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Three weeks in June and one night in November
Society, Politics & Law

Three weeks in June and one night in November

...care, and we want you to know we don’t care!’. The reverse dog whistle of the media savvy far right is fruitful because it flaunts its extreme views into the echo-chambers of both ally and opposition alike. Politics conducted like this is impervious to charges of lying or exposure to ‘the facts’ because its fakeness is flaunted along with its vaudeville fascism....
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Living History: Life as a Railway Worker During the 2020–21 COVID-19 Global Pandemic
Society, Politics & Law

Living History: Life as a Railway Worker During the 2020–21 COVID-19 Global Pandemic

...care provision and homelife. Cleaning, redeployment and health and safety [Justice for cleaners logo]Cleaners in the railway – no longer a particularly gendered occupation in this setting – have long been considered ‘absent heroes’. Even though there are rubbish and recycling bins in public areas and on trains, they are not often used. As in other sectors of the...
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Is Tinder changing the way the world dates?
Society, Politics & Law

Is Tinder changing the way the world dates?

...adults in Western society seek and pursue romantic and sexual partners. A recent study by Mitchell Hobbs, Stephen Owen and Livia Gerber (2016) asks whether that assessment is really true. The project explores the experiences of dating app users and investigates how the technology has influenced their sexual practices and views on romantic ideals and long-term...
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Neurodiversity: What is it and what does it look like across races?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Neurodiversity: What is it and what does it look like across races?

...adult or to someone in authority is considered to be rude and children are actively taught not to do this. Yet, not maintaining eye contact is widely considered to be an autistic trait and something most, if not all, professionals will be looking out for when offering a diagnosis of autism. In the UK, it has been found that Asian school pupils (Indian, Pakistani,...
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What does ‘inclusive education’ mean to you?
Education & Development

What does ‘inclusive education’ mean to you?

...adults with low literacy skills, for example, those who have been excluded or prevented from completing the level of education they want, or those in prisons or other secure settings. But once we identify who should be included in education, we are still left with a lot of questions, such as: What does inclusion in education really look like? Does it mean the same thing...
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The historical and ongoing persecution of Europe’s gypsies
History & The Arts

The historical and ongoing persecution of Europe’s gypsies

...adults from both communities died as a result of barbaric ‘medical’ experiments and they were murdered in its gas chambers. It’s estimated that 500,000, 25% of the Roma pre-war European population, perished as a result of Nazi persecution. The genocide is known as the Porrajmos; the ‘devouring’. Since the war, the Roma have continued to be discriminated against...
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People, automobiles and statistics
Science, Maths & Technology

People, automobiles and statistics

...adult anthropometric and strength measurement. On pages 21 to 28 you will see the many different dimensions which are used to characterise human beings. If you look at page 30 titled ‘Stature’, you will see a table identifying: the country from which the data was obtained the sex of the participants from whom the data were obtained four columns of figures describing...
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Lisa Sargood - Earth in Vision
Nature & Environment

Lisa Sargood - Earth in Vision

...care more or do more. According to the Living Planet Index, world wildlife has declined by 50% since 1979. Has natural history failed to reflect this change? It’s such an interesting statistic that, because I think everybody who I’ve come across is shocked by that figure, and I think that’s actually a testament to the fact that we haven’t done a good enough job,...
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