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Editor's note
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Whether codebreaking at Bletchley Park or helping NASA land on the moon, women stood among computing’s leading lights. Yet by the 1980s the number of women applying to study computer science and enter the industry had plunged. Now, says Dame Professor Wendy Hall, fixing this gender imbalance is more urgent than ever.
Donald Trump has announced that he intends to ramp up the US presence in Afghanistan rather than pull out. As part of the review that led to this decision, the White House has reportedly held discussions with security firms over sending private military forces into the country. Ulrich Petersohn explains why that is a bad idea.
We can all recognise a dirty beach, a smog-choked city, or a forest of stumps after the loggers have done their work. If we really want to encourage serious action against climate change, says Tae Hoon Kim, let’s talk more about local pollution issues and less about “global warming”.
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Michael Parker
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Wendy Hall, University of Southampton
Despite claims of scientific differences, the real reason behind the lack of women in computing is cultural, not biological.
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Politics + Society
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Ulrich Petersohn, University of Liverpool
The man reportedly in talks with the Trump administration has a vision of setting up something akin to the East India Company in Afghanistan.
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Simon Reich, Rutgers University Newark
Donald Trump's speech on "principled realism" in Afghanistan contained few surprises. Now, under the aegis of DOD chief Mattis it is the latest stage in America’s "forever war."
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Tony Redmond, University of Manchester
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Kathryn Kraft, University of East London
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Carly Lightowlers, University of Liverpool
It matters who a person drinks with and where.
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Environment + Energy
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Tae Hoon Kim, University of Cambridge
Unlike the more abstract idea of global climate change, pollution is tangible and its effects are obvious.
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Science + Technology
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Omair Uthmani, Glasgow Caledonian University
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Education
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Clive D Fraser, University of Leicester
To misquote a famous politician: 'Politics is not economics, stupid!'
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Liz Atkins, Northumbria University, Newcastle
Not everyone will be celebrating this GCSE results day.
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Health + Medicine
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Stephen Kenny, University of Liverpool
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Amy Brown, Swansea University
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Business + Economy
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Robert O'Neill, University of Huddersfield
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Arts + Culture
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Niamh Thornton, University of Liverpool
It's not the 'bad hombres' but the middle-class white guys who are the baddies of this US crime drama.
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John William Devine, Swansea University
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