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The Conversation UK @uk.theconversation.com · 31m

Places shape who we are. In Port Talbot, what happens when the steelworks go but the feelings remain?

Attachment to our home town runs deep – so what happens when it faces dramatic change?

Places shape who we are. In Port Talbot, what happens when the steelworks go but the feelings remain?

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The Conversation UK @uk.theconversation.com · 1h

Lotteries may be fair in theory, but new research shows people prefer expert committees to decide who gets scarce medical treatment.

Should we decide by lottery who gets a medical treatment first?

Lotteries may be fair in theory, but new research shows people prefer expert committees to decide who gets scarce medical treatment.

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The Conversation UK @uk.theconversation.com · 2h

The value of many tech firms has soared – but some observers are now worried.

What could burst the AI bubble?

The value of many tech firms has soared – but some observers are now worried.

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The Conversation UK @uk.theconversation.com · 11h

New technology could leave few places for submarines to hide.

AI, drone ships and new sensors could leave submarines with few places to hide in the ocean

New technology could leave few places for submarines to hide.

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The Conversation UK @uk.theconversation.com · 12h

Will the ceasefire hold? And will the US president get his Nobel peace prize?

Gaza ceasefire and Donald Trump’s ‘dead cat diplomacy’

Will the ceasefire hold? And will the US president get his Nobel peace prize?

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The Conversation UK @uk.theconversation.com · 12h

Donald Trump might seem like an unlikely candidate, but previous winners have come in for criticism too.

The Nobel peace prize has a record of being awarded to controversial nominees

Donald Trump might seem like an unlikely candidate, but previous winners have come in for criticism too.

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The Conversation UK @uk.theconversation.com · 13h

Listen to Shimon Sakaguchi, one of the 2025 Nobel laureates in medicine, talk about his research on The Conversation Weekly podcast.

Nobel laureate Shimon Sakaguchi on his immune system breakthrough – and the treatments he hopes it will unlock

Listen to Shimon Sakaguchi, one of the 2025 Nobel laureates in medicine, talk about his research on The Conversation Weekly podcast.

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The Conversation UK @uk.theconversation.com · 14h

Nearly 150 land and environmental defenders were killed in 2024, mainly in Latin America.

Environmental defenders are being killed for protecting our future – the law needs to catch up

Nearly 150 land and environmental defenders were killed in 2024, mainly in Latin America.

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The Conversation UK @uk.theconversation.com · 15h

Elite darts technique requires a combination of both physical and mental athleticism.

Darts: the surprising amount of athletic skill it takes to hit a bullseye

Elite darts technique requires a combination of both physical and mental athleticism.

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The Conversation UK @uk.theconversation.com · 15h

Research in psychology has found a link between wealth and selfishness

Research suggests rich people tend to be more selfish – but why is that?

Research in psychology has found a link between wealth and selfishness

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The Conversation UK @uk.theconversation.com · 16h

Without enough resources to follow up on screening results, teachers, parents, and children may be left feeling frustrated and unsupported.

Without proper support, a diagnosis of dyslexia risks being just a label

Without enough resources to follow up on screening results, teachers, parents, and children may be left feeling frustrated and unsupported.

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The Conversation UK @uk.theconversation.com · 17h

In the most recent YouGov poll on this issue, 54% of Conservative voters and 72% of Reform voters were in favour of leaving.

Do British people want to leave the ECHR? What a decade of polls reveals

In the most recent YouGov poll on this issue, 54% of Conservative voters and 72% of Reform voters were in favour of leaving.

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The Conversation UK @uk.theconversation.com · 18h

The US president’s very public scolding of both Israel and Hamas for being difficult about his peace plan may have paid off.

How Donald Trump’s ‘dead cat diplomacy’ may have changed the course of the Gaza war

The US president’s very public scolding of both Israel and Hamas for being difficult about his peace plan may have paid off.

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The Conversation UK @uk.theconversation.com · 22h

Middle East expert Scott Lucas addresses the key issues of the Gaza ceasefire deal.

Israel and Hamas agree ceasefire deal – what we know so far: expert Q&A

Middle East expert Scott Lucas addresses the key issues of the Gaza ceasefire deal.

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The Conversation UK @uk.theconversation.com · 22h

A large-scale survey has charted social attitudes and views and constitutional preference since Scotland got its own parliament.

Twenty-five years of data shows how link between identity and views on Scottish independence has grown stronger

A large-scale survey has charted social attitudes and views and constitutional preference since Scotland got its own parliament.

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The Conversation UK @uk.theconversation.com · 23h

Teachers can create supportive, optimal learning environments through a nuanced use of voice in the classroom.

How voice training can help teachers improve wellbeing in the classroom

Teachers can create supportive, optimal learning environments through a nuanced use of voice in the classroom.

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The Conversation UK @uk.theconversation.com · 1d

A new study finds gambling livestreams, where influencers bet to huge audiences, are normalising risk and fuelling addiction among young viewers.

Why people are watching livestreams of influencers gambling – and how it could be fuelling addiction

A new study finds gambling livestreams, where influencers bet to huge audiences, are normalising risk and fuelling addiction among young viewers.

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The Conversation UK @uk.theconversation.com · 1d

New report alleges British links to human rights and environmental crises in West Papua, Indonesia.

The alleged British links to mass deforestation and displacement in a conflict few have even heard of

New report alleges British links to human rights and environmental crises in West Papua, Indonesia.

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The Conversation UK @uk.theconversation.com · 1d

Exercise might be good for the body and mind, but it can also result in some bizarre ailments.

Runny noses, black toenails and ‘coregasms’: here are seven weird ailments that exercise can trigger

Exercise might be good for the body and mind, but it can also result in some bizarre ailments.

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The Conversation UK @uk.theconversation.com · 1d

Studies show vaping raises the number of ACE2 receptors: the doorway COVID-19 uses to attack. That means higher risk and slower recovery.

How vaping primes the lungs for COVID-19 damage

Studies show vaping raises the number of ACE2 receptors: the doorway COVID-19 uses to attack. That means higher risk and slower recovery.

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The Conversation UK @uk.theconversation.com · 1d

The film offers persuasive reasons for the recent rise of white nationalism.

Brides offers a unique insight into the roots of far-right activism and Islamophobia in Britain

The film offers persuasive reasons for the recent rise of white nationalism.

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The Conversation UK @uk.theconversation.com · 1d

A direct confrontation between the US military and Latin America’s drug cartels is edging closer.

Why US military action against Latin America’s cartels won’t win the war on drugs

A direct confrontation between the US military and Latin America’s drug cartels is edging closer.

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The Conversation UK @uk.theconversation.com · 1d

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The Conversation UK @uk.theconversation.com · 1d

Energy providers could make it much easier for consumers to make greener choices.

Green electricity deals are too complex – even as a researcher in sustainability I’ve been confused

Energy providers could make it much easier for consumers to make greener choices.

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The Conversation UK @uk.theconversation.com · 1d

The metal-organic frameworks discovered by the three scientists are helping to revolutionise green technology and many other areas.

Nobel chemistry prize awarded for crystal materials that could revolutionise green technology

The metal-organic frameworks discovered by the three scientists are helping to revolutionise green technology and many other areas.

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