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Christmas Truce 1914 - The Germans Made The First Move

Christmas Truce 1914 - The Germans Made The First Move

Dec 24 2014 | comment(s)


World War One Christmas Truce Commemoration match – but it's debated whether the original ever happened. Mike Egerton/PA Wire

By William Keylor, Boston University

Santa’s Naughty Or Nice List - An Unparalled Scale Of Big Data Analysis

Santa’s Naughty Or Nice List - An Unparalled Scale Of Big Data Analysis

Dec 23 2014 | comment(s)


After a year in which further details of national intelligence agencies' shadowy surveillance networks were laid bare, a fresh leak of documents reveals the obsessive surveillance that extends as far north as Lapland.

Santa’s Arctic Workshop (SAW) has deployed a multinational panopticon surveillance program, according to leaked documents being called “the Snowman Files”.

Beyond GDP: Replace Prosperity With Happiness

Beyond GDP: Replace Prosperity With Happiness

Dec 23 2014 | comment(s)


Smile, though your heart is aching. Morgan, CC BY

By Annie Austin, University of Manchester

Business Schools - Hark The Herald Angels Sing About Management

Business Schools - Hark The Herald Angels Sing About Management

Dec 23 2014 | comment(s)


Francesco Botticini's The Assumption of the Virgin shows the heavenly hierarchies at play.

By Martin Parker, University of Leicester

Resveratrol : The Compound Behind All Those 'Red Wine Is Good For You' Stories

Resveratrol : The Compound Behind All Those 'Red Wine Is Good For You' Stories

Dec 23 2014 | comment(s)


The grape escape. Shutterstock

By Mohit Kumar Jolly, Rice University

Is Barbie Damaging The Body Image Of Girls?

Is Barbie Damaging The Body Image Of Girls?

Dec 22 2014 | comment(s)

Launched in 1959, named after the inventor’s daughter Barbara, and owned by 99% of 3-10 year old girls in the USA, Barbie has been a popular request on young girls’ Christmas wish lists for 55 years.

So, should we buy them? What are these toys teaching our young girls? Barbie has been blamed for causing body image issues and even eating disorders. She has even been said to be perpetuating gender stereotypes that lead to domestic violence and the gender pay gap. But are they really all that bad?