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Exploring immortality
History & The Arts

Exploring immortality

...educational reformer Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya undertook this kuṭīpraveśika treatment. His treatment was syndicated in major newspapers throughout the world. And while he didn’t expect such a radical transformation, his rejuvenation was well publicised and before and after pictures were circulated. So, as a religious studies scholar, what are my questions to do...
Remembering the Timex Dundee struggles 1993
Society, Politics & Law

Remembering the Timex Dundee struggles 1993

...education for all of us. When you’re involved in a struggle it’s something that changes your mindset, and you see yourself as part of something bigger than just your specific workplace. “These women understood that. They were women who had fought for years to provide for their families, they were strong and feisty women, and they used that strength in this dispute...
Astrobiology from the ground up
Science, Maths & Technology

Astrobiology from the ground up

...Education, interviews Shonil Bhagwat, Professor of Environment and Development, on the intersections between his work on environment and international development and astrobiology...[A sacred site in the semi-arid desert of Rajasthan, India] A sacred site in the semi-arid desert of Rajasthan, India Shonil’s research engages with several key environmental concerns:...
Modelling the planets
Science, Maths & Technology

Modelling the planets

...Education, about her route to astrobiology, her current research and where her work might go in the future...Find out more about The Open University's Science courses and qualifications. Astrobiology isn’t a subject on the school curriculum or even in many universities. Could you tell me something about your journey to astrobiology? It was a long journey. A very long...
DIY: Experiments with Natural Dyes
Science, Maths & Technology

DIY: Experiments with Natural Dyes

...Educational Publishers Part of the Salters Advanced Chemistry course, which explores the frontiers of research and the applications of contemporary chemistry. For A level and other science courses aimed at 16 to 19-year olds. Fraser A. and Gilchrist I., Starting Science (Book 1), Oxford University Press Part of an integrated science course for the National Curriculum Key...
The impact of online media reporting of family crimes on children
Health, Sports & Psychology

The impact of online media reporting of family crimes on children

...educational attainment (Kincaid et al., 2019). These risk factors reflect a variety of complex processes including children being separated from their parent and the disturbance this causes; financial struggles; stigma and difficulties in trying to keep in contact with the imprisoned parent (Murray & Farrington, 2008). It can be extremely traumatic for a child to watch...
Back To The Future Part IV: What will 2045 be like?
Science, Maths & Technology

Back To The Future Part IV: What will 2045 be like?

...educated guess is that these problems will be overcome by 2045. The result won’t look like a hot-rodded DeLorean, and it certainly won’t double as a time machine. But, finally, humanity just might have the freedom of the skies. Transcript Toby Walsh Professor of Artificial Intelligence at UNSW and research group leader at Data61 (formerly NICTA) My background is in...
The greatest composers you’ve never heard of
History & The Arts

The greatest composers you’ve never heard of

...education. As a result, many people have never heard a single piece by a woman composer, let alone know their names. In this article, and also in the accompanying video, we’ll be sharing the stories of a range of nineteenth-century women composers: who they were, what they composed, and what they achieved in their lifetimes. [Laura Hamer ] Transcript Fanny Hensel (born...