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Editor's note
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Running a marathon leaves your immune system weakened, making you more vulnerable to infections. At least, that’s what scientists thought until fairly recently. James Turner and John Campbell explain how this wrong-headed thinking came about. The latest research shows that endurance events actually boost your immune system.
From robot teachers to the end of the classroom, artificial intelligence is predicted to transform higher education – not only altering the way students learn but also changing the way campuses function, as Nafis Alam and Graham Kendall explain. Sticking with robots, HBO’s hotly anticipated new season of Westworld premieres this weekend. Rachael Durkin identifies one overlooked character, the player piano, and explains why it’s so prominent in the series. But no need to panic just yet, as robots won’t be taking over the world any time soon — their hands aren’t up to it, say Norbert Krüger and Ole Dolriis.
Despite promises and apologies, the UK government’s attitude towards the Windrush generation continues to cause consternation. But as Wendy Webster reveals, this treatment will be depressingly familiar to a lot of them.
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Clint Witchalls
Health + Medicine Editor
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Top stories
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James Turner, University of Bath; John P Campbell, University of Bath
Health researchers fact check the common myth that running a marathon suppresses your immune system.
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Nafis Alam, University of Reading; Graham Kendall, University of Nottingham
Artificial intelligence will transform universities. Here’s how.
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I am robot.
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Rachael Durkin, Edinburgh Napier University
It is time we talked about one of the most unsung motifs in American fiction.
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Wendy Webster, University of Huddersfield
People from the Windrush generation have been told recently that they do not belong in Britain, but they are no strangers to feelings of unbelonging, which feature strongly in their stories of early life in Britain.
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Politics + Society
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Nando Sigona, University of Birmingham
When freedom of movement is revoked, legal migrants are suddenly asked to prove they have the right to reside.
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Sean Lang, Anglia Ruskin University
The Queen has been central to the achievements of the Commonwealth. Her son can do the same, if he stops being quite so petulant about it.
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Jan Lemnitzer, University of Southern Denmark
While the Syria strikes were clearly violating international law, using force to uphold the ban on chemical weapons is becoming acceptable in the international community.
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John Gaffney, Aston University
Donald Trump, Emmanuel Macron and Theresa May all have something to prove at home by bombing Syria.
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Oliver Davis, University of Warwick
Emmanuel Macron is driving through his neoliberal agenda by relying on French police forces renowned for their violence against ethnic minority citizens, protestors and migrants.
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Science + Technology
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Emily Flashman, University of Oxford
New research has found a way to speed up enzymes that break down the PET plastic in bottles.
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Norbert Krüger, University of Southern Denmark; Ole Dolriis, University of Southern Denmark
Robots can't achieve high fives all round without human-like hands, tactile perception, manipulation control, seamless interaction and human reason, experts say.
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Arts + Culture
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Joan Ormrod, Manchester Metropolitan University
The Superman character has endured and continues to be popular because he is a symbol of renewal and hope.
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Huw Jones, University of Southampton
New analysis shows that women's films get less EU backing, despite being more popular with critics than films directed by men.
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Business + Economy
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Donald Lancaster, University of Bath
How Martin Sorrell built WPP from scratch into the world's biggest marketing conglomerate.
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