Branded an outcast
The dismissal of Christopher Brand will not end speculation on the link between race and intelligence. Julia Hinde reports Last Friday's decision by Edinburgh University to sack self-proclaimed "...
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Russians dying for a drink
Are more Russian men dying from alcoholism because the government finds sozzled citizens easier to control? Zhores Medvedev reports on a country awash with alcohol. In 1988 1.57 million people died...
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Red shift favours the East
The 100 Under 50 is the only ̽»¨ÊÓƵ global ranking where the Asia-Pacific region outperforms the traditionally dominant Western powerhouses of North America and Europe, a fact that...
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The lyrical curator
Laurence Binyon
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Perfection in pursuit of a confection
The True History of Chocolate
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When a Twist in the tale is needed
The Welfare of Children
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Century of heroes in clime of cholera
THE WELLCOME TRUST ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF TROPICAL DISEASES Edited by F. E. G. Cox Wellcome Trust, 452pp, Pounds 35.00 ISBN - 1869835 86 7 As a scientific speciality, tropical medicine is barely 100...
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Virtually without foundation
Virtual Archaeology
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Too few loaves, hardly any fishes
More people, higher expectations and dwindling food stocks all add up to a disaster we will be unable to ignore. Martin Ince reports Global warming has caused a worldwide argument between the merely...
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The colour purpose
Race - The Meaning of Race
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Visions of a synchronised continent
This week's Royal Society 'Science in Society' meeting, Science Funding: The European Dimension, covered both national and EU-wide issues. You can hear it all at THESIS, The THES Internet Service (...
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Keep your huddled masses
'Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses,' beseeches the inscription on the Statue of Liberty. It is a welcome many in the US would not extend to today's immigrants, whom they see as too...
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Breathing fire at the west
The Dragon, the Lion and the Eagle:
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The petulant, the devious and the truly awful
Uncertain Partners
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Fanfare for common good
As their role becomes more complex and resources more scarce, universities need to forge stronger links, says Michael Gibbons. THE COMMONWEALTH is undergoing a period of considerable change. The...