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Given how much people talk about narcissism, you’d think most of us would understand what it means. But, as this fascinating article looking at the last 30 years of research explains, there may be a gap between science and public perception. Over the years, researchers have developed a more nuanced understanding of what narcissism looks like in everyday life. They’ve moved away from a focus on the loudest, grandiose narcissists and identified quieter, easier to miss subtypes.
And as psychologist Sarah Walker writes, casually diagnosing the people who rub us up the wrong way isn’t just unhelpful – it’s often incorrect. Find out how narcissism can manifest in people in very different ways.
Kim Jong-un’s recent trip to Beijing revealed surprising insights about North Korea’s nuclear ambitions, succession plans and growing alliance with Russia and China.
And you rarely hear fighter jets mentioned in the same sentence as climate change. But given how much fuel they consume, maybe they should be.
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Sarah A. Walker, Durham University
Narcissism is a picture that includes insecurity, emotional sensitivity and surprising fragility.
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Chinese president Xi Jinping, Russian president Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un arrive for a reception in Beijing, China, on September 3.
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Jim Hoare, SOAS, University of London
Kim was treated as a major world leader in Beijing, and gained practical support from his two big neighbours.
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Elna Heimdal Nilsson, Lund University
Military aircraft consume large amounts of fossil-based fuel.
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World
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Jennifer Mathers, Aberystwyth University
Control of the Black Sea coast would threaten neighbouring Moldova.
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Politics + Society
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Tim Holmes, Bangor University
Two decades after the last attempt collapsed, Keir Starmer has revived plans for a national ID card.
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Arts + Culture
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Amy Wilcockson, University of Glasgow
Unlike the usual Austen narratives, these two novels are concerned with wider, more serious issues that perhaps puts TV and film-makers off.
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Business + Economy
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Tom Harper, University of East London
China’s pop culture is a big hit in 2025. It could help the country’s image.
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Jonatan Pinkse, King's College London
It’s fine if steps towards circularity are small – but progress must be consistent.
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Education
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Abigail Parrish, University of Sheffield; Annamaria Paolino, Edith Cowan University; Louisa Field, University of Sydney
By listening more closely to the interests and goals of young people in schools, we can start to provide the language teaching they want.
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Environment
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Tom Oliver, University of Reading
Nature-centric housing solutions already exist in places Brazil, Italy and the Netherlands. The challenge is how to build these at scale and adapt them to the UK.
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Health
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Manal Mohammed, University of Westminster
From food trucks in Italy to jars on UK shelves: botulism is rare but deadly. Here’s what you need to know.
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Andy Levy, Edge Hill University
Why false cancer claims feel true and what to do about it.
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Eleftheria Kodosaki, UCL
The test could someday help diagnose Alzheimer’s related memory issues without the need for unnecessary waits or time consuming procedures.
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Dan Baumgardt, University of Bristol
From skin warts to cancer why human papillomavirus deserves more attention and better awareness.
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