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What's so exciting about gravitational waves being discovered?
Science, Maths & Technology

What's so exciting about gravitational waves being discovered?

...care about spotting them? Two immediate reasons come to mind (I’ll leave aside my own interest in simply wanting to know). One is that they were predicted by Einstein 100 years ago. Confirming the existence of gravitational waves therefore provides further strong observational support for his general theory of relativity. In addition, the confirmation could open up new...
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Milton Keynes rallies in support of the Corn Laws
History & The Arts

Milton Keynes rallies in support of the Corn Laws

...care whether it remained or not. But, in such a case, what was to become of the population engaged on the soil? In agriculture there were employed - of males, above twenty years of age, 2,470,411, whilst all the manufactures of the kingdom only employed 710,551. (Hear, hear.) Were then the great mass of the population to be destroyed for the aggrandisement of the smaller...
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Introducing the Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematical
History & The Arts

Introducing the Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematical

...care of the schemes, but it was to his solicitations that its becoming public is owing; for when he had obtained of me my demonstrations of the figure of the celestial orbits, he continually pressed me to communicate the same to the Royal Society, who afterwards, by their kind encouragement and entreaties, engaged me to think of publishing them. But after I had begun to...
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Using sources: Considering breadth as well as depth
Education & Development

Using sources: Considering breadth as well as depth

...careful consideration of the breadth and depth of source material. It may help you to deliver an assignment that is clear and enjoyable to read, tells a story the reader will want to continue with to the end, one in which the application of in-paper references is visible but not intrusive but adds to the understanding of the material. A personal favourite to illustrate...
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Superplastic forming
Science, Maths & Technology

Superplastic forming

...careful design and control of production parameters. Re-entrant parts produced using split tooling and sliding surfaces, but with increase in die cost and cycle times. Pressures depend on material and component size and geometry: 350–1500 kPa is typical for aluminium alloys using special presses. Has been successfully combined with diffusion bonding with titanium (using...
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Sofas, car seats and toilet seats: where are your tweets read?
Languages

Sofas, car seats and toilet seats: where are your tweets read?

...care to admit. As an academic, I use it constantly to keep up with conferences, developments in my field, network with fellow academics and interact with students. I’m not the only one. Twitter has an enormous reach in many areas including politics, science and business, and companies and advertisers know this only too well. From celebrities / influencers being paid to...
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The value and progress of jury research in Scotland
Society, Politics & Law

The value and progress of jury research in Scotland

...care should be taken before assuming it provides an answer as to how the jury should operate. The Scottish Jury Research, for example, suggests that Scotland’s not proven verdict makes convictions less likely – although cannot quantify its real world effect with precision. But because jury research cannot readily tell us how often juries should convict, demonstrating...
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Introduction to Green Social Prescribing — Mental Health and the Workplace Environment
Health, Sports & Psychology

Introduction to Green Social Prescribing — Mental Health and the Workplace Environment

...Care initiatives, are already promoting the process of social prescribing in Wales and across the UK. They have invested in the employment of social link workers (different labels may apply to the role) who will facilitate access to a range of professionals, activities, and advice/information. What do we mean by social prescribing? Social prescribing is recognising that a...
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