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Consider your child’s future before you share that ‘hilarious’ image

2 April 2019

Gwyneth Paltrow has incited debate by posting a photo of her daughter on social media. We need to consider how such images may one day be viewed, says Linda Geddes
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Maths shows that this week's Brexit votes won't solve the UK's crisis

27 March 2019

The UK House of Commons is voting to try to agree on a solution to Brexit, but game theory suggests it has chosen a particularly bad way of doing so, says Petros Sekeris

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