaking reconstruction of fragments of text has revealed the working draft of an ancient Jewish calendar and priestly duty schedule.
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Jon Roozenbeek, University of Cambridge; Sander van der Linden, University of Cambridge
Researchers have developed a game to 'vaccinate' people against fake news – by showing them how to become a fake news mogul.
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Business + Economy
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Andrew Sturdy, University of Bristol
Millions of pounds are being wasted each year by the NHS on management consultants who are causing a service already under pressure to be less efficient.
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Alexander Betts, University of Oxford
Refugee policy may well be a humanitarian issue. But it is also a development issue.
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Olivier Sykes, University of Liverpool; Philip O'Brien, University of Liverpool
The EU's regional policy has brought investment to large parts of the UK that have otherwise been neglected by Westminster.
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Health + Medicine
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Noortje Uphoff, University of York
Childhood adversity doesn't just affect our choices – according to new research, it also weakens the body's fundamental ability to stay healthy in old age.
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Ashleigh Johnstone, Bangor University
Martial arts help boost both brain and body.
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Politics + Society
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Stefan Wolff, University of Birmingham; Tatyana Malyarenko, National University Odesa Law Academy
Four peace agreements have been struck to try and keep Ukraine on an even keel, but none of them has resolved the conflict's fundamental problems.
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Alun Hardman, Cardiff Metropolitan University
Sometimes diplomacy won the day, sometimes it didn't.
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Science + Technology
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Cameron Giles, Northumbria University, Newcastle
Judges and juries may not appreciate the nuances of messages from online dating services used as evidence in trials.
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Sara Degli-Esposti, Coventry University; Maureen Meadows, Coventry University
Everything you need to know to prepare your business for changes to data protection law in the EU on May 25.
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Education
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Andrew Gunn, University of Leeds; Helen Carasso, University of Oxford
Theresa May is under pressure to tackle tuition fees after Labour's pledge to scrap them was highlighted as a key issue for young voters.
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