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‘Goblin mode’: new Oxford word of the year speaks to the times

Term resonates with people feeling ‘overwhelmed’ with having to present their best selves

The Guardian - UK

Longtermism: how good intentions and the rich created a dangerous creed

Tech billionaires seem intent on giving away a lot of money. But are those who support ‘longtermism’ and ‘effective altruism’ ignoring the very real problems of today?

The Guardian - UK

Global goods trade forecast to shrink in 2023

The global goods trade will shrink next year in a downturn reminiscent of previous recessions, Oxford Economics said, in a worrying forecast for Asia’s export-dependent economies and beyond.

Bangkok Post

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Five of the best science fiction and fantasy books of 2022

A deep space community, a compelling critique of empire, a UFO novel like no other and more

The Guardian - UK

Arsenal's FA Cup third round clash with Oxford moved after ITV decision as TV schedule confirmed

Arsenal's FA Cup third round clash will now take place at a different time after ITV chose it to be their televised fixture

Football London

At a time of 'permacrisis' and 'gaslighting' the Macquarie judges wisely went local, embracing teal as word of the year

The Macquarie Dictionary has announced its word of the year – “teal” – also chosen recently by the Australian National Dictionary Centre as its word of 2022.

The Conversation

FA Cup: Five ties to watch including Manchester City vs Chelsea

Premier League leaders Arsenal face a trip to League One Oxford

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Arsenal draw Oxford away in FA Cup third round as Chelsea face Manchester City

Arsenal news: The Gunners learn their FA Cup fate in a bid to extend their impressive record in the competition.

Football London

AstraZeneca’s CEO on Covid: ‘We Just Have to Adjust to it’

AstraZeneca’s Chief Executive Officer, Sir Pascal Soriot, told Asharq Al-Awsat in an interview that Covid-19 is not over “and we just have to adjust to it like we live with the flu.” “Most people who get it basically get sick for a few days and do not need to be…

Asharq Al-Awsat

State-educated students driving up competition and diversity at Oxford, says outgoing VC

Louise Richardson is proud that state entrants are up to 68% – and that she is succeeded by a woman

The Guardian - UK

'Metaverse' could be word of the year, Johnnie Walker launches an NFT, and Mattel creates an NFT marketplace

"Metaverse" is competing against two other terms for the Oxford English Dictionary's word of the year, plus NFT news from Johnnie Walker and Mattel.

Fortune

Oxford University head says no one should be cancelled for their views

‘I would defend any legal speech, however objectionable I find it,’ says vice-chancellor

Evening Standard

Oxford Word of the Year 2022 to be chosen by public voting

With the year 2022 coming to an end, it is time to pause and reflect upon the year that was. This is also the time when popular Dictionaries announce their Word of the Year, which either aptly sums up or is the most-used/ searched word in the past 12 months.…

The Times of India

Public asked to vote for Oxford Dictionary word of the year for 2022

Voters can choose between ‘goblin mode’, ‘metaverse’ and ‘#IStandWith’

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Power-hungry robots, space colonization, cyborgs: inside the bizarre world of ‘longtermism’

Sam Bankman-Fried said his billions would save the world – but his philanthropic ideas ranged from the worthy to the severely outlandish

Fortune

Is the collapse of Bankman-Fried's FTX crypto empire the end of Effective Altruism?

The one-time billionaire was closely associated with Effective Altruism. Now some fear for the movement's future.

The Independent UK

UK schoolboy gets highest possible IQ score - beating Einstein and Hawking

Leeds schoolboy says he wants to study maths at Oxbridge

Chicago Sun-Times

Two from Chicago area among 32 latest U.S. Rhodes scholars

The 2023 scholarship class, including 16 female and 16 male recipients, is expected to begin studies at the University of Oxford in England in October.

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The Independent UK

US Rhodes scholars chosen to begin Oxford studies in 2023

A new group of Rhodes scholars from the U.S. has been selected for the prestigious academic program in a selection process that was conducted online for the third consecutive year

The Guardian - UK

Bruce Philp obituary

Other lives: Plastic surgeon specialising in burns and the first person to row for both Oxford and Cambridge in the Boat Race

Manchester Evening News

Bolton boss Ian Evatt on Barnsley FA Cup clash, difference from League One draw & November potential

Wanderers take on the Tykes in the first round of the competition

Daily Mirror

Why some historians think Guy Fawkes gunpowder plot was made up and evidence is 'thin'

The story of how Guy Fawkes tried to blow-up Parliament and the King on November 5 has been immortalised through 400 years of Bonfire Nights. But what if the whole thing was trumped up?

The Guardian - UK

Small wonder: big DNA advances loom at university startup Oxford Nanopore

Company spun out of Oxford University makes DNA and RNA sequencing devices to identify viruses and variants

Leeds Live

Leeds boy, 10, a officially a 'genius' with IQ higher than Albert Einstein and Stephen Hawking

He's only in primary school but already has a score similar to Einstein

Manchester Evening News

Charles, goals conceded - Two ups & two downs for Bolton Wanderers from Oxford United loss

Analysis of the defeat for Wanderers against the U's

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