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Health, Sports & Psychology
Freeing people caught between life and death
Terrible accidents can leave some patients locked-in: awake but unaware. Roger Highfield meets the people seeking ways to free them.
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Health, Sports & Psychology
How many different types of smile are there?
From the grimace to the grin, we crack all kinds of smiles. But categorising them is something of a challenge, as Neil Steinberg reports.
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Health, Sports & Psychology
The battle for PrEP on the NHS
A revolutionary drug could save lives - but it's expensive. NHS England decide against making it available - but one man wasn't going to accept that decision...
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Health, Sports & Psychology
Football culture: the use of banners
What role do team banners play in the wider context of football culture?
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Health, Sports & Psychology
Are selfies a terrible thing?
Is the rise of the selfie a sign of a culture collapsing into narcissism - or is there something positive in the trend of arm's length self portraiture?
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History & The Arts
Match report: England v Scotland, 1872
The first international football match took place between England & Scotland in Glasgow, on November 30th 1872. Here's how it went.
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Money & Business
Why smart leaders allow a bit of football frenzy
In some workplaces over the coming weeks, heads will be down over streams of Sweden v South Korea rather than spreadsheets. But for a productive workplace, a bit of football fun might be a positive good.
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Society, Politics & Law
Why Russia is hoping for a good World Cup
After the doping and hooligan scandals that have taken the shine off previous events, Vitaly Kazakov explains why Russia is hoping for better this time round.
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Science, Maths & Technology
The civil engineer's fear of the penalty shoot-out: Predicting the World Cup
Civil Engineering uses a lot of predictions; World Cups generate a lot of predictions. Charles MacRobert brings the two worlds together.
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Society, Politics & Law
The World Cup has already been won... by Karpatalja
Tomorrow FIFA's version of the World Cup kicks off in Russia. But the CONIFA cup has already been played for and won. Joel Rookwood explains more.
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Health, Sports & Psychology
The monster has wings: Should we be worried about youth consumption of energy drinks?
Young people in the UK chug their way through more energy drinks that anywhere else in Europe. Amelia Lake and Shelina Visram ask if it's time to take action.
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Business communication: writing a SWOT analysis
This free course, Business communication: writing a SWOT analysis, is designed to develop your writing skills for business. You will be taken step by step through the process of writing a SWOT analysis, with clear advice on selecting key information from a case study text, making concise notes, choosing an appropriate structure and using ...