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Why porn stars should be forced to wear condoms

  • Written by: The Conversation
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It’s a question that goes to the heart of many of the troubling political, ethical and legal issues in internet pornography production and consumption – should condoms be mandatory in porn?

From the point of view of health and safety, the question surely must be answered in the affirmative. Anyone reading this...

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Where will the next generation of Nobel Prize winners come from?

  • Written by: The Conversation
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The US continues to dominate when it comes to Nobel Prizes, according to a new list of the academics and institutions that have won most of the prestigious accolades so far in the 21st century. American institutions and academics topped the list, put together by the magazine Times Higher Education (THE).

When they were founded...

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What tiki-taka football can teach us about boosting innovation

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As the Premiership juggernaut rumbles back to centre stage, bringing with it the usual impassioned debate about footballing philosophies and the respective merits of “parking the bus” and possession, spare a thought for innovation policy. Innovation is often defined as the successful...

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