Olly Mann and The Week delve behind the headlines and debate what really matters from the past seven days.
In this week’s episode, we discuss:
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A new study from US academics found that good-looking kids do better at school than their less attractive peers. The research showed that kids who were viewed as better looking than average got a test-score boost equivalent to about five months extra schooling over those deemed to be more plain.
Green guilt
A report released by an employee satisfaction company this week has revealed that roughly one in ten British workers have considered leaving their job due to concerns about their work’s environmental impact. Yet despite people’s individual efforts to make a difference to the environment, global energy demand are continuing to grow. So are we really doing enough to change our behaviours?
Criminal children
Experts working in youth services and the justice system have called for the age of criminal responsibility to be raised in England and Wales. Under current laws, children can be arrested, tried and convicted of a crime when they are just ten - the lowest minimum age in the EU. Is it time for a shift?
Read our briefing on whether the age of criminal responsibility should be raised here.
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Music reviews: Chance the Rapper, Cass McCombs, and Molly TuttleFeature "Star Line," "Interior Live Oak," and "So Long Little Miss Sunshine"
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Film reviews: Eden and Honey Don't!Feature Seekers of a new utopia spiral into savagery and a queer private eye prowls a high-desert town
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Critics' choice: Three chefs fulfilling their ambitionsFeature Kwame Onwuachi's grand second act, Travis Lett makes a comeback, and Jeff Watson's new Korean restaurant
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The Week Unwrapped: Alcohol pricing, #JordanToo and coastal retreatpodcast Has Scotland’s minimum drink price failed? Has Jordan reached a tipping point for women’s rights? And will seaside towns be abandoned to the waves?
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The Week Unwrapped: Flash floods, Tunisian turmoil and rich racingpodcast Are cities ready for a rise in extreme weather? Why has Tunisia’s president sacked the prime minister? And is the ‘most expensive race on earth’ worth the cash?
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The Week Unwrapped: Forced labour, virtual bailiffs and Cumbrian coalpodcast Are British companies doing enough about modern slavery? How can we regulate digital repossessions? And why are we still opening new coal mines?
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The Week Unwrapped: Radiation, Rwanda and revisionismIn Depth Why is radiation spiking near Chernobyl? How many bodies are yet to be found in Rwanda? And why has Prague removed a Soviet statue?
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The Week Unwrapped: Happiness, coral and gay SingaporeIn Depth Can we learn to be more joyful? Are the world’s coral reefs doomed? And why is gay sex still illegal in Singapore?
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The Week Unwrapped podcast: Testosterone, vegans and locustsIn Depth Why are testosterone levels plummeting? Do vegans need legal protection? And why are locusts swarming across East Africa?
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The Week Unwrapped podcast: Portable homes, surrogacy and cobalt miningIn Depth Could moveable houses be the answer to coastline erosion? Should commercial surrogacy be legal? And is your phone tainted by child labour?
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The Week Unwrapped podcast: Farming, forecasting and a global downgradeIn Depth Can the past predict the future? Why has Moody’s issued a global debt downgrade? And how is CAP being exploited by populists?
