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The HPV vaccine works – but only if we keep trusting it
No vaccinated young woman in England has died of cervical cancer in years. Japan’s vaccine scare shows how easily that progress can unravel.
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Why are we so obsessed with charismatic leaders?
Of all the characteristics we might prize in a leader – competence, integrity, careful judgment, ethical courage – why do people rate charisma so highly?
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BBC to cut 550 jobs across news and radio – here’s what it means for audiences
With such cuts in programming and in jobs, will the BBC be able to maintain its high level of trust and attention?
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Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in Philadelphia in 1976 was mysterious and deadly – 50 years later, scientists know the cause but outbreaks continue
The source was a newly discovered bacterium called Legionella pneumophila that can thrive in household pipes, whirlpools, cooling units and outdoor fountains.
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Quantum sensors could spot hidden damage in the thousands of US bridges rated ‘structurally deficient’
Sensors cannot replace bridge inspectors. They can help engineers see corrosion, cracks, scour and weak magnetic signals that eyes alone can miss.
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Toy Story 5’s ‘Lilypad’ is an indictment of the world that birthed the ‘iPad Kid’
The film zeros in on the generation of children whose formative years are unfolding in front of screens.
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Labour will get no second chances to change: Andy Burnham’s warning to his struggling party
Makerfield’s new MP said the area would give its name to a new test to ensure fairness for neglected areas.
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SpaceX en bolsa: ¿cuánto vale una compañía cuyo negocio depende de expectativas a muy largo plazo?
SpaceX acaba de salir a bolsa rompiendo rércords de valoración. La cuestión es que esas estimaciones estratosféricas se basan en expectativas de futuro a muy largo plazo.
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Comment le génie de George Sand a été minimisé par l’histoire littéraire
Source: The Conversation – in French – By Sandrine Aragon, Chercheuse en littérature française (Le genre, la lecture, les femmes et la culture), Sorbonne Université George Sand par Félix Nadar,...
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En 1768, comment un roi paralysa l’État en se mettant en grève
Source: The Conversation – in French – By Jonas Nordin, Professor of Book and Library History, Department of Arts and Cultural Sciences, Lund University Adolphe-Frédéric (ici peint par Antoine Pesne)...