‘Fake news’ is one of the buzzwords of our politics. When conspiracy theories and incorrect information is increasingly spread by social media networks, we should ask how they operate – what algorithms determine what we see and, in some cases, believe? The lack of transparency is a worrying development in...
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The University of Glasgow has been criticised by a former rector for renaming its engineering school in honour of James Watt.
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Reece Goodall looks at non-traditional ways to format the novel, from 'Dracula' as the epistolary novel to 'The Lover's Dictionary' which tells the story of a romantic relationship through dictionary definitions
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Reece Goodall discusses Sir Nicholas Hytner and his worrying predictions for the future of the arts.
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Reece Goodall looks at the history of the zeppelin, its success, and what caused its downfall.
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The Australian government has announced it will revise tuition fees, slashing the cost of “job-relevant” courses and doubling the cost of studying humanities.
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Birmingham’s plans to make its courses more resilient to Covid-19 infections have been criticised by staff and students.
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One of the few Nintendo games announced in this E3-less summer is the new Paper Mario! Reece Goodall looks back at the series.
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One of snooker’s most likeable players, Willie Thorne, has passed away at the age of 66. Recognised for his premature bald head and moustache, Thorne’s career was defined by incredible proficiency with a cue and a gambling problem that would haunt his later years. Born in Leicester in 1954, Thorne...
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When discussing fuels of the future, renewable energies are usually the immediate option – they’re clean, they’re generally easily accessible and, most obviously, they don’t run out. Something that may not leap to mind though, is nuclear power. Foreign Affairs magazine recently asked a group of experts to share their...
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Reece Goodall looks at BBC's top 100 of Britain’s favourite books and discusses whether taking on the challenge of reading the list really has any benefits
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Reece Goodall looks back on horror legend John Carpenter's film 'Assault on Precinct 13'.
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