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What is a virus?
Science, Maths & Technology

What is a virus?

...health decisions to avoid overwhelming health care provision. Mathematical modelling is beyond the scope of this article, but the interested reader are referred to an informal video that explains a ‘SIR model’ (Susceptible, Infected, Recovered/Removed) of disease transmission that may apply to COVID-19: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k6nLfCbAzgo. What is ‘herd...
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Labour to the marrow: Exploring the party's ethos
Society, Politics & Law

Labour to the marrow: Exploring the party's ethos

...mental universe that divides it into two broad camps – theoretical socialists and practical socialists. As Ben Pimlott wrote of Wilson’s opinions on Tony Crosland and Roy Jenkins, ‘he saw Crosland… as a philosopher or, in his own terms, a socialist theologian, and Jenkins as a man of letters and practical policies. The Prime Minister was an empiricist,...
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The challenges of ethical trading - perspective of a retailer
Money & Business

The challenges of ethical trading - perspective of a retailer

...mentality within an organisation can inhibit progress and active participation in collaborative forums such as the Ethical Trading Initiative to apply best practice and learning should be considered. Notification to other interested parties of findings and learning is especially important when confronted with difficult and systemic issues Execution requires transparency,...
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Will India prove fertile ground for post-Brexit trade?
Society, Politics & Law

Will India prove fertile ground for post-Brexit trade?

...mentality prevails. India is looking towards the future, while British allusions to empire, or the assumed camaraderie of the Commonwealth, are based on the past. The politics of self-interest was amply on display during Modi’s visit to the UK. Much emphasis was put on the pomp of his red carpet welcome, an address to parliament, meetings with business leaders and lunch...
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Why we should remember the Armenians
Society, Politics & Law

Why we should remember the Armenians

...mentality and/or psychology, even frequently to the detriment of their national interest in modern times – especially during the rise of Nationalism in nineteenth century Europe. If you can get three Armenians together to form a political party, they will produce a dozen – three each (= nine), and another three for insurance purposes. Hegel argued that history marches...
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Drugs and the law: Legal highs
Society, Politics & Law

Drugs and the law: Legal highs

...mental functioning or emotional state. On the face of it, this definition would apply to widely used substances such as nicotine, caffeine and alcohol, but Schedule 1 of the Act makes it clear that the prohibition doesn’t apply to these widely consumed substances. Will it work? US President Nixon declared a war on drugs in 1971 but it is clear that the war has not yet...
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Is Anthropology of Religion Racist?
History & The Arts

Is Anthropology of Religion Racist?

...Mentality, trans. L. A. Clare, London: George Allen and Unwin Ltd. Lévi-Strauss, C. (1966) The Savage Mind, London: Weidenfeld and Nicolson. Stocking, Jr., G. W. (1987) Victorian Anthropology, New York: The Free Press. Tylor, E. B. (1903) Primitive Culture: Researches into the Development of Mythology, Philosophy, Religion, Language, Art and Custom Vols. I and II, 4th...
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Earth from above, 18th Century style
History & The Arts

Earth from above, 18th Century style

...mental acuity at altitude, went alongside checking height and air pressure. In some cases, science funding had got them up there in the first place. The first successful manned balloon flights were conducted in France with state support. The ascents themselves became known as “experiments”, and were concerned with an exploration of the upper air. In Britain, the Royal...
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