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How do you turn stress into success?

Worried about an upcoming exam? Can’t sleep after arguing with a friend? Everyday situations can be a source of great stress which in turn negatively affects our minds and our bodies. But experts say you can find ways to manage your stress, and channel it into something useful.  Imagine you clumsily dropped your tray in […]
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Debate this: How not to get brainwashed by fake news?

Can we train ourselves to be lie detectors? The world is flooded with lies, fakes and misinformation. One academic, Alex Edmans is claiming salvation can only be found in our own minds. He thinks we could solve the misinformation problem if we all just learnt to check our facts and think critically about what we […]
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Debate this: Can we turn back time by banning phones? End ‘phone-based childhood’ now say experts

In the last decade, something astonishing has happened. Young people’s reading abilities have come down across the board and across the world. In the same time period, students’ mental health plummeted. Loneliness, anxiety and depression are all at record highs. Some pin the blame on the little box in your hand. But can we do […]
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Debate of the Week: Are humans the best healers?

Can robots save the day? Maybe. Technologically, robots may never be as good at caregiving as humans can be, but—given the huge demand and low supply—they may be good enough. Demand for existing consumer robots—not just Roomba, the robot vacuum cleaner, and its kind, but also some caregiving robots—is already skyrocketing. According to an industry […]
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DEBATE OF THE DAY: Do bans ever work?

THE NEWS: More and more teenagers around the world say that they vape. And with sales of legal e-cigarettes banned to under-18s, many are turning to illegally produced products.  Lead, nickel and chromium. Would you willingly eat these? Probably not-but these chemicals were found in vapes taken from students.  Tests showed that people who used […]
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Debate of the Week-Does age matter?

IN THE NEWS: South Koreans have become years younger overnight after an antiquated Korean law was brought to international standards. Some say there is cause for celebration, whilst others think it might be time for a complete overhaul.  They may just be the most enviable people in human history. Since the beginning of time, humans […]
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Florida professor resurfaces after a record 100 days living underwater

The university professor broke a Guinness World Record and surpassed the initial 73 days, two hours and 34 minutes record set by two people in 2014.  The lodge was submerged beneath 30 feet of water in a Key Largo lagoon. The diving explorer and medical researcher surpassed the previous mark of 73 days, two hours […]
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Debate of the Week: Have we missed our chance to stop global warming?

IN THE NEWS: A new report has warned that the world is on track to hit a 1.5C temperature increase by 2027. Wildfires spread across Canada. Floods deluge Italy. Droughts cause havoc in France and Spain. And it all takes place in the same week. This may be only the start. Extreme weather events are […]
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Debate of the WEEK: Do we need to relearn the art of hanging out?

IN THE NEWS: Loneliness is being described as the “modern leprosy”, a debilitating personal and social problem. But what is so hard to solve about being alone? Loneliness can feel like a universal, and ubiquitous, emotion. Almost 50% of adults report feeling lonely at least some of the time in the UK, with 3.3 million […]
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Debate of the WEEK: Can you really change your character?

IN THE NEWS: An age-old psychological myth has been busted, as scientists gather increasing proof that we can change our personality at will. It can feel like a lottery. Are you an extrovert? Congratulations! You have a greater chance of being happy. Are you conscientious? Brilliant! You have a higher life expectancy. But people who […]