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A person sleeping in bed on top of a large alarm clock
Well Informed
Is too much sleep as bad as too little?
The quest for the optimal amount of shut-eye
Andy Burnham delivers a speech at the People's History Museum in Manchester, UK, on June 29th 2026
Manchester man
Is Andy Burnham more than just a smart-casual Keir Starmer?
Britain’s next prime minister outlines plans that look a lot like those of the outgoing one
VENEZUELA-EARTHQUAKE-AFTERMATH
Aftershocks
How will America respond to Venezuela’s deadly quakes?
The catastrophe could give the regime another excuse to put off elections
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Liquid gold
Big oil’s secretive trading arms are having an extraordinary year
Meet the corporate gamblers who never waste a good energy crisis
School jersey with UNEVERCITY” on it.
Don’t dumb down
University-for-all harms poor students the most
Time for sane standards in higher education