We don’t casually lie to adults, and we should afford children the same respect.
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In our race to cool the planet, we must not compromise the ecosystems on which we depend.
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It’s the government’s job to make it easier and cheaper for people to change their lives.
Philosophers typically argue that several conditions need to be met for a duty of gratitude to hold.
Les villes sont des champs de bataille politiques, où les élites tentent de garder le contrôle et où les gens contestent cette autorité.
There’s an opportunity for Africa’s cities to learn from the successes and challenges faced by cities in other parts of the world.
Nearly a quarter of Americans surveyed did not regard political attacks on journalists or news organisations as a threat to press freedom.
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The ability of Americans to expect a healthy and safe environment is in danger.
A new generation has been disrupting traditional publishing using new technologies and marketing methods.
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Cities are political battlefields, where elites try to retain control, and people challenge this authority.
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Research Fellow in Population Health, University of Oxford
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Postdoctoral Researcher, Climate Science, University of Oxford
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DPhil Candidate, Neurodegenerative Disorders, University of Oxford
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Economist in AI and Work, University of Oxford
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Emeritus Professor, Department of Physiology, Anatomy and Genetics, University of Oxford
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Einstein Professor for the Comparative Study of Democracy and Authoritarianism, Humboldt University Berlin, and Director, Centre for East European and International Studies (ZOiS); University of Oxford
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Leverhulme Early Career Research Fellow, Cognitive Archaeology and Archaeoacoustics, University of Oxford
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Gallagher Research Fellow in the Environmental Change Institute, University of Oxford
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Senior Research Fellow, University of Oxford
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Research Fellow in Business and Human Rights, Bonavero Institute of Human Rights, University of Oxford
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Supernumerary Fellow, Archaeology, University of Oxford
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Professor of Politics and Public Policy, University of Oxford
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DPhil Student in Anthropology, University of Oxford
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Associate Professor of Natural History, University of Oxford
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Associate professor, University of Oxford