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Editor's note
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Since Donald Trump’s inauguration, millions have rallied together across the world in a series of defiant Women's Marches, the defining image of which is the pink knitted "pussyhat". Jessica Bain reveals why it has become such a potent symbol of "craftivist" protest, while Laura Graham outlines the lessons such marches can learn from Black Lives Matter.
It's Groundhog Day today, a US tradition based on using a rodent to tell whether winter will soon turn into spring. Sadly, these furry forecasters can't actually predict the weather, says Mike Jeffries, but they nonetheless have some truly fascinating qualities.
Using a hand-held mobile phone while driving is banned in the UK – but a recent police clampdown caught 8,000 drivers breaking the law in just a week. So how dangerous is using a mobile at the wheel? The science is terrifying and the consequences deadly, says David Crundall – even when you're hands-free.
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Matt Warren
Executive Editor
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Top story
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Pussyhat pride: two protestors in Austin, Texas.
Steve Rainwater via Flickr
Jessica Bain, University of Leicester
Craftivism allows feminists to reclaim traditionally feminine skills – and defy oppression.
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Environment + Energy
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Mike Jeffries, Northumbria University, Newcastle
Are they really the animal kingdom's very own Nostradamus?
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Charlotte Burns, University of York
Other EU members don't want a neighbour that ignores air quality standards.
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Timothy Hyde, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
A century before the modern environmental era, experts realized that London's dirty air was corroding its new Parliament building. This insight led to some of the first air pollution laws.
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Science + Technology
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David Crundall, Nottingham Trent University
The scientific evidence is surprising – and terrifying.
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Richard Stephens, Keele University
Swearing has often been associated with a lack of intelligence, but studies show that it could be a cleverer use of language than we thought.
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Clare Jonas, University of East London; Josie Malinowski, University of East London
Researchers are trying to train synaesthesia-like associations in people who don't have the condition.
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Politics + Society
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Laura Graham, Trinity College Dublin
As a privileged mainstream protest movement rises, it should heed the experiences and triumphs of its more radical counterparts
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Sharon Maxwell Magnus, University of Hertfordshire
The 'global gag' will not lower the rate of abortions, but it will increase misery and suffering.
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Thomas Mills, Lancaster University
There's no middle ground when it comes to a president like this.
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Michael Patrick Cullinane, Northumbria University, Newcastle
Neil Gorsuch's views seem to put him to the right of many, if not most, Americans.
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Grace Robinson, Edge Hill University
Next time you hear of a young person being branded as a feral gang member, dig a little deeper.
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Education
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Gijsbert Stoet, Leeds Beckett University
The gap between boys and girls starts early and grows quickly.
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Business + Economy
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Shainaz Firfiray, Warwick Business School, University of Warwick
US businesses have benefitted from diversity and immigration has been an important source of this.
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Arts + Culture
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Joanna Gavins, University of Sheffield
Science cannot ensure a sustainable future for the world’s population on its own. Artists are needed as well.
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