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Systems explained: What do we mean by feedback?
Money & Business

Systems explained: What do we mean by feedback?

...the greater the deviation from a healthy, less stressed frame of mind, the more difficult it becomes to correct it (through drugs, relaxation, change in lifestyle, etc). The danger of overcompensating in the other direction also increases through, for example, dependence on anti-depressant drugs or rash changes in other areas of life. [Feedback animation - boat and plane]...
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Buddhist Economics
Society, Politics & Law

Buddhist Economics

...change? Dr Mike Lucas assesses the changes to conventional accounting methods, and management teaching, that would be needed to establish a new business model based on Buddhist economics. Economics and accounting of the future? Alan Shipman and Dr Mike Lucas of The Open University discuss the problems of adopting new business models in a world where accounting and...
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Making Social Worlds
Society, Politics & Law

Making Social Worlds

...Changes in policy Sir Bernard Crick talking about the limitations of new citizenship policy. Migrant labour Sir Bernard Crick talking about changes in migrant worker recruitment. Freedom of speech The benefits of free speech in Britain and how it compares with other nations. Australian citizenship ceremony An Australian citizenship ceremony. The past politics of...
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The outgoing Prime Minister and his replacement: Gladstone makes way for Rosebery
History & The Arts

The outgoing Prime Minister and his replacement: Gladstone makes way for Rosebery

...changes hands again, we dip into the archives to find out what happened in 1894 when ill-health forced William Gladstone to quit in favour of his foreign secretary Lord Rosebery. This extract originally appeared in The Northern Echo...[Gladstone addresses the House] William Gladstone addressing the House earlier in his career We are officially informed that the Queen has...
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How do voters choose between two unappealing candidates?
Society, Politics & Law

How do voters choose between two unappealing candidates?

...change the information people focus on. In nine separate studies we conducted, some of which will be published in an upcoming Journal of Consumer Research, we found that when people use rejection strategies, they also become more deliberate in their decision-making. In other words, they pay more attention to all information they have – both good and bad – and don’t...
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What does the anatomy of World records reveal?
Health, Sports & Psychology

What does the anatomy of World records reveal?

...change, the British cyclist Chris Boardman set a new record using modern equipment, riding slightly more than 56 km in the one-hour period. This is now called the ‘best human effort’ record by the UCI. Then later he set it again under the new rules using 1970s equipment, this time riding only slightly more than 49 km. The difference in technology can be seen in the...
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What makes people happy at work?
Money & Business

What makes people happy at work?

...changes as individuals progress through their working lives. Angela Ishmael: "In UK business culture, people have been brought up to think of work as separate from their lives, and not understand the relationship between the two. One of the things that we're trying to get people to see is that they are very much part and parcel of the same thing. Organisations, in terms...
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Advance Care Planning (ACP ) - Discuss, Decide, Document and Share
Health, Sports & Psychology

Advance Care Planning (ACP ) - Discuss, Decide, Document and Share

...change. Some people wish to plan in advance in case of accidents or other unpredictable life events – so advance care planning is not just for those who know they are likely to die soon. For those who do advance care planning, it can be life-affirming and provide them a sense of independence and control over situations. An advance care plan that covers preferences is...
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