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Succeed with maths: part 1 Badge icon
Science, Maths & Technology

Succeed with maths: part 1

...2 shows a sequence of images which gives one solution to solving the puzzle. [The solution to the puzzle. Detailed description in Long description link below image.] Figure 2 The solution to the line drawing puzzle But you don’t have to do it exactly like this! Provided you start with one of the bottom corners and end with the other, you can’t really go wrong. This...
Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
The evolution of sports medicine over the last 50 Years: From the wet sponge to holistic care
Health, Sports & Psychology

The evolution of sports medicine over the last 50 Years: From the wet sponge to holistic care

...2), 239–244. Clement, D., & Arvinen-Barrow, M. (2013). Sport medicine team influences in psychological rehabilitation - A multidisciplinary approach . In M. Arvinen-Barrow & N. Walker (Eds.), The Psychology of Sport Injury and Rehabilitation (pp. 156–170). London: Routledge. Green, A. J., Jackson, D. A., & Klaber Moffett, J. A. (2008). An observational study of...
Breaking bad: The science of flatulence
Health, Sports & Psychology

Breaking bad: The science of flatulence

...Le Petomane", a late 19th Century French music hall artist whose act consisted of musically breaking wind. Is it time for a post about drugs and farting? Of course it's time for a post about drugs and farting. Drugs do many, many things. Some of these we want, others not so much. The latter get called side effects. One of the less-desired yet relatively benign side...
The quiet contender of Switzerland hosts Euro 2025
Health, Sports & Psychology

The quiet contender of Switzerland hosts Euro 2025

...Le Low, 2025). While the country is steadily investing in its football infrastructure, player development, and opportunities for women on and off the pitch, progress is slow. Beyond the pitch Crucially, the game plays a powerful role off the field. In a country where over 25 per cent of the population is made up of foreign nationals, football has become a vital tool for...
The Amygdala Hijack: Stress Response in Aviation
Health, Sports & Psychology

The Amygdala Hijack: Stress Response in Aviation

...Le Doux, 1997The startle effect is also known as the ‘amygdala hijack’ because the amygdala is central to the startle response (Le Doux, 2000). The amygdala is a structure in the limbic system that is involved directly with motivation, particularly related to survival and our emotions. It is also responsible for processing emotions such as fear, pleasure, and anger....
Language on the move: Migrating literature and Zachary Richard’s Cajun tales
Languages

Language on the move: Migrating literature and Zachary Richard’s Cajun tales

...le grand Nord, the second tale in a trilogy by Cajun poet and singer-songwriter Zachary Richard, which also includes Conte cajun: L’histoire de Télesphore et de ‘Tit Edvard and Les aventures de Télesphore et ‘Tit Edvard au Vieux Pays. Likewise, Cajun culture and French in Louisiana seem very much alive, for the tales are written in French with Cajun idioms and...
Machine translation in language learning and teaching
Languages

Machine translation in language learning and teaching

...2 Which online machine translation (OMT)? - The animation in Section 1 explained how the world of artificial intelligence (AI) and its related tools are constantly changing, and improving. Today’s top translation websites (see below) use Neural Machine Translation to emulate human intelligence and aim to replicate complex sentence structures, slang, and even humour. As...
Squares, roots and powers
Science, Maths & Technology

Squares, roots and powers

...2’ to the top right of the number, e.g. 4 squared, written 42, is 4 × 4 = 16. Example 1 A gardener is planning to create a square patio using square concrete slabs. A row of 11 large slabs just fits across the width of the areas she wants to cover. (a) How many rows of slabs will she use? (b) How many slabs will she need altogether? (c) The slabs are 0.75 m square....
Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs