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16 Feb 2016: ask someone to think hard, clearly people also thought this way in antiquity.”. ... Similarly, there was no specialised clergy telling people how to live: “The idea of a priest telling you what to do was alien to the Greek world,” Whitmarsh said.

2 Jun 2016: There are a host of possible reasons why older people might be more likely to vote to leave the European Union. ... They may be xenophobic or they may distrust an alien, distant political system.

25 Oct 2016: Does it really matter that some people think the moon landings were faked? ... In the end, few people believe we are ruled by alien lizards.”.

31 May 2016: Not only were young Indian aristocrats tutored in gentlemanly pursuits but they were encouraged to embrace ‘virtues’ such as punctuality, diligence and discipline – qualities that British administrators thought to be alien ... He described such

20 Jul 2016: Humanity’s remote exploration of alien environments has truly started. Amaury Triaud. ... Humanity’s remote exploration of alien environments has truly started,” said Amaury Triaud, a research fellow at Cambridge’s Institute of Astronomy.

16 Nov 2016: Pelleprat was part of a generation of Europeans who began to travel widely, crossing oceans to encounter people whose cultures seemed alien and uncivilised. ... These people included slaves who could claim emancipation, free peoples of colour who

19 Oct 2016: Around 3.5 billion people use the internet – that’s almost half of the world population. ... The hardest thing for me was getting people to buy into the idea as it was.

7 Oct 2016: I was surprised to discover that the context through which wars are experienced – and specifically the professional, cultural and organisational context through which people frame their daily experiences – may be just ... Imported routines are

22 Jan 2016: If the reed warbler detects an alien egg in its nest, or spots a cuckoo nearby, it may eject the odd-looking egg. ... Please read our email privacy notice for details. Subjects. People. Places.

14 Jun 2016: Of course, there is no shortage of theories – it has even been suggested that humans are just visiting aliens. ... Please read our email privacy notice for details. Subjects. People.