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WebWe tackle complex ideas across a range of subjects and draw on research from Oxford University.

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Oxplore Should healthcare be free

WebPeople who are from poorer backgrounds often have worse health. Do you think: B: Money should be spent in a way that means people overall get the best possible health …

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Oxplore Are humans more important than other …

WebChimpanzees, which are our closest living relatives ( we share 98.8% of our DNA !), are often used to learn about culture and the origins of standing upright. Animal bones give …

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Oxplore Are humans more important than plants

WebSince the 1960s, these drugs have been used to treat blood cancers and have improved survival rates from 1 in 5 to 9 in 10! It takes 900 kg to make just one gram of the drug …

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Oxplore Could we end disease

WebMorgellons Disease is a condition that has been described as having ‘sci-fi like symptoms’. These include: An ability to hear a much wider range of sounds and frequencies than an …

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Oxplore Does gender matter

WebThe World Health Organisation (WHO) explains that ‘gender can refer to the roles, behaviours, activities, attributes and opportunities that any society considers appropriate …

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Oxplore Is sleeping more important than studying

WebYes. What does the Guinness World Records book say is the longest time someone has gone without sleep? 13 days, 3 hours and 12 minutes. 11 days and 24 minutes. 8 days, …

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Oxplore Would you rather be free than safe

WebOur liberty – the state of being free from abuse and the control of other people– is a key human right. This allows us to move freely, succeed, and work. Of course, this right has …

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Oxplore Should footballers earn more than nurses

WebOne of the highest paid positions in nursing is the Director of Nursing. How long would it take a Director of Nursing to earn the annual salary of a premier league footballer? 10 …

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Oxplore Is falling in love bad for you

WebElizabeth Bishop’s poem ‘Insomnia’ (1951) expresses what it's like to be abandoned by someone you love. Bishop describes this feeling through images of reflection, like the …

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Oxplore Are real-lifefriends better thanonline ones

Web150 is the magic number. Research shows that people don’t generally have any more friends online than they do in real life. In both contexts, the average number of friends we …

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Oxplore Is it ok to clonea human being

WebGrowing new body parts. The ability to clone could really help you out if you get injured - instead of using plastic and silicone, or spare skin from somewhere else on your body, …

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Oxplore Is fantasy better than real-life

WebThe benefits of gaming are that we’re given a wider range of choices than in real life, and we’re given instant and consistent feedback about our decisions in the form of rewards. …

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Oxplore Do guns hurt more people than they protect

WebNo, it’s not about the guns! This internet-based news outlet in America disagrees with CNN - their views tend to be more in keeping with the Republican party which is fairly pro-guns. …

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WebGuns don’t kill people - people kill people. Every time there’s a mass shooting, people respond in the same way - they call for tighter gun-control laws to make it harder for …

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Oxplore Does prison work

WebThe Prisoner’s Dilemma. The Prisoner's Dilemma is a model from the mathematical field of Game Theory. Originally developed by Merrill Flood and Melvin Dresher in 1950, it was …

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