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To many, it is best known for its beaches, surfers and ice-cream, but Cornwall was once famed for its tin and copper mines – and next up could be lithium mines. Raimund Bleischwitz details how the stores of the metal in the coastal county could see the UK become a global player in the development of the electric car market.
End of Eddy, published yesterday, was one of the most eagerly anticipated books of the year. But what's so special about this English translation of French author Édouard Louis' first novel? Elise Hugueny-Léger says the striking account of a young gay man growing up in deprived rural France has important lessons for all those living in a "post-truth" world.
As Donald Trump settles in (or doesn't) as president, our colleagues at The Conversation US have been bringing us the best of what American experts have to say. Some of the highlights are in a special section below. Meanwhile, in the UK the Brexit White Paper is out – here's what it says (or doesn't) about trade.
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Lithium is a highly valuable element.
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Raimund Bleischwitz, UCL
New lithium stores in Cornwall could give the UK a valuable domestic supply of the expensive commodity.
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Arts + Culture
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Elise Hugueny-Léger, University of St Andrews
'Autofiction' has an important role to play in this new post-truth world.
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Raluca Radulescu, Bangor University
Historic heroes like King Arthur have helped audiences through the ages to cope with troubling times.
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Deborah Shaw, University of Portsmouth
Filmmakers sympathetic to the plight of Mexican and Central American migrants are using their films to counter the fug of misinformation.
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Business + Economy
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Maria Garcia, University of Bath
Negotiating trade deals is a tremendous task and requires clarity for each and every economic sector involved. Unfortunately, the White Paper offers little detail on this.
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Alexander Tziamalis, Sheffield Hallam University
Home owners and first time buyers are right to be confused, so how should you play expected changes to a low rates environment?
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Keith Glanfield, Aston University
Businesses were top dog when it came to branding but popular politics show there's a new player in town.
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Science + Technology
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Winfried Hensinger, University of Sussex
Many scientists thought it was impossible, but one team has finally done it. They say operating their quantum computer is just like playing a game of Pacman.
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Justin H G Williams, University of Aberdeen
The serious science of toilet humour.
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Politics + Society
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John Jewell, Cardiff University
Is there method behind the US president's seeming social media incontinence?
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Andrew Scott Crines, University of Liverpool
After all the build up, you'd have been forgiven for expecting something a bit more impressive from parliament's debate on triggering Article 50.
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Alan Greene, Durham University
In a crisis, governments often act just to be seen to be doing something. The difference with what Trump's doing is that there is no crisis.
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Kat Eghdamian, UCL
Prioritising groups of refugees, such as Syrian Christians, over others will only create further polarisation.
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Nando Sigona, University of Birmingham
Europe is also building walls.
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Health + Medicine
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James Brown, Aston University; Opeolu Ojo, University of East London
Two experts argue the case.
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Trump: US Special
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Emily Costello, The Conversation; Danielle Douez, The Conversation
Get ready for Senate hearings and confirmation votes on President Trump's Cabinet picks by reading this roundup of key coverage from our archive.
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Steven Mulroy, University of Memphis
A constitutional scholar considers the legal arguments that could undo Trump's executive order barring travel by residents of seven Muslim majority countries.
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Brian Porter-Szücs, University of Michigan
An historian based in Poland sees many similarities between Trump and authoritarian nationalists like Poland's Jarosław Kaczyński. But the parallels only go so far.
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Ani Kokobobo, University of Kansas
Set during Napoleon's invasion of Russia, the epic novel is a case study in the grassroots strength of ordinary people.
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Richard Vining, University of Georgia; Anthony J. Madonna, University of Georgia; Jamie Monogan, University of Georgia
Historical data suggest that a contentious candidate can delay a president's progress on other initiatives.
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