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2020 in review: The year governments slapped down big tech

Technology

2020 in review: The year governments slapped down big tech

Around the world, governments are starting to push back against the power of big tech companies, forcing break ups and threatening fines

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Why is the coronavirus pandemic so politically polarising?

Humans

Why is the coronavirus pandemic so politically polarising?

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Is Boris Johnson's climate plan enough for the UK to hit net zero?

Environment

Is Boris Johnson's climate plan enough for the UK to hit net zero?

Analysis

How to build a fair and green economic system after covid-19

Humans

How to build a fair and green economic system after covid-19

Features

US election 2020: Trump's impact on the environment, health and space

Health

US election 2020: Trump's impact on the environment, health and space

Insight

'Ums' and 'ers' are a hidden code that helped complex language evolve

Humans

'Ums' and 'ers' are a hidden code that helped complex language evolve

Features

When things look bleak, thinking in terms of ‘hope horizons’ can help

Humans

When things look bleak, thinking in terms of ‘hope horizons’ can help

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The absurd QAnon conspiracy theory is expanding into science denial

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The absurd QAnon conspiracy theory is expanding into science denial

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Vote-by-mail ballots

Society

Letting people in the US vote by mail has little impact on who wins

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A weather forecast for fake news outbreaks on social media is coming

Technology

A weather forecast for fake news outbreaks on social media is coming

A social media weather report that predicts outbreaks of propaganda is on its way. It can't arrive soon enough, says Annalee Newitz

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Humans

Terrie Moffitt interview: Can a young person's genes really set them up for a life of crime?

Features

Life

How Korean pop fans took on white supremacists – and won

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Humans

Evolution tells us why there are two types of leader in today's world

Features

Health

How South America became the new centre of the coronavirus pandemic

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