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Since China imposed a new national security law on Hong Kong in the middle of last year, the situation for pro-democracy protesters has become much more dangerous. Even those who weren’t prominent leaders of the protests now live under the threat of prosecution. As Sui Ting Kong of Durham University told us, many people don’t know if they “have already crossed a red line”.
She spoke to us for the latest episode of our podcast The Conversation Weekly, which focuses on the tough choices now facing Hong Kongers about whether to leave – and where to go. While the UK opened up a new visa route for the estimated 5.4m people who hold British National Overseas status, it’s not clear how many will decide to come. Taiwan is also an attractive – and closer – migration destination. Listen here or wherever you get your
podcasts.
Elsewhere, researchers explain how they discovered your resilience to cold can depend on your genes. And why Apple’s new set of emojis are a generational battleground.
Plus, if you have children with burning questions about the solar system, send them in to be answered by academics at our next Curious Kids Live event happening next Thursday March 4.
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Gemma Ware
Editor and Co-Host, The Conversation Weekly Podcast
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A man is arrested during a protest against Hong Kong’s National Security Law in July 2020.
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Gemma Ware, The Conversation; Daniel Merino, The Conversation
Plus new research finds a way to speed up the search for dark matter. Listen to episode 4 of The Conversation Weekly.
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People with this gene variant shivered less and had a higher core body temperature when exposed to cold water.
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Victoria Wyckelsma, Karolinska Institutet; Peter John Houweling, Murdoch Children's Research Institute
Around 1.5 billion people worldwide have this common genetic variant.
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Jeremy Burge/Emojipedia
Mark Brill, Birmingham City University
Millennials' favourite emoji is the latest casualty of gen z's emoji snobbery.
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Politics + Society
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Daniel Jolley, Northumbria University, Newcastle; Karen Douglas, University of Kent; Yvonne Skipper, University of Glasgow
We now know a lot about what makes adults fall into conspiracy theories but investigations into how the pull in young people are only just beginning.
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John Mohan, University of Birmingham; Bernard Harris, University of Strathclyde
The line between supporting welfare on one hand, and paying for core services on the other has become more blurry since the pandemic
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Jenny Milne, University of Aberdeen
The pandemic has highlighted how remote country communities need flexible transport options that better serve their unique needs.
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Diego Sánchez-Ancochea, University of Oxford
Entrenched inequality in most of Latin America has led to worsening poverty rates and increasing violence and instability/
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Business + Economy
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Alan Shipman, The Open University
Protecting jobs that will be lost anyway is money that could be spent on building the green economy.
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Christopher Holliday, King's College London
What the closure of Blue Sky studios means for the future of cartoons
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Health + Medicine
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Rob Reddick, The Conversation
Two experts explain why the UK's vaccine programme has been a success, while abroad China, Russia and India use vaccine supplies to increase their soft power.
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Sarah Schiffling, Liverpool John Moores University; Liz Breen, University of Bradford
Good decisions and investment have built a strong supply chain, while various experts have helped with distribution.
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Environment + Energy
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Amber Martin-Woodhead, Coventry University
Some are motivated by sustainability, others just hate accumulating stuff.
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Lee Raye, The Open University
Plague-wary Londoners tolerated mischievous red kites and ravens for their services to the city's sanitation.
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Science + Technology
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Gareth Dorrian, University of Birmingham
The effects of the pandemic and recent engineering concerns with the new and still unflown Space Launch System may delay the Artemis programme.
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Grace Allen, The Conversation
Send us your questions – and join us live to hear about the solar system.
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Education
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Zahir Irani, University of Bradford
Universities can provide the leadership and motivation to keep different groups learning from each other and working together.
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