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Teaching Languages for long-term memory
Languages

Teaching Languages for long-term memory

...Humans in general, and children in particular love repetition and ritual. There are children who love eating exactly the same thing every day. It’s all because humans love repetition. Repeating the phrases is comforting and pleasing for pupils and it builds their confidence because they are sure that they really know what we are practising. The repetition helps get the...
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From ‘refrigerator mothers’ to paracetamol: why harmful autism myths are so common
Health, Sports & Psychology

From ‘refrigerator mothers’ to paracetamol: why harmful autism myths are so common

...human research. This pattern is familiar from other autism “scares”. Early studies that suggested a link between ultrasound scans or prenatal stress and autism also relied on animal models and were not confirmed by large population studies. Myths that outlive the evidence Even when false claims are debunked, their impact can persist for years. Research shows that many...
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The science of making musical instruments
Science, Maths & Technology

The science of making musical instruments

...human ear or recording device and is called a sound wave. [sound source] [longitudinal sound waves] Flow of longitudinal sound waves Sound travels in the same way whether it is music or noise. The difference between music and noise is that musical sounds are organised into patterns that have pitch and rhythm whereas noise is just random, disorganised sounds. A particular...
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Why are black and white cats black and white? And why are there piebald horses?
Science, Maths & Technology

Why are black and white cats black and white? And why are there piebald horses?

...humans. It is caused by a mutation in a gene called “KIT”. [Black and white cat] The world's most beautiful cat. (Editorial claim). Our team of researchers from the universities of Bath, Edinburgh and Oxford have been working to unlock the mystery of how these animals get their distinctive patterns. We have discovered that the way these striking pigment patterns form...
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SEND crisis: overdiagnosis - fact or fiction?
Education & Development

SEND crisis: overdiagnosis - fact or fiction?

...resources available. There have been recent suggestions by high profile figures that an overdiagnosis of specific learning difficulties and neurodiversity is to blame. However, the data tells us a different story; in fact, there is a problem with underdiagnosis instead. Is a diagnosis necessary? While a child in the UK doesn’t need a formal diagnosis to access support...
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Year of the Ox: Chinese New Year
Languages

Year of the Ox: Chinese New Year

...15 days in total. Celebrate the new year by dipping into some of our fantastic resources on China and Chinese. In addition to those free resources, you may also wish to have look at our newly launched short course in Chinese business culture, starting on 27th February 2021. Happy Niu/New Year! Want to learn some Chinese words and phrases? Explore Chinese culture...
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What is Manupedia and how do I use it?
Science, Maths & Technology

What is Manupedia and how do I use it?

...resource while they learnt about the principles of materials processing. And it is those self-same datacards that we have translated into this web resource. Naturally we have added some new processes. There is a new section on additive manufacturing processes, which didn’t exist in the 1980s. Meanwhile some of the processes included have become entirely obsolete. We...
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Current conversations about ageing
Health, Sports & Psychology

Current conversations about ageing

...resources and relationships around us, and by the kind of society we're growing older in. Researchers from The Centre for Ageing and Biographical Studies at The Open University have come together in three podcasts to share their insights on questions that sit underneath a lot of policy and headlines, especially in the developed world, but don't often get asked directly....
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