Information aggregation in Arrow-Debreu markets: An experiment
Can market prices fully disclose the true state of the world when traders have identical or homogeneous partial private information? Lawrence Choo, a post-doctoral researcher at the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg […]
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De-mythologizing and re-branding the traditional drink kava
What do you call journalism, or more importantly research, that is supported by repetitive misinformation, resulting in an accepted but incorrect, narrative? This is the case with the kava plant, […]
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Using WebGIS for disaster management: An insight into the work of a defence scientist
The research of Dr Abdalla of Sultan Qaboos University explores the use of WebGIS systems for integrating remote sensing data along with other geospatial data, to investigate environmental conditions in […]
What makes Mozart’s Clarinet Quintet what it is? An unexpected meeting between Aristotle and Schumann
What makes a great work of music what it is? What integrates a given piece as one coherent whole? It may help to step back and ask what makes any […]
Long Way Home: The Organisation Promoting Sustainable Building, Learning and Living in Rural Guatemala
San Juan Comalapa is a municipality in the indigenous west-central highlands of Guatemala. Comalapa exists in a state of relative poverty, with no formal recycling or waste-management system. Refuse […]
Promoting Material Properties of Magnesium Alloys using Equal Channel Angular Press
The Problem with Magnesium alloys The fact that Mg alloys have lower mechanical strength and corrosion resistance due to a low number of slip systems and a higher corrosion […]
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Better together: How a multidisciplinary team is seeking new ways to tackle cognitive problems in MS patients
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic disease affecting the brain and spinal cord. Symptoms vary between patients, and can range from fatigue and muscle stiffness to problems with vision and walking. […]
Microplastics pollution in the Pantanal
By now, we all recognise microplastics as a huge problem in our oceans. This awareness peaked when the threat became direct to humans, through the consumption of contaminated marine produce. […]
DNA untangled: Topoisomerase enzymes remove our genetic knots
Topoisomerases are enzymes that are abundantly present in our cells and can temporarily cut and rejoin our DNA to remove knots and tangles that form during important biological processes. If […]
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The effect of diversity beliefs on friendship formation
For most of us, friendships are an essential part of our lives, and forming them usually comes naturally; we don’t even think about it. In fact, research shows that complex […]
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