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How can Wikipedia Activism restore diversity to science?
Science, Maths & Technology

How can Wikipedia Activism restore diversity to science?

...out Wikipedia’s timeline of immunology, and was curious about one of the few women someone added – but she didn’t have a Wikipedia page. Her name is Eva Klein, and she’s considered one of the founders of cancer immunology. She led the discovery of natural killer cells in the 1970s, no less (and gave them that name), after developing cell lines in the 1960s. Klein...
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Why Bernie Sanders could determine the shape of America for years to come
Society, Politics & Law

Why Bernie Sanders could determine the shape of America for years to come

...out in Congress and a majority of the states, the way would be open to render them irrelevant for the foreseeable future. State legislatures and governors determine voting rules and federal boundaries. With a Supreme Court upholding effective voting restrictions and boundary gerrymandering, let alone taking a conservative position on the plethora of social and...
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Why do some cities thrive?
Science, Maths & Technology

Why do some cities thrive?

...out why...Why is Milton Keynes one of the most successful cities in the UK, and Dundee one of the least? What gives Leeds its economic edge over Liverpool? How did London survive the 1990s recession, going from boom to bust and boom again? Researchers are asking these questions and many more in the largest ever analysis of what makes cities thrive. [Building work in...
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The Silver Bridge Disaster: Stresses and strains
Science, Maths & Technology

The Silver Bridge Disaster: Stresses and strains

...out. A combination of tensile stress, a material like mild steel, and the corrosive environment of a bridge exposed to the elements (and industrial pollution), can lead to stress-corrosion cracking. Incorporating more material in the form of multiple eyebars makes the overall design of the bridge safer against factors such as these. The construction engineers in...
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Making a difference: Janet Cassidy's life as a union representative
Society, Politics & Law

Making a difference: Janet Cassidy's life as a union representative

...out more about The Open University's History and Social Sciences courses Janet started working in the railway in 1986 as a Ticket Examiner on board train, starting on a six-month temporary contract which lasted almost 29 years. Based at Dalmuir, her role as a Ticket Examiner lasted for four years, before she moved on to working as a Guard. This was a role which carried...
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Why do Taylor Swift & Sylvia Plath have more in common than you might think?
History & The Arts

Why do Taylor Swift & Sylvia Plath have more in common than you might think?

...out of a grave. This shovel-wielding revenant is a far cry from the “girl next door” who, in the video for her 2006 debut single “Tim McGraw”, innocently frolicked with a Chevy-driving, chisel-jawed high school heartthrob. Transcript But even then there were clues that this country princess would grow up to become a shrewd pop culture queen. In that song’s...
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Sacrificial Metals
Science, Maths & Technology

Sacrificial Metals

...out a wire across the surface of the water to mark out a no-go region for boats. If a boat crossed the line the circuit was completed and the alarm sounded. Being an important nature reserve this had to be powered by an environmentally friendly source – wave power or sunlight. Rough Scientist Mikey B was given the challenge of stopping the wire rusting over time. He...
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The benefits of mindfulness and five common myths surrounding it
Health, Sports & Psychology

The benefits of mindfulness and five common myths surrounding it

...out of control. The human condition also means we will need to manage a certain amount of change. For example, transitions in our lives and circumstances including moving to a new house or starting a new job, changes to our health and abilities, as well as experiencing the loss of a loved one. Given life’s challenges it is likely that we will experience periods of low...
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