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I feel like the only person in the world who hasn’t yet watched Squid Game – 111 million people have tuned in to the suspenseful Korean TV thriller, setting a new series launch record for Netflix. I’m certainly not immune from streaming platforms’ power to influence my viewing habits, I just prefer a “British comedy based on a book” (Paddington) or a “visually-striking mind-bending drama” (The Prestige). These are just two of the thousands of hyper-specific genres that Netflix and other platforms use to guide us to “personalised” recommendations. Sociologist David Beer describes the impact of this as the “classificatory imagination”, explaining his theory about how streaming platforms are shaping our tastes and
identities.
Anyone recognise this line from an Oscar-winning romantic comedy-drama? “I just wanna say one word to you: plastics”. (Answer: The Graduate). The way we recycle plastic has serious structural problems that are actually leading to more plastic pollution. Experts on environmental management offer some solutions.
Recent global discussions about racial injustice have highlighted the longlasting impact that slavery has had, particularly in the US. Less discussed are the experiences of Black people who were freed from slavery. An expert takes a look at their history, and how it provided a blueprint for the inequalities that persist for Black people in the US today.
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Avery Anapol
Commissioning Editor
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David Beer, University of York
Streaming platforms have introduced to thousands of hyper-specific categories and genres that shape our tastes.
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Global plastic supply chains have been altered by COVID-19.
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Eleni Iacovidou, Brunel University London; Norman Ebner, University of Oxford
The problem of increasing plastic waste has been exacerbated by the pandemic, requiring better regulation and monitoring to solve.
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Sojourner Truth, born in 1797, was an escaped slave who became an abolitionist, civil and women’s rights campaigner, and met with Abraham Lincoln.
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Nik Ribianszky, Queen's University Belfast
Escaping slavery did not result in unconditional freedom.
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Arts + Culture
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Beatrice Ashton-Lelliott, University of Portsmouth
Truth is sometimes stranger than fiction when it comes to the magicians of the Victorian era.
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Environment + Energy
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Declan Conway, London School of Economics and Political Science; Suraje Dessai, University of Leeds
We surveyed 2,400 businesses to see what they are doing to prepare for climate change.
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Science + Technology
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Valentina Pitardi, University of Surrey
People feel less embarassed asking a robot for help, than a human.
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Gemma Ware, The Conversation; Daniel Merino, The Conversation
Listen to The Conversation Weekly as we delve into the achievements behind three of the latest Nobel prizes.
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Politics + Society
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Tom Smith, University of Portsmouth
The 2022 Philippines presidential election could be a battle between, or an alliance of, two controversial political dynasties.
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Tom Gibbons, Teesside University; Kevin Dixon, Northumbria University, Newcastle
Inclusive education has been promoted since the 1970s. But research shows children with disabilities are still excluded from school activities and sports in particular
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