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Emma Schneider

Nature, Nurture, Psychopaths; Made or Born that Way?

The dichotomy of the “nature vs. nurture” debate has been a key topic of conversation within the realm of psychology and philosophy for centuries on end. How, you may ask, do genetics and/or our environment contribute to the development...

Finless Porpoise Protection Helps Angel to Keep on Smiling

You may be tired of hearing it on the news, every time you press the remote control. Climate change is a serious issue that has been plaguing our society for decades; its effects adding massive levels of greenhouse gases...

The Honeyguides & the Hunter Gatherers; Human-Beast Teamwork

We typically associate the concept of teamwork as a human act since cooperative behaviour is one of the hardwired characteristics that feeds in to human nature as a whole.  Yet, another way to look at this collaborative notion is through...

Manchu; Is this the Forgotten Ethnic Community?

That it be a modest community not often brought up, the Manchu people were nevertheless powerful rulers that undisputedly conquered China and established the Qing Dynasty, whilst being a national ethnic minority.  The Manchus carried out atypical political management and...

Furry but not Forgotten; Rebuilding Animal Trust in Humans

Negligence and abandonment of animals at the hands of abusive owners is the issue. But there exists in Nanjing a safe haven where they can rest and recuperate before being adopted by a loving family. Dr. Suzanne and Orik Szampanier...

Ordering Food in China 4 Non Chinese Speakers

Saying that food delivery in China has boomed is a colossal understatement. Over the last decade the size of its market has grown nearly 40 fold. While COVID was responsible for a lot of that, we haven’t transitioned away...

We Want You (to Come over Here); Body Language Communication

Have you ever realised the significance of the role that gestures have and continue to play throughout our lives?  The word by definition means, “a movement of part of the body, to express an idea or meaning”. As infants, when...

Numbers & their Impact on Society

Have you ever noticed how large of an impact “numbers” have on our daily lives? We rely on numbers for the simplest of activities such as reading the time on the clock, to vast, complex mathematical algorithms which have...

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Foreigners Coming to Nanjing Return to Near Pre-COVID Levels

Certainly it can be felt on the streets of Nanjing these days. Our city is once again “en vogue”...

Just how has Suzhou become a Hotbed for the Private Economy?

Suzhou’s GDP in the 1st quarter of this year topped half a trillion renminbi, a year-on-year growth of 7.9...

Nanjing-Melbourne Flight Marks 45 Years as Sister State Friends

Check in counters might be the oddest of places to hold an anniversary celebration for 45 years of ties...

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