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To establish a system of auditability and build trust and transparency when it comes to internet use researchers from The University of Nottingham, the University of Oxford and the University of...
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View ArticleEmerging Sciences and a Changing World: EU-Japan in Transition
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View ArticleThe 2016 Nobel Peace Prize goes to the Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos
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View ArticleLearn more about the human journey with The Stages of Life
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""Does it make you a better parent if you have pioneered scientific theories of child development? In a unique study, Great Psychologists as Parents compares what great psychologists have said about...
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The 2016 Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel was awarded to Oliver Hart from Harvard University, USA, and Bengt Holmström from Massachusetts Institute of Technology,...
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