Americans who felt most vulnerable during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic perceived Republicans as infection risks, leading to greater disgust and avoidance of them – regardless of their own political party. Even Republicans who felt vulnerable became more wary of other Republicans. That’s one finding from research we recently published in the journal American Psychologist, and it has important implications for understanding a fundamental feature of human disease psychology. Many Republican politicians and supporters, as compared to their Democratic counterparts, downplayed the threat of COVID-19 to public and personal health and resisted masking and social distancing. These attitudes…
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The call comes in the regulator’s redesigned guidance on charities and meetings (known as CC48), published today [Friday 19 July 2024]. The refreshed guidance emphasises the importance of complying with a charity’s governing document when holding meetings. The guidance stresses that trustees should make sure any rules around holding meetings are up to date and practical. This has become particularly important now that many charity meetings are held online. This includes updating a charity’s governing document to set out details such as how votes will be held at virtual meetings and whether all meetings will be virtual or hybrid. It…
The UK’s new Labour government has pledged to build 1.5 million homes during its first term in office. To achieve this, it promises planning reform and the reintroduction of local housing targets. Yet little attention has been given to the role of new technologies. Drones have the potential to transform the construction industry in the UK. However, our recent study in ACM Journal on Responsible Computing reveals that laws governing commercial drone deployment in the UK remain conflicting, chaotic, and sometimes, contradictory. A drone, or unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), is a remote-controlled flying machine often equipped with a video camera…
People around the world have been captivated by two major soccer tournaments in recent weeks: The UEFA European Football Championship, which Spain won, and Copa América, which Canada finished fourth in. Soccer creates connections between players and the spectators alike — they feel unified when they participate in the activity together. This experience, which scholars call “collective effervescence,” fosters a sense of unity among participants, even if they don’t know each other personally. This emotion — that you are a part of something bigger that transforms lives, that the sport offers — is similar to the feeling religion gives. Religious…
US pop sensation, Sabrina Carpenter, has confirmed she will play Dublin’s 3Arena in 2025. She is set to release her album Short n’ Sweeton August 23, the Espresso singer confirmed the dates on Instagram this afternoon. She penned: “Soooo excited to bring the Short n’ Sweet Tour to Europe & the UK!!” With popular songs such as Please Please Please and Feather, Irish fans are elated to catch a glimpse of the pop princess and possibly even her prince, Irish actor, Barry Keoghan. However, many fans from mainland Europe are less than pleased as she leaves out many countries including Spain and…
Tacoma court requires USPS to end unlawful terminations of probationary employees SEATTLE – The U.S. Department of Labor has obtained a consent judgement from the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington in Tacoma that includes a landmark injunction that permanently prevents the U.S. Postal Service from retaliating against employees at up to 59 locations in the State of Washington. Issued July 3, 2024, the consent judgment follows an investigation by the department’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration which found that the USPS had again violated the provision in the Occupational Safety and Health Act that protects employees against…
The scientists, at the Medical Research Council Laboratory of Medical Science (MRC LMS), Imperial College London and Duke-NUS Medical School in Singapore, tested the effects of IL-11 by creating mice that had the gene producing IL-11 (interleukin 11) deleted. This extended the lives of the mice by over 20% on average. They also treated 75-week-old mice, equivalent to the age of about 55 years in humans, with an injection of an anti-IL-11 antibody, a drug that stops the effects of the IL-11 in the body. Median lifespan extended The results, published in Nature, were dramatic, with mice given the anti-IL-11…
Every four years, the best athletes from around the globe converge to battle it out for top honours at the Olympic Games. Athletes go through the rigours of qualification, competing through injury and travel fatigue, with a wide variety of weather conditions, in order to secure their spot on the team. Every millisecond or centimetre counts when it comes to getting on the podium or not at all, which means athletes and coaches are looking for any possible advantage over their competition. As technology evolves, it pervades into all aspects of our lives. The sporting world is no exception. But…
DASA has launched a new Themed Competition: Innovation in Support of Operations Funded by the Ministry of Defence Up to £2 million (excluding VAT) funding available for novel ideas Three competition cycles closing on 10 September, 22 October and 3 December The Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) is pleased to launch a new Themed Competition called Innovation in Support of Operations. Run on behalf of the Ministry of Defence, this competition seeks fast paced scalable proposals across four key challenge areas. Background: Can you make a real world difference, fast and at scale? The UK Government is continually assessing lessons…
Launching its annual sand and dust storm report the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said poor environmental management had made their occurrence worse. WMO Secretary-General Celeste Saulo called for increased vigilance due to climate change. “Scientific evidence shows that human activities are having an impact on sand and dust storms,” she said. She cited higher temperatures, drought and higher evaporation levels which lead to lower soil moisture – exacerbated if combined with poor land management. Every year 2,000 million tons of dust enters the air, darkening skies and air quality in areas thousands of km away and impacting economies, ecosystems, weather and…