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Editor's note
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The 2011 riots in England were described as a disease that spread from city to city. But this 150-year-old idea of crowd behaviour being “contagious” doesn’t match the experience of those who took part, according to new research. John Drury explains why a shared anti-police identity was more important in shaping the riots than any mindless mob mentality.
Gold is rarely found in clean, shiny lumps in the ground. The truth is much dirtier. It can take 30 tonnes of unwanted rock to generate a wedding ring, and nasty chemicals like cyanide are used to extract the precious metal. Stephen Tuffnell looks at the toxic legacy of gold mining.
There’s “good” cholesterol (HDL) and “bad” cholesterol (LDL) – or so most people thought until a recent study showed that people with very high levels of good cholesterol were much more likely to die prematurely. You might think that this means that good cholesterol needs a new moniker. James Brown explains why it doesn’t.
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Stephen Harris
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John Drury, University of Sussex
Rioters were influenced by a shared anti-police identity – not just mindless violence.
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Environment + Energy
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Stephen Tuffnell, University of Oxford
A gold rush brings in lots of money in the short-term, but leaves a toxic legacy.
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Health + Medicine
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James Brown, Aston University
Having very high levels of HDL is associated with increased mortality. But that doesn't mean it's not 'good cholesterol'.
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Politics + Society
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Victoria Canning, The Open University; Monish Bhatia, Birkbeck, University of London
BBC Panorama has exposed violence and abuse of detainees at Brook House immigration removal centre.
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Michael O'Regan, Bournemouth University
These lists have been all the rage this summer – but they haven't calmed tensions between visitors and hosts much.
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Phil Syrpis, University of Bristol
What is at stake as MPs begin their second reading of the EU (Withdrawal) Bill.
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Rhona Smith, Newcastle University
The closure of The Cambodia Daily is the latest chapter in a long and increasingly worrying tale.
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Dylan Loh, University of Cambridge
China's Xi Jinping has a crucial political manoeuvre to execute at home – and North Korea has stolen the limelight.
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Business + Economy
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Thomas Marois, SOAS, University of London
There is hope for a different kind of bank – that serves the public and shareholder good.
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Leigh Morland, University of Huddersfield
'Gabrielle' the perfume harks back to Coco's early days and the business instincts that built a global brand.
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Arts + Culture
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Dolores Tierney, University of Sussex
Why whiteness became the 'norm'.
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Leah Henrickson, Loughborough University
The mass generation of customised content may have very real social implications.
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Claire Squires, University of Stirling
Terry Pratchett opted to have his crushed by a steamroller.
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Education
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Raymond Arthur, Northumbria University, Newcastle
And yet it's still technically legal in the UK.
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Science + Technology
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Mark McDermott, University of East London; Oona McEwan, University of East London
It is possible to turn a fear of death into a motivational tool.
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