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Rock Clocks
Science, Maths & Technology

Rock Clocks

...system of plants, and they are produced by flowering plants, trees, moss and ferns. These microscopic grains are very resistant to decay. They are trapped in peat bogs and even occasionally in ice. Pollen can be carbon dated, which gives us an absolute age for the pollen grain, and also the surrounding peat or ice. Plants are quite fussy about the environment in which...
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Hands-free phone tech is dangerous - so why do car firms still promote it?
Digital & Computing

Hands-free phone tech is dangerous - so why do car firms still promote it?

...system. This increased risk lasts for around five minutes after the call has ended, suggesting that interacting with the technology isn’t the only issue. It seems that phone conversations take the driver’s focus away from their primary task of driving, even after they’ve hung up. People are largely unaware that their minds wander like this, or that it can affect...
The vulnerability of refugees and asylum seekers to modern slavery
Society, Politics & Law

The vulnerability of refugees and asylum seekers to modern slavery

...system. The compounding crises, including the COVID-19 pandemic, conflicts, rising inequalities and environmental degradation, have exacerbated modern slavery and other forms of exploitation in recent years. Estimated vulnerability to modern slavery by country Modern slavery – an umbrella term – denotes a form of acute exploitation of a person that involves some form...
The benefits of a longer product life
Science, Maths & Technology

The benefits of a longer product life

...systems. These figures illustrate significant impacts from a consumer electronics sector that is growing by about 8% each year as new markets expand and demand for replacement products, such as phones, rise (theworldcounts, 2021). [Vintage woodworking tools] An assortment of well-worn tools A response to this cycle of production, use and disposal is to produce less stuff...
Merry microbes: how might festive feasting affect your gut microbiota?
Science, Maths & Technology

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

...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 combat harmful invaders. Inflammation is a complex process that involves the activation of...
Can you manage a supply chain?
Money & Business

Can you manage a supply chain?

...system takes time to filter through the supply chain as a whole. The third factor, importantly, is human behaviour. If my customer drops their order quantity, I suddenly find I have too much stock - I’ve over-produced. I’ve a further problem in that my suppliers have already received orders from me that I placed days or weeks ago, based around a higher sales forecast...
Resilience: The magic ingredient for Olympians?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Resilience: The magic ingredient for Olympians?

...system [online]. UK Coaching. Available at: https://www.uksport.gov.uk/news/2017/10/24/uk-sport-statement-on-culture [Accessed 25th November 2020]. Sarkