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Did you ever see the dog in that Disney movie Up whose hi-tech collar translated his barks into English? Some animal scientists would probably have you believe that this kind of device is only a matter of time. After all, animals talk: it’s just that humans have been too dumb to figure out how to decode what they’re saying – right?
Not according to Ana Jon-And and Johan Lind, two linguistics specialists connected to Stockholm University. They think the reason we’ve never cracked this problem is that animals’ brains are wired differently to humans. And they’ve got a theory called the sequence hypothesis that might explain why.
What happens when you’re wrongfully convicted, then exonerated and let out of prison? That’s the subject of the latest long read from our Insights team, which features an interview with, among others, one of the Birmingham Six. It’s far from happily ever after.
When Donald Trump decided to send troops to LA this week, he wasn’t the first US president to deploy the national guard to deal with protesters, or without the permission of a state governor. But a closer look at history reveals the ways his action represents a serious new development.
And lastly, are you a crime fiction fan? You might enjoy this free Q&A event with award-winning author Liam McIlvanney that The Conversation UK are hosting. Find out more and claim your free ticket here.
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No matter how much you want to believe it …
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Anna Jon-And, Stockholm University; Johan Lind, Linköping University
Many scientists see evidence of language in the sounds animals put together, but they may be kidding themselves.
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Faye Skelton, Edinburgh Napier University
‘Sometimes I sit in the bedroom and I’m crying my eyes out like a child’
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Sinead McEneaney, The Open University
Presidents have used the national guard before, but only to protect civil rights, not to deny the right to protest.
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Stephen Clear, Bangor University
Public trust in the US legal system and the rule of law could be undermined further by recent events.
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Huw Lewis, Aberystwyth University; Gwennan Higham, Swansea University; Leigh Oakes, Queen Mary University of London
Fairness may entail an obligation on government or society, as well as on migrants.
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Hugh Stevens, UCL
Ed was never afraid to speak or to write about his own queer life, and the queer lives of others.
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Victoria Mapplebeck, Royal Holloway University of London
Lollipop is the polar opposite of middle class fantasies of working class life.
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Nicholas Burton, Northumbria University, Newcastle
But morality and profit can sometimes be hard to balance.
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Thomas York, University of Leicester
Ørsted’s cancellation of Hornsea 4 bodes ill for the UK’s 2030 clean power target.
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Sophie Lund Rasmussen, University of Oxford
The spiny mammals are on the decline, but they hold the secrets to biodiversity in their local areas.
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Sophie Davies, Cardiff Metropolitan University
Bloating, abdominal pain, constipation? You might have diverticular disease — a condition that affects nearly 7 in 10 people over 80. Here’s what you need to know.
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Jack McNamara, University of East London
The study found the sequence participants performed their exercises had a major affect on how much fat they lost.
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Kate Lewis, University of Portsmouth
The study has created a catalogue of horse facial expressions to help people understand how to read these incredible animals.
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