Matt Hodgkinson
Head of #ResearchIntegrity at @Hindawi #openaccess journals, ex PLOS & BMC. Quora Top Writer 18. @CambridgeGreens member. Married to @MsSim40. All views my own!
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American dirty tricks are corroding British democracy
Super PACs in the US are notorious for smear campaigns and disinformation – now we're seeing them in the UK election. Be careful where you take your phone.
The online falsehoods and dark money targeting voters in Filton and Bradley Stoke
The information war on social media is all the more important in Tory-Labour marginals.
Where do humans live? A new map offers more detail than ever before.
Human settlements are the cause and consequence of most environmental and societal changes on Earth. The World Settlement Footprint pinpoints them with unprecedented accuracy.
Forget Plato, Aristotle and the Stoics: try being Epicurean – Catherine Wilson | Aeon Essays
A philosophy that values innocent pleasure, human warmth and the rewards of creative endeavour. What’s not to like?
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"In the case of nutrition, you have to fight mainstream culture, with all its propaganda, alluring displays and incentives. The same is true in the case of personal wellbeing" - CUNY philosopher Catherine Wilson in @aeonmag on Epicureanism
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China’s CRISPR babies: Read exclusive excerpts from the unseen original research
He Jiankui’s manuscript shows how he ignored ethical and scientific norms in creating the gene-edited twins Lulu and Nana.
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The Chicago Manual of Style, 17th Edition
Find it. Write it. Cite it. The Chicago Manual of Style Online is the venerable, time-tested guide to style, usage, and grammar in an accessible online format. ¶ It is the indispensable reference for writers, editors, proofreaders, indexers,...
American drug firms are lobbying to raise prices for the NHS after Brexit
EXCLUSIVE: American pharmaceutical companies are keen to charge the National Health Service more for life-saving drugs, according to a document written by the US Chamber of Commerce and Coalition of Services Industries
Pitt researchers sue journal for defamation following retraction
A pair of researchers at the University of Pittsburgh are suing the Journal of Biological Chemistry for defamation after the publication retracted one of their papers for problematic images. …
Cambridge staff pay tribute to London Bridge attack victims
Jack Merritt was a coordinator on university’s Learning Together programme, while Saskia Jones was a volunteer
The Cambridge family that live on £5 a day and wear their coats to bed
After escaping from abuse seven months ago, the family now can't pay for any heating this winter
Study finds that global warming exacerbates refugee crises | John Abraham
John Abraham: Higher temperatures increase the number of people seeking asylum in the EU
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Matt Hodgkinson
@alex_randall Being concerned about millions who will be forced to flee their countries due to natural disasters and associated societal collapse isn't reactionary per se. It likely happened already in Syria: I'm glad EU took in refugees; I'd prefer it hadn't needed to.
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The second Cambridge student killed on London Bridge has been named
Our thoughts are with her family
Further statement regarding London Bridge incident
Professor Stephen J Toope, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge, said: "I am devastated to learn that among the victims of the London Bridge attack were staff and alumni of the University
Jeremy Corbyn calls for focus on rehabilitation of terrorists in prison
Those convicted of terrorism shouldn’t necessarily serve full sentence, says Labour leader
Matt Hodgkinson
"“No one wants to see the politicisation of this,” said Raab, before going on to say that only a Conservative government could keep people safe." 🤦♂️
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There’s already a class war – and it’s the Conservatives who are waging it | Frances Ryan
How can it be wrong to raise taxes on middle-class workers but acceptable to squeeze working-class wages, asks Guardian columnist Frances Ryan
Former Chief Technology Officer for Leave campaign found to be placing Facebook ads pretending to be from Green Party
He hosts parties at home with Conservative Cabinet Ministers, was Chief Technology Officer for the Leave campaign and, in an apparent change of direction, has been placing Facebook adverts pretending to be from the Green Party.
When ITV News caught...
Revealed: Former Vote Leave data chief accused of pro-Tory 'disinformation'
Thomas Borwick, former Cambridge Analytica consultant, boasted he could use proxy groups on Facebook to 'split anti-Tory vote'. Experts say system 'wide open to abuse'.