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Editor's note
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Do you know your hipsters from your dandy wildmen? How about your metrosexuals from your spornosexuals? If you’re out and about in a city this weekend, you’ll soon realise just how many types of men are out there these days. And if you find it too hard to keep track, blame the economy. New research explains that it is the decline of manual labour that has changed the masculine ideal.
If you’d rather spend your weekend doing exercise, there’s research to help with that too. A new study suggests that swearing can actually help you boost your physical performance – both when it comes to cycling and grip strength. Next, the researchers are looking to see if repeating a profanity could also help with tasks such as balancing. But do be careful about where you try this out.
For many people, there’s no such thing as time off work without a little bit of social media. And it might be worth spending some time on updating your profile. Research suggests you can sometimes tell more about a person from their Facebook page than by actually meeting them.
If you’ve still got some time left, do catch up with our latest quiz and our new series about laughter and humour.
Have a great weekend!
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Miriam Frankel
Science Editor
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Top story
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Greg Wolfman, University of Huddersfield
Over the past 30 years, capitalism has redefined the labour market – and with it, men.
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Science + Technology
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Richard Stephens, Keele University
Be careful about where you try this out.
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Linda Kaye, Edge Hill University; Helen Wall, Edge Hill University
And if you like someone based on their Facebook page, you’re likely to like them in the real world.
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Steven J. Murdoch, UCL
If security advice from government agencies doesn't ring true, customers won't take it – which puts us all at risk.
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Richard Mann, University of Leeds
A new way of encouraging people to seek out unused information could improve collective decision making.
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Politics + Society
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Tom Stafford, University of Sheffield
Implicit racial bias, measured across Europe.
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Aurelien Mondon, University of Bath
France seems more divided than ever going into the run-off vote between Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen on May 7.
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Sam Blaxland, Swansea University
Is Wales about to be shaken by a Conservative earthquake?
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Peter Roderick, Newcastle University
An argument over what will happen to an important EU charter post-Brexit has repercussions for social protections, including the right to health.
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Laura Hood, The Conversation; Annabel Bligh, The Conversation
Expert analysis of that infamous Brexit spat, tactical voting and Diane Abbott's media meltdown.
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Marie Coleman, Queen's University Belfast
The Irish republicans stand for parliament but don't attend when they win. It's high time that changed.
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Scott Taylor, University of Birmingham
Why is the PM constantly repeating this phrase and what impact is it really having on her campaign?
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Markus Bell, University of Sheffield; Marco Milani, University of Southern California – Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
Seoul's Blue House looks set to host its first liberal president in a decade.
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Stephen Chan, SOAS, University of London
Three democracies once considered beacons of hope are in varying states of disarray.
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Environment + Energy
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Charlotte Burns, University of York
Theresa May has ignored the 'low politics' of energy for too long.
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Michela Cortese, Bangor University
This summer sees the release of Al Gore's An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power.
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Business + Economy
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Ian Fouweather, University of Bradford
Why is work making us miserable?
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Danny Dorling, University of Oxford
A new report confirms how the rich become deluded about their talents, but also hints at a growing acknowledgement of inequality.
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John Weeks, SOAS, University of London
A visit to the Bundestag revealed just how varied German attitudes to Brexit are.
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Health + Medicine
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Jeremy Howick, University of Oxford
In many trials, patients have been told they're getting the sugar pill. They still got better.
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Anna Remington, UCL
A noisy environment can be hell for a person with autism. On the plus side, they are more likely to have perfect pitch than a non-autistic person.
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Arts + Culture
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Katie Edwards, University of Sheffield; Emma Nagouse, University of Sheffield
Women are constantly implicitly blamed, both in the Bible and in contemporary culture, for their rape.
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David Anderson, Swansea University
The Star Wars saga is interlinked with its merchandising success.
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