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  2. Languages still a major barrier to global science, new research finds …

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/languages-still-a-major-barrier-to-global-science-new-research-finds
    Thumbnail for Languages still a major barrier to global science, new research finds | University of Cambridge 29 Dec 2016: The Cambridge team also conducted a litmus test of language use in science.
  3. From robot intelligence to sex by numbers: Cambridge heads for Hay |…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/from-robot-intelligence-to-sex-by-numbers-cambridge-heads-for-hay
    Thumbnail for From robot intelligence to sex by numbers: Cambridge heads for Hay | University of Cambridge 29 Mar 2016: And theatre director and academic Zoe Svendsen and journalist and economist Paul Mason will explore the theatricality of capitalism through examining what an economic analysis of Shakespeare’s plays might tell
  4. Talkin' 'bout a revolution: how to make the digital world…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/discussion/talkin-bout-a-revolution-how-to-make-the-digital-world-work-for-us
    Thumbnail for Talkin' 'bout a revolution: how to make the digital world work for us | University of Cambridge 3 Oct 2016: time. Jon Crowcroft and John Thompson. New information and communication technologies are having a profound impact on many aspects of social, political and economic life, raising important new issues of social
  5. Evidence of a prehistoric massacre extends the history of warfare |…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/evidence-of-a-prehistoric-massacre-extends-the-history-of-warfare
    Thumbnail for Evidence of a prehistoric massacre extends the history of warfare | University of Cambridge 20 Jan 2016: This would extend the history of the same underlying socio-economic conditions that characterise other instances of early warfare: a more settled, materially richer way of life.
  6. Willingness to give to charity depends on how inferior or superior…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/willingness-to-give-to-charity-depends-on-how-inferior-or-superior-you-feel
    Thumbnail for Willingness to give to charity depends on how inferior or superior you feel | University of Cambridge 22 Mar 2016: said. The paper is based on four separate but related experimental tests on hundreds of people, including undergraduate students as well as non-students. ... In one test, students were told that their job prospects were easier (prompting downward
  7. Highway to addiction: how drugs and alcohol can hijack your brain |…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/highway-to-addiction-how-drugs-and-alcohol-can-hijack-your-brain
    Thumbnail for Highway to addiction: how drugs and alcohol can hijack your brain | University of Cambridge 25 Feb 2016: Once you’re abstinent, the compulsivity or habits also improve. Now that we have this test we can start to cut across other addictions – is there an underlying neural process shared
  8. Rats | University of Cambridge

