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Too much of a good thing? Choice challenges in sustainable clothes shopping
Money & Business

Too much of a good thing? Choice challenges in sustainable clothes shopping

...systems that are internally monitored by individual companies or industries. But how do consumers tell the difference when standing in-store? It means they have to work out whether they can best trust H&M ‘Conscious’ clothing made from organic cotton and signposted in-store by their Conscious green hang tag, as much as they can trust the Soil Association organic...
Some of all human knowledge: Wikipedia at 15
Digital & Computing

Some of all human knowledge: Wikipedia at 15

...systems produce better quality results than closed ones. Second is the decline in the authority accorded to scientific knowledge, and the sense that scientific authorities are no longer always seen as objective or even reliable. As the authority of named experts housed in institutions has waned, Wikipedia, as a site that the majority of users believe is contributed to by...
Why EU nationals in Britain are hurrying to get one piece of paper
Society, Politics & Law

Why EU nationals in Britain are hurrying to get one piece of paper

...system to deal with a spike in applications – and to make the process less time-consuming. Theresa May has said restricting immigration will be at the heart of Brexit deal. So it is likely that the UK government will try to impose new restrictions on travel between the UK and Europe for those EU nationals without a permanent right to stay. Written proof of a permanent...
Medicine in ancient Greece and Rome
Health, Sports & Psychology

Medicine in ancient Greece and Rome

...system, the cult of Asklepios (a Greek god of healing), had begun in Greece by at least the eighth century BCE, and by the third century BCE it had spread to Rome, then throughout the Roman empire, as the cult of Aesculapius. As the cult spread, the original shrines developed into great spa complexes with hostels, baths, gymnasia and theatres growing up around the healing...
Can microplastics find their way onto your plate?
Nature & Environment

Can microplastics find their way onto your plate?

...systems, diminish appetite, cause tissue inflammation and liver damage, and alter feeding behaviour. The concentration levels of microplastics measured in many real-world locations are well below the threshold known to cause physical harm to the environment and living creatures. Potentially harmful plastics in soil could impact health | World Economic Forum (weforum.org)...
Sgwrsio am Brifysgol - podlediad am y profiad myfyrwyr go iawn
Education & Development

Sgwrsio am Brifysgol - podlediad am y profiad myfyrwyr go iawn

...system Glirio. Pennod 3: Fydda i’n ffitio i fywyd myfyriwr? Mae bywyd prifysgol yn fwrlwm o brofiadau newydd - sy’n gyffrous ond hefyd yn frawychus. Yn y bennod hon rydym yn sgwrsio’n onest ynglŷn â’r agweddau cymdeithasol ar fywyd prifysgol - profiad y glas, gwneud ffrindiau, byw oddi cartref - neu’n wir, aros gartref. Nid ymwneud ag astudio yn unig mae bywyd...
Should animals have legal standing?
Society, Politics & Law

Should animals have legal standing?

...systems, animals do not have legal personhood. This means that all animals, however intelligent they may be, are considered ‘things’, no different to any other kind of property. That means despite our DNA being 99% the same as that of a chimpanzee, the law considers a chimp a mere object, the same as a table or a lamp. [image of a chimpanzee leaning on some grass]...
Making young children give everything to football is a bad idea – here’s why
Health, Sports & Psychology

Making young children give everything to football is a bad idea – here’s why

...system rather than the most effective route to expertise. Research suggests that in sports like football where players reach their peak well into adulthood, you needn’t specialise before the age of 13; and you’re more likely to keep playing and to become an elite performer if you take part in a range of activities between the ages of six and 12. One of the main...