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Everyone dreams of retiring early. But for some, it comes as the result of poor health or unemployment – and it can make a serious dent in any savings. Now, new research has found that your retirement age actually depends on where you live as a young adult. Living in places where there are fewer jobs in your 20s makes you more likely to retire earlier – so choose carefully.
A major new David Attenborough documentary, called Climate Change – The Facts, airs on BBC One tonight. Rick Stafford and Peter Jones argue that a commitment to factual reporting on how to fix climate change means that Attenborough and the BBC should also challenge our current economic system.
And if you’ve already cracked brain surgery and rocket science, why not try deciphering Thailand’s election process. With the official results of the recent general election scheduled for May 9, Enze Han and Sirada Khemanitthathai unravel the baffling mathematics that could keep the ruling junta in power.
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Emily Lindsay Brown
Editor for Cities and Young People
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Top stories
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Where you decide to live will impact your career.
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Emily Murray, UCL
New research finds that people who live in areas with high unemployment in their youth are more likely to retire early.
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Anti-junta demonstrators shout slogans during a rally in Bangkok, Thailand. March 31, 2019.
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Enze Han, University of Hong Kong; Sirada Khemanitthathai, SOAS, University of London
Get your thinking cap on – you'll need it.
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David Attenborough at the 2019 World Economic Forum in Davos.
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Rick Stafford, Bournemouth University; Peter JS Jones, UCL
The BBC's new documentary is a great opportunity to challenge our current economic system.
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Politics + Society
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Jasmine Fledderjohann, Lancaster University; Elisabetta Aurino, Imperial College London; Sukumar Vellakkal, Birla Institute of Technology and Science
New study finds food insecurity is negatively linked to learning outcomes in reading, English, maths, and local language vocabulary.
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Caroline Gray, Aston University
With the big parties under pressure from regional forces, it's hard to see how anyone could form a government on April 28.
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Sheree Bekker, University of Bath
Arbitration case between athlete Caster Semenya and the IAAF centres on eligibility to compete based on testosterone – but there are other factors in play.
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Arts + Culture
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Joshua Jowitt, Newcastle University
A legal expert looks at the issue of robot rights and what makes us human.
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Anderson Jeremiah, Lancaster University
Pope Francis is gradually moving the Catholic Church away from the traditional idea of bread and wine turning into flash and blood.
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Business + Economy
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Steve McKevitt, Leeds Beckett University
Consumption has become the primary form of self-identity and self-expression.
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Jonathan Perraton, University of Sheffield
How the Brexit 'divorce bill' is calculated and what impact delays will have on it.
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Environment + Energy
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Chris Hawes, Keele University
Carbon Engineering's clever harnessing of high-school chemistry is just a small step on the path to negative emissions.
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Philippa Brakes, University of Exeter
Humans aren't the only animals to learn survival tricks from each other.
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Science + Technology
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John McAlaney, Bournemouth University; Helen Thackray, University of Portsmouth
Society needs cybersecurity professionals who can protect systems and mitigate damage.
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