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The healing power of nature writing
Health, Sports & Psychology

The healing power of nature writing

...research, particularly in the fields of nature writing and ecotherapy (Brazier, 2017; Jordan and Hinds, 2016). Yet we can find ourselves disconnected from the natural world and this can have a negative impact on our wellbeing. Writing can nurture a re-connection with nature and shift our attention away from stuck patterns in the way we see ourselves or others. Through the...
The art of performing under pressure
Health, Sports & Psychology

The art of performing under pressure

...research for my book Twelve Yards: The Art and Psychology of the Perfect Penalty, I sat down with him for an in-depth interview. “It is about the one-shot moment,” he told me. “You're the only one who is striking that ball; it’s all on you.” One of his first clients was Luke Donald, who was ranked 32 when they started working together in January 2010. Alred...
Merry microbes: how might festive feasting affect your gut microbiota?
Science, Maths & Technology

Merry microbes: how might festive feasting affect your gut microbiota?

...Research has linked the gut microbiota with various health-related factors, including immune system function and regulation, energy regulation, and even complex conditions such as Autism and Alzheimer’s disease as well as inflammatory conditions. Inflammation is how the body naturally reacts to infection. It is a protective mechanism designed to help the body heal and...
The environmental costs of Trump’s wall
Nature & Environment

The environmental costs of Trump’s wall

...research. [An animal looks toward the camera as it climbs across a log or branch. The animal looks like a racoon in shape and face, with a white snout and white fur about its eyes. Its paws are black dexterous and its ears are small on top of its head. Most of its fur is pale brown and fawn coloured, except for along the arms where its darker.] Researchers found fewer...
History offers Britain an important lesson on shutting down immigration
Society, Politics & Law

History offers Britain an important lesson on shutting down immigration

...research on the parallels between British discontent about migration in the 2010s and in the late 1960s – a moment perhaps best known for the end of Commonwealth free movement and Enoch Powell’s Rivers of Blood speech. Following the referendum, our findings have taken on a greater resonance. Britain’s struggle to come to terms with immigration is starting to look...
Bioinformatics: a new asset in the Disease Detectives toolkit
Science, Maths & Technology

Bioinformatics: a new asset in the Disease Detectives toolkit

...researchers can identify the exact species causing an infection. Infections can be caused by bacteria, viruses, protists or fungi. The full set of DNA in an organism is called its genome, and this can be very large. To make identification faster, scientists often use a short stretch of DNA that is unique to each species. This is called a DNA barcode. A useful way to think...
The drive to improve patient safety in the NHS in England
Health, Sports & Psychology

The drive to improve patient safety in the NHS in England

...the complexities of achieving safe ways of organizing. Reference Lawton, R., Carruthers, S., Gardner, P., Wright, J. and McEachan, R.R.C. (2012) ‘Identifying the latent failures underpinning medication administration errors: an exploratory study’, Health Services Research, Health Research and Educational Trust, vol. 47, no. 4, pp. 1437–59. Explore the NHS further...
Trouble in paradise: The Dutch golden age
History & The Arts

Trouble in paradise: The Dutch golden age

...research and publish. While Descartes redefined what it meant to be a human being (“I think therefore I am”), scientists like Christiaan Huygens and Antonie van Leeuwenhoek invented telescopes and microscopes that made visible new worlds of experience. There was also an unusual degree of freedom of worship. Persecuted Jews from across Europe were given refuge in...