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    Jan 31

    As coronavirus continues to spread in China and around the world, Oxford University Press is opening access to pertinent and related online content from across publishing divisions. Additional resources will be added as they become available.

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  2. 10 minutes ago

    It's a new month, and that means it's time for etymological gleanings! looks at comments and letters from April:

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  3. 2 hours ago

    Laughter is contagious. As well as the clear social aspect to laughter, in what ways is humour good for our health? Discover how evolutionary biologists are finding that humour links to our survival in this intriguing blog post from William V. Costanzo.

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    May 4

    Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Politics reached a major milestone this month by publishing our 1000th article! To celebrate we have released ten of our top articles. Delve straight in to this freely available content .

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  5. 21 hours ago

    The 2008 financial crisis resulted in austerity and opposing mass social mobilisations. Discover how they are affecting government response to the current Covid-19 pandemic:

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  6. 21 hours ago

    Isolation, quarantine, physical distancing; all of these strategies have been used since ancient times to combat a pandemic. If we are going to make use of them, what ethical challenges should we be aware of? Discover more in our latest OUPblog:

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  7. May 5

    We all come from a pregnancy, but it's time to understand what that actually means.

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  8. May 5

    How are music schools coping with social distancing? Author shares how schools like the San Francisco Community Music Center, , Music Center of the Northwest, and Third Street Music School have adjusted.

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  9. May 4

    "A masterfully researched meditation on reparations based on the remarkable story of a 19th century woman who survived kidnapping and re-enslavement to sue her captor." Congrats to , winner of the 2020 Pulitzer Prize for History!

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  10. May 4

    With their free swimming and unique bell-like structure, jellyfish have captured the attention of the public, marine biologists, and neuroscientists alike. Discover the neuroscience behind the structure of jellyfish with the Oxford Research Encyclopedia:

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  11. May 4

    "Native speakers of English learn these naturally in the course of language acquisition, though the diversity and intricacy of phrasal verbs makes them difficult for English speakers to analyze and explain." Discover more about phrasal verbs:

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  12. May 4

    May the fourth be with you this ! We're celebrating with one of the most recognizable quotes from the series:

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  13. May 3

    Thanks to the for this excellent write-up of 's new biography of

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  14. May 3

    In a brilliant procession through the last 250 years, "The Politics of Humiliation" by Ute Frevert looks at the role that public and has played in modern society. Find out more today:

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  15. May 3

    Shelter in place orders have forced people to confront a lot of complex emotions--fear, anxiety, and boredom. asks can boredom make us better people?

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  16. May 3

    "Every nation uses humor to counter adversity in its own way. For a broader view of this phenomenon, we might turn to the planet’s great traditions of movie comedy." In this blog post, discover how different parts of the world approach comedy and laughter.

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  17. May 3

    "Phrasal verbs are not only semantically idiosyncratic but grammatically complex as well." Edwin Battistella tackles the often semantically idiosyncratic but grammatically complex phrasal verbs in this months Between the Lines!

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  18. May 2

    Genocide & ethnic cleansing are among the most deadly human-made catastrophes. While both often appear to be unpredictable and chaotic, they nonetheless underlie a socio-logic across time and space. Learn more from & Joachim J. Savelsberg:

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  19. May 2

    "Disaster by Choice" by explores stories of some of our worst to show how we can and should act to stop people dying when nature unleashes its energies. Available now in the US:

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  20. May 2

    “Time-restricted eating has been shown to lower circulating insulin, blood pressure, body fat and overall body weight, inflammation, and oxidative stress.” Explore the benefits of in the latest OUPBlog post by .

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  21. May 2

    A.J. Ayer was a British philosopher, responsible for introducing the principles of 'Logical Positivism' of the Vienna Circle into British philosophy. Learn about his works in our latest Philosopher of the Month blog post.

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