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Books That Shook the Business World: The Ecology of Commerce by Paul Hawken

Paul Hawken’s The Ecology of Commerce is reviewed by Professor Denise Baden, Professor of Sustainable Business at the University of Southampton.

26/07/2024

An artist has stolen a coin from the British Museum as part of a performance piece – but is the artwork ethical?

The artist says he chose an English civil war-era coin because ‘it is one of the few British things in the British Museum’.

26/07/2024

The first farmers often made landscapes more biodiverse – our research could have lessons for rewilding today

You don’t need to read the news or scroll through Instagram for long to stumble across the latest example of a rare and beautiful species that has gone extinct. Since AD1500, at least 705 vertebrate species and 571 plant species have died out.

26/07/2024

Commonly used drug may extend women’s fertility, claim researchers – here’s what you need to know about rapamycin

A growing number of people are waiting longer to have kids. While there are many reasons people may want to hold back on that decision, about one-third of couples will have difficulties getting pregnant if the female partner is over 35.

26/07/2024

Bosses are increasingly forcing workers back into the office – but evidence suggests it could backfire

Since the COVID pandemic working from home has become common in many industries, and there are tensions between workers and employers.

26/07/2024

Nearly half of children born in Wales in 2002-3 classed as having special educational needs – this may have negatively affected their attainment

Our research has found key common factors that increase the likelihood of children being identified as having additional learning needs

26/07/2024

Hospital-acquired infections are rising – here’s how to protect yourself in health care settings

What are health care-associated infections? Nasia Safdar: These are infections that occur as a result of exposure to the health care system.

26/07/2024

Real equity in math education is about more than good grades and test scores

Math education outcomes in the United States have been unequal for decades. Learners in the top 10% socioeconomically tend to be about four grade levels ahead of learners in the bottom 10% – a statistic that has remained stubbornly persistent for 50…

26/07/2024

Vaccines tell a success story that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Trump forget – here are some key reminders

Vaccinations have provided significant protection for the public against infectious diseases. However, there was a modest decrease in support in 2023 nationwide for vaccine requirements for children to attend public schools. In addition, the…

26/07/2024

How autistic and non-autistic people can understand each other better

Misunderstandings between autistic and neurotypical people often stem from mutual communication barriers.

26/07/2024

Keir Starmer needs to answer these pressing questions about how he will govern

The British state is not a Rolls Royce just waiting for a new driver – it needs a thorough overhaul.

26/07/2024

China: still the world’s biggest emitter, but also an emerging force in climate diplomacy

Australia’s Chris Bowen was among a select group of ministers meeting in Wuhan, China this week to progress global climate negotiations. Here’s why China is taking climate so seriously.

26/07/2024

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