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Blame Name

In modern meritocratic societies success still depends on individual effort but social mobility is slow and genetics appear to play a strong role. A study

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Rainy Records

January and February 2014 have been pretty rainy, but are they evidence of climate change? According to an analysis of the Met Office’s England and

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Sinks the Fire

The place of the USA in the world may be shifting. “When foreign visitors used to describe the American culture, they generally settled on different

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Ups and Downs

We read consistently that inequality in the UK is on the rise, but it would appear the actual situation is more complex. Consumption inequality is

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Booky-Wooky

Trust the bookmakers says Philip Hook of Sotheby’s, the international art auction house. Before a version of Edvard Munch’s The Scream was to be sold

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Suspect, Sheila

People speaking in Australian “uptalk” could be harming their careers according to new findings. Britons who favour this inflection, sometimes known as Australian intonation disease,

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