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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. 2 hours ago

    In the era of social distancing, Anatoly Liberman looks at the nautical origins of the word "aloof."

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  3. 2 hours ago

    The emotions of animals are notoriously difficult to understand. Discover how Robert Yerkes pioneered the study of animal emotions in America and how ‘American empiricism’ rejuvenated the field in the early 20th Century:

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  4. 4 hours ago

    In this post, Charlotte E. Howell suggests four American television shows to watch during this pandemic. Each explores how the theme of religion is presented in each show, and how that can help us understand ourselves, others, and what it all really means.

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  5. 5 hours ago

    We're delighted to see this review of Archie Brown's new release "The Human Factor", exploring how relationships between the world's most powerful leaders contributed to the end of the :

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  6. 6 hours ago

    As New York City continues to be the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak in the US, Thomas J. Campanella () takes a look back at how other cities have dealt with crises ranging from earthquakes and war to pandemics.

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  7. 8 hours ago

    'Vaccines are like a seat belt against infectious diseases, and vaccination mandates are justified for the same reasons seat belt mandates are'. & Alberto Giubilini discuss why they believe vaccines should be compulsory. Read more:

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  8. 23 hours ago

    Viewed from a geopolitical standpoint, the finite but renewable nature of water makes it a resource very different from diamonds or oil. Read about water conflict resolution in this extract from "Water Conflicts."

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    Apr 7

    Join us at 7pm for our virtual festival event with talking about 'Disaster by Choice' - which theorises that there is no such thing as a natural disaster and that the disaster lies in our inability to deal with the environment and with ourselves...

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  10. Apr 7

    “I have made up my mind to like no Novels really, but Miss Edgeworth’s, Yours & my own,” Jane Austen once wrote to her niece.  explores Maria Edgeworth’s life and her thoughts on Austen:

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  11. Apr 7

    Congratulations to on the publication of his latest book, 'Dangerous Crooked Scoundrels.' Have a good laugh and perhaps pick up a few new insults!

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  12. Apr 7

    Today marks the 250th anniversary of William Wordsworth's birth. To mark the occasion, author Stephen Gill discusses the dilemmas faced when writing a literary biography in this piece for the OUP blog:

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  13. Apr 6

    Mark Joslyn analyzes how gun owners have affected past elections and how they will play a big part in the upcoming US elections in November.

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  14. Apr 6

    ., author of ‘How to Free Your Inner Mathematician’ explores how mathematics offers “metaphors for fostering courage in challenging times”, in a post from the OUPBlog:

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  15. Apr 6

    From the 1920s to now, the film industry has been making jazz movies. Here are 6 important jazz films to watch!

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  16. Apr 6

    The perfect tense in English can be confusing and not so simple. Edwin Battistella discusses the perfect tense and shows examples across past, present, and future:

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    Apr 6

    'This is the best book on the Aztecs yet written, full stop.' reviews 'Fifth Sun: A New History of the Aztecs', published by :

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  18. Apr 6

    " ...Jazz movies encompass...stories that parallel jazz itself in their stylistic diversity." Kevin Whitehead shares 6 jazz movies that are crucial to understanding jazz:

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  19. Apr 6

    G. E. M Anscombe was a highly influential philosopher who reshaped various fields of philosophy in the 20th-century. Her work Intention explored ethics and action theory. Read about her extensive contributions to philosophy here.

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  20. Apr 5

    "Indigenous rights to water follow diverse trajectories across the globe. At the forefront in this process of recognition is the right of indigenous peoples as sovereign to control, allocate, develop and protect their own water resources." Learn more:

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  21. Apr 5

    A worldwide fast as a response to a life-threatening crisis is just one comparison that can be drawn between the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and the True Jesus Church. Learn more:

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