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From the archive: calculating the duration of a dream, and tracking twinkling

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Classifying different national approaches to climate governance

Nature Climate Change, 1-2
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From the archive: an economic model named after a goddess, and an ill-fated octopus

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Reviews | 26 January 2023

Practical wisdom and virtue ethics for knowledge co-production in sustainability science

Philosophers in the Western tradition of virtue ethics have long considered practical wisdom a central virtue. This Perspective suggests that virtue ethics and practical wisdom can enrich the work of sustainability researchers, helping them to navigate the challenges of co-producing knowledge and effecting transformative change.
- Guido Caniglia
- , R. Freeth
- & C. Vogel
Nature Sustainability, 1-9
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25 January 2023 | Open Access

City-scale holographic traffic flow data based on vehicular trajectory resampling
- Yimin Wang
- , Yixian Chen
- & Weiwei Sun
Scientific Data 10, 57
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24 January 2023 | Open Access

An open database on global coal and metal mine production
- Simon Jasansky
- , Mirko Lieber
- & Victor Maus
Scientific Data 10, 52
Research | 23 January 2023

National models of climate governance among major emitters

National climate institutions could greatly impact the process of policy design and implementation. This analysis identifies four models of climate governance for major emitters, estimates their policy ambitions and performance, then shows how they are related to macro features.
- Johnathan Guy
- , Esther Shears
- & Jonas Meckling
Nature Climate Change, 1-7
Research | 19 January 2023

Unintended consequences of lockdowns, COVID-19 and the Shadow Pandemic in India

Lockdowns may help control disease, but also come with potential costs. Domestic violence complaints in India increased in districts with the strictest lockdown rules, and remained higher 1 year later, even after restrictions were loosened.
- Saravana Ravindran
- & Manisha Shah
Nature Human Behaviour, 1-9
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16 January 2023 | Open Access

Gender inequality and self-publication are common among academic editors

Using publication and editorial team composition records from more than 1,000 journals, Liu and coauthors uncover pervasive gender inequalities among academic editors. Only 8% of editors-in-chief are women. Nearly 6% of editors publish one-third of all their papers in the journal they edit, and this self-publication pattern is stronger among men editors.
- Fengyuan Liu
- , Petter Holme
- & Talal Rahwan
Nature Human Behaviour, 1-12

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Comments & Opinion | 26 January 2023

Research on public support for climate policy instruments must broaden its scope

The transition to net-zero emissions will be contested and could lead to political polarization and social unrest. To contribute to a transition that is accepted as legitimate while remaining effective, research on public support must evolve rapidly along several dimensions.
- Steffen Kallbekken
Nature Climate Change, 1-3
Comments & Opinion
26 January 2023 | Open Access

Digital mental health care: five lessons from Act 1 and a preview of Acts 2–5

Digital tools are transforming mental health care. The promise of this transformation to improve outcomes has not yet been realized fully. While some have become skeptical, this article argues that we are just at the end of Act 1, with several opportunities and challenges ahead.
- Thomas Insel
npj Digital Medicine 6, 9
News | 26 January 2023

UK universities report sharp post-Brexit drop in EU students

The 2021/22 academic year saw a 53% fall in the number of first-year EU students enrolling at British universities.
- Freda Kreier
Nature
Correspondence | 24 January 2023

Devise more controls to protect cryptocurrency investors
- Wenzhi Ding
- , Chen Lin
- & Yang You
Nature 613, 629
Correspondence | 24 January 2023

Early insight into spontaneous mutations
- Richard P. Novick
Nature 613, 629
News & Views | 24 January 2023

From the archive: calculating the duration of a dream, and tracking twinkling

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From the archive: calculating the duration of a dream, and tracking twinkling

Classifying different national approaches to climate governance

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Practical wisdom and virtue ethics for knowledge co-production in sustainability science

City-scale holographic traffic flow data based on vehicular trajectory resampling

An open database on global coal and metal mine production

National models of climate governance among major emitters

Unintended consequences of lockdowns, COVID-19 and the Shadow Pandemic in India

Gender inequality and self-publication are common among academic editors

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Research on public support for climate policy instruments must broaden its scope

Digital mental health care: five lessons from Act 1 and a preview of Acts 2–5

UK universities report sharp post-Brexit drop in EU students

Devise more controls to protect cryptocurrency investors

Early insight into spontaneous mutations

From the archive: calculating the duration of a dream, and tracking twinkling

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