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Fat shaming doesn't make people any thinner

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imageNicole Arbour takes a dig.(C) YouTube

An online video of a self-described comedian criticising obese people and actively endorsing the use of “fat shaming” to scare people into losing weight has recently gone viral. The video has posed the question: is it acceptable to derogate and belittle people who are obese so that they will be more...

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Explainer: how do archaeologists discover forgotten ancient monuments?

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imageAmazing stone age ingenuity. Rubbish fence.Ludwig Boltzmann Institute

The popular image of an archaeologist is someone who spends most of their time on their knees painstakingly excavating sites. Although excavation is still one of archaeology’s principal research methods, it is not without problems: it is slow, expensive and can cover only...

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