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Editor's note
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Apologies for the earlier newsletter which showed one headline over and over. We’ve hopefully squashed the bug. If you encounter any problems, please let us know.
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Astrophysicist Rene Breton is used to working with big data, looking for pulsars in distant galaxies. But a recent collaboration with artist Addie Wagenknecht and acoustic designer Simon Jackson used his work in a completely new way to produce a sound and light spectacular that was projected on to the massive 76-metre Lovell radio telescope at Jodrell Bank.
Imran Khan is world famous as the former captain of Pakistan’s cricket team in its glory days in the 1980s and early 1990s. Since retiring from cricket, the Oxford-educated politician has been building his power base and after the elections of the past week has emerged as prime minister. Parveen Akhtar profiles Pakistan’s new leader.
It’s a well-known cliche that you can wait ages for a bus and then three turn up at once. Transport experts Marcus Mayer and David Bamford have some advice about which bus will be best to catch for a comfortable and speedy journey.
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Jo Adetunji
Deputy Editor
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Top stories
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Translating the signals.
Chirs Foster
Rene Breton, University of Manchester
Science and art meet on the 'big screen' – turning data into visuals at the Lovell Telescope, Jodrell Bank.
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EPA/Rahat Dar
Parveen Akhtar, Aston University
Pakistan's new leader has been battling to get into office for years.
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Shutterstock.
Marcus Mayers, University of Huddersfield; David Bamford, University of Huddersfield
Top tips from transport academics: target the second, consider the first and ignore the third.
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Health + Medicine
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Pete Culmer, University of Leeds
The persistent stigma surrounding incontinence has paralysed today’s inventive minds.
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Kaitlin Wade, University of Bristol
Your weight during your youth could have an effect on your heart for the rest of your life.
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Business + Economy
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Geoffrey M Hodgson, University of Hertfordshire
The state plays a strategic role, but they are also driven by financial markets – not central plans.
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Environment + Energy
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Francesca Mancini, University of Aberdeen
Social media data can reveal where people are watching nature – and consequently where animals may be under pressure.
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Andrew Suggitt, University of York
Shaded valleys and other cool habitats could help save threatened plants and animals from extinction.
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Politics + Society
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Thiemo Fetzer, University of Warwick
The Conservative party is so divided over Brexit that it may never recover. How ironic that it was the policies of the Cameron government that brought it about.
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Michelle Jones, Anglia Ruskin University; Dustin Johnson, Dalhousie University
Underage police informants can't necessarily be trusted to provide accurate information, so why compromise their safety?
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Herjeet Marway, University of Birmingham; Gulzaar Barn, University of Birmingham
The surrogacy industry needs international regulation to stop the exploitation of women's bodies.
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Arts + Culture
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Clare Pettitt, King's College London
By refusing to idealise or victimise the women in Wuthering Heights, Brontë reveals herself as an early feminist.
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Science + Technology
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Gavan Cooke, Anglia Ruskin University
Elusive and mysterious by nature, ordinary people are revealing the secrets of the UK's octopuses.
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