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Barry Eichengreen: Economic recovery will be like a ‘Nike Swoosh’

The steep contraction of the global economy will be followed by a slow rebound as the coronavirus pandemic starts to subside, Barry Eichengreen, the George C. Pardee and Helen N. Pardee Professor of Economics and Political Science at the University of California, Berkeley, tells Kathimerini.

World's Oceans are Heating up at a Quickening Pace

The world's oceans are heating up at an accelerating pace as global warming threatens a diverse range of marine life and a major food supply for the planet, researchers said Thursday, reports AFP. 

The findings in the US journal Science, led by the Chinese Academy of Sciences, debunk previous reports that suggested a so-called pause in global warming in recent years.

Harvard to offer Game of Thrones course to students

At last all those Game of Thrones fanatics will see the endless hours of watching their favourite series pay off. Pulling a page from University of California, Berkeley’s course roster, Harvard University will use the blood, guts, and political intrigue of HBO’s huge hiot to draw students into the world of medieval studies.

Judith Butler | Athens | May 11

Judith Butler, Maxine Elliot Professor in the Department of Comparative Literature and the Program of Critical Theory at the University of California, Berkeley, delivers a lecture titled "Bodies That Still Matter" on Wednesday, May 11. Butler is active in gender and sexual politics and human rights and anti-war politics.

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