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Investigating addiction
Science, Maths & Technology

Investigating addiction

...out why he became an addict. Social influences on addiction Brian's social experiences are very different to that of his sister, Ann. Could that be a reason for his addiction? Psychological influences on addiction Brian and Ann are assessed by psychologists to see whether addicts have different thought processes to non-addicts. The genetic dimension of addiction How...
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Money & Business

Managing my money for young adults

...out the tax codes? JONQUIL LOWE OK, so employees normally receive their pay after the deduction of two taxes, so that's income tax and National Insurance. Now, it's the employer's responsibility for collecting that tax and National Insurance. However, it's the individual worker's responsibility to check that they are paying the right amount of tax. Now, the system that...
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‘There Were Four of Us’
History & The Arts

‘There Were Four of Us’

...Out of this moment, not one but two modern horror legends were born – and from the pens of the two non-writers of the group: Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, and John Polidori’s The Vampyre, forerunner of Dracula. [Portrait of Claire Clairmont]Portrait of Claire ClairmontHowever, Mary Shelley left out one further person who was present on that night at the Villa Diodati...
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Goal-setting for a better world: Millennium Development Goals and Post-2015 Development Agenda
Society, Politics & Law

Goal-setting for a better world: Millennium Development Goals and Post-2015 Development Agenda

...out of poverty; and how to improve international coordination for sustainable development. 2015 Sustainable Development Goals for future international development arrive, following UN’s largest consultation process. September 2015’s meeting in New York will hopefully endorse for application to 2030. Source: International Institute for Sustainable Development What...
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What does toilet paper teach us about poverty?
Society, Politics & Law

What does toilet paper teach us about poverty?

...out of poverty. We like to call it the “American Dream.” Perhaps the most effective endorsement of this story is that people continue to believe it, despite US-based data proving the opposite. In fact, the poverty rate in the US remained mostly consistent from 1966 to 2014, fluctuating from 15% to 11% (US Census, Table 2). [Toilet paper delivery in Vietnam] Delivering...
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Referendum Rhetoric: keeping a-hold of nurse or leaping into the dark?
Society, Politics & Law

Referendum Rhetoric: keeping a-hold of nurse or leaping into the dark?

...out, the Prime Minister David Cameron said that a vote to leave the EU would be ‘a leap in the dark’: ‘Our current access to the single market would cease immediately after two years were up; our current trade agreements with 53 countries around the world would lapse. This cannot be described as anything other than risk, uncertainty and a leap in the dark that could...
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Do independent enterprises really matter?
Money & Business

Do independent enterprises really matter?

...out by Kraft and now Mondalez. I wish I’d kept hold of it. So do independent enterprises really matter? Should we actually care whether our favourite food and drink is lovingly crafted by the friendly people who run that small but perfectly formed local enterprise? Are sell-offs always a death-knell to independence, in which distinctive products and services are reduced...
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How would post-Brexit trade deals actually work?
Society, Politics & Law

How would post-Brexit trade deals actually work?

...out of favour with those advocating Brexit because it entails free movement of labour). The terms of such an FTA are unknowable: they are not all the same and the posture the EU would take in negotiations is highly unpredictable. Certainly it would require a qualified majority of the European Council and assent by the European parliament – precisely the bodies which...
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