The web’s top three #21
The news at the moment is frantic, with fresh information flashed in front of us every few minutes. So much so that we can find ourselves missing the slow, thoughtful, considerate words that our...
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How the tampon shortage is exacerbating period poverty in the US
Marni Sommer, Columbia University What is behind the tampon shortage? There are a couple of things at play here. First off, it appears tampons are another casualty of the supply chain problems that...
The web’s top three #20
The news at the moment is frantic, with fresh information flashed in front of us every few minutes. So much so that we can find ourselves missing the slow, thoughtful, considerate words that our...
Climate crisis: even temporarily overshooting 2°C would cause permanent damage to Earth’s species
Joanne Bentley, University of Cape Town; Alex Pigot, UCL; Andreas L. S. Meyer, University of Cape Town, and Christopher Trisos, University of Cape Town The history of climate change is one of people...
The web’s top three #19
The news at the moment is frantic, with fresh information flashed in front of us every few minutes. So much so that we can find ourselves missing the slow, thoughtful, considerate words that our...
Greenwashing: how ads get you to think brands are greener than they are – and how to avoid falling for it
Morteza Abolhasani, The Open University; Gordon Liu, The Open University, and Zahra Golrokhi, The Open University Ads are ubiquitous in many people’s lives, whether on billboards across our cities...
The web’s top three #18
The news at the moment is frantic, with fresh information flashed in front of us every few minutes. So much so that we can find ourselves missing the slow, thoughtful, considerate words that our...
Lightyear’s same-sex kiss – the controversy that led to Disney’s first ‘real’ LGBTQ+ representation
Matt Weaver, University of Portsmouth Disney-Pixar’s latest animated escapade is about to hit our cinema screens. It’s the origin story of one of their most beloved characters – Toy Story’s...
Depp v Heard: what to understand about intimate partner abuse before taking sides
Sarah Tatton, Sheffield Hallam University The libel trial between Johnny Depp and Amber Heard has brought a formerly private issue – intimate partner abuse – onto a very public stage. The loud...
The web’s top three #17
The news may be fraying your nerves, with fresh information flashed in front of us every few minutes. So much so that we can find ourselves missing the slow, thoughtful, considerate words that our...