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A capital question: How did Marx identify accumulation of capital?
‘Accumulation of capital’ is a ubiquitous concept in political economy and central to Marxist theory. Classical economists before Marx defined the concept as gathering ever-greater means of production – ie […]
Capitalist utopias and financial futures of the US oil and gas industry
Drawing on long-term fieldwork involving almost a decade of interviews and observations, Dr Mette High, Director of the University of St Andrews’ Centre for Energy Ethics, UK, investigates what happens […]
Research Outreach – Issue 138: Trojan horses, capitalist utopias, and a fuzzy future
Our most recent issue of Research Outreach brings together a diverse array of subjects at the forefront of academic research. We showcase the FMsquare Foundation, an organisation that aims to […]
Nature as an asset: Natural capital in ‘FutureCity’ Shimokawa
Natural capital provides the goods and services that sustain humankind, but accurately quantifying it remains problematic. Professor Mitsuru Osaki (Hokkaido University) and Mr Takashi Kasuga (NPO FutureForest Institute) have addressed […]
Natural-capital-based societies in the tropics: Harnessing forest function to combat climate change
Natural capital – assets derived from the natural world – forms the basis of national economic systems. When natural capital is depleted without reinvestment, there is a net reduction in […]
The role of social capital in the health development of children
Social capital refers to networks and ties, which deliver support, information and trust for the members. Being part of such a network is your social capital, which in turn can […]
Children’s cognitive development: The impact of the pandemic
The World Economic Forum estimates that globally, during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, 1.5 billion pupils were unable to attend school due to lockdowns designed to stop the […]
Political technology mystifies science communication for general public
Why are scientific organisations so hesitant to communicate information on their large-scale projects to the public, and how can they improve? The answers to this question are explored by scientist, […]
Making English orthography fun: A mathematically-oriented reform
Motivation and basics of our ‘mathematically oriented reform’ of English orthography The desire to shorten texts to reduce the effort of writing has always been very popular. This has led […]
Research Outreach – Issue 137: Transgressive poets, chronic pain, and self-assembling nanomaterials
Research Outreach Issue 137 continues to showcase the intriguing work being carried out by researchers across all disciplines from the evolution of hair to building a more effective acoustic computer, […]