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/research-at-cambridge/animal-research/what-types-of-animal-do-we-use/rats
    28 Oct 2016: Rats have also been widely used to test drug efficacy and safety. ... Image: Rat taking part in test of 'checking behaviour', a key trait in OCD.
  9. Killer flies: how brain size affects hunting strategy in the insect…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/killer-flies-how-brain-size-affects-hunting-strategy-in-the-insect-world
    Thumbnail for Killer flies: how brain size affects hunting strategy in the insect world | University of Cambridge 9 Feb 2016: Paloma Gonzalez-Bellido. As in economics, there is a law of diminishing returns in neuroscience – doubling the investment going in doesn’t equal double the performance coming out.
  10. Overcrowded Internet domain space is stifling demand, suggesting a…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/overcrowded-internet-domain-space-is-stifling-demand-suggesting-a-future-not-com-boom
    Thumbnail for Overcrowded Internet domain space is stifling demand, suggesting a future ‘not-com’ boom | University of Cambridge 1 Mar 2016: Dr Thies Lindenthal from the University of Cambridge, who conducted the study, says that – while the domain name market may be new – the economics is not. ... The market fits nicely onto classic models of urban economics, he says, and – as with
  11. Parent-led tool opens up NHS children's heart surgery data to…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/parent-led-tool-opens-up-nhs-childrens-heart-surgery-data-to-families
    Thumbnail for Parent-led tool opens up NHS children's heart surgery data to families | University of Cambridge 21 Jun 2016: Researchers are calling for the end to an era of confusion and alarm about children's heart surgery statistics by launching an innovative communication tool
  12. Weight loss condition provides insight into failure of cancer…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/weight-loss-condition-provides-insight-into-failure-of-cancer-immunotherapies
    Thumbnail for Weight loss condition provides insight into failure of cancer immunotherapies | University of Cambridge 8 Nov 2016: Cancer immunotherapies involve activating a patient’s immune cells to recognise and destroy cancer cells. They have shown great promise in some cancers, but so
  13. Brains of overweight people ‘ten years older’ than lean counterparts…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/brains-of-overweight-people-ten-years-older-than-lean-counterparts-at-middle-age
    Thumbnail for Brains of overweight people ‘ten years older’ than lean counterparts at middle-age | University of Cambridge 4 Aug 2016: as measured using a standard test similar to an IQ test.
  14. Cambridge joins consortium to launch £40 million Apollo Therapeutics…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/cambridge-joins-consortium-to-launch-ps40-million-apollo-therapeutics-fund
    Thumbnail for Cambridge joins consortium to launch £40 million Apollo Therapeutics Fund | University of Cambridge 25 Jan 2016: for patient benefit and economic return.”.
  15. Opinion: Why both sides are wrong in the counter-extremism debate |…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/discussion/opinion-why-both-sides-are-wrong-in-the-counter-extremism-debate
    Thumbnail for Opinion: Why both sides are wrong in the counter-extremism debate | University of Cambridge 7 Mar 2016: They bear the brunt of Islamophobia, now increasingly apparent in civil society (especially against women), as well as the social and economic disadvantage caused by high unemployment.
  16. Beyond the harem: ways to be a woman during the Ottoman Empire |…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/beyond-the-harem-ways-to-be-a-woman-during-the-ottoman-empire
    Thumbnail for Beyond the harem: ways to be a woman during the Ottoman Empire | University of Cambridge 12 Aug 2016: Not only did they flirt and dance – and infuriate their husbands with demands for the latest fashions – but they exerted genuine political and economic power.
  17. Opinion: G20 finance chiefs meet as China seeks to make a show of its …

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/discussion/opinion-g20-finance-chiefs-meet-as-china-seeks-to-make-a-show-of-its-presidency
    Thumbnail for Opinion: G20 finance chiefs meet as China seeks to make a show of its presidency | University of Cambridge 29 Feb 2016: Breaking a new path for growth. More effective and efficient global economic and financial governance. ... status as home to one in five of the world’s people and a growing economic power.
  18. South Asian patients have worse experiences of GP interactions, study …

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/south-asian-patients-have-worse-experiences-of-gp-interactions-study-suggests
    Thumbnail for South Asian patients have worse experiences of GP interactions, study suggests | University of Cambridge 15 Sep 2016: They were asked to rate how good the GP was at various measures: giving sufficient time and listening to the patient in the the film, explaining the tests and treatment, involving
  19. Opinion: Forget Super Thursday, the Bank of England can only offer…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/discussion/opinion-forget-super-thursday-the-bank-of-england-can-only-offer-mildly-useful-thursday
    Thumbnail for Opinion: Forget Super Thursday, the Bank of England can only offer Mildly Useful Thursday | University of Cambridge 3 Aug 2016: Monetary stimulus can do little to stimulate these. Low interest rates may stimulate private sector investment in normal times, but such investment is discouraged by economic and financial uncertainty. ... The Brexit vote has led to a new government and
  20. Scientists double number of known genetic risk factors for…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/scientists-double-number-of-known-genetic-risk-factors-for-endometrial-cancer
    Thumbnail for Scientists double number of known genetic risk factors for endometrial cancer | University of Cambridge 3 May 2016: Endometrial cancer affects the lining of the uterus. It is the fourth most commonly diagnosed cancer in UK women, with around 9,000 new cases being diagnosed
  21. Neighbourhoods with more takeaways amplify social inequalities in…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/neighbourhoods-with-more-takeaways-amplify-social-inequalities-in-unhealthy-eating-and-obesity
    Thumbnail for Neighbourhoods with more takeaways amplify social inequalities in unhealthy eating and obesity | University of Cambridge 11 May 2016: Low educational attainment is commonly associated with lacking behavioural and economic resources, such as cooking skills, food and nutrition knowledge, adequate cooking equipment and a shopping budget that affords healthy purchases, ... The study was

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