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politics

A restraining bed for an execution

Health

Copycat justice has turned US counties into execution hotspots

Criminals assigned the death penalty are five times more likely to be executed in some US counties than in others – a trend that some argue is unconstitutional

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Earth

UK's plastic bag ban is a pitiful attempt at a greener future

Analysis

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Earth

Tackle UK's killer toxic air before waging war on ocean plastic

Comment

Time to fix an internet bust by surveillance capitalism's demand for data

Technology

Time to fix an internet bust by surveillance capitalism's demand for data

Culture

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Humans

We must challenge notions that Marx can explain the modern world

Culture

US ambulance

Health

Shocking drop in life expectancy shows US still in bad health

Comment

CDC

Health

How Trump’s ‘ban’ on science words could harm public health

Analysis

Man sleeping on street and man on phone

Humans

Well-being will suffer if we don’t trump the anti-science trend

Leader

The Twilight Zone play, Cosmo Jarvis and Oliver Alvin-Wilson on stage

Humans

You’ve just crossed over… The Twilight Zone takes to the stage

Culture

Question mark on statue

Humans

The world urgently needs critical thinking, not gut feeling

Our brain’s autopilot can serve us well, but effortless thinking is behind many of the world’s biggest problems. Science training can help turn the tide

Leader

Health

England’s shift to opt-out organ donation will save many lives

Comment

Humans

Effortless thinking: Why we're all born to be status quo fans

Features

Humans

Effortless thinking: We're all suckers for a celebrity

Features

Humans

Effortless thinking: Why life is more than a zero-sum game

Features

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