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Philip Seargeant, The Conversation
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What the falling popularity as ‘Donald’ as a baby name tells us about the politics of naming
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Philip Seargeant, The Conversation
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The world’s words of the year show us how dark and surreal 2016 has been
All over the world, people are trying to boil down their experiences of 2016 into a single word. The results speak for themselves.
Philip Seargeant, The Conversation
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A century after his death, a Japanese literary giant is returning as an android
The centenary of Natsume Soseki’s death this year is being marked by numerous events, not least his resurrection in robotic form.
Philip Seargeant, The Conversation
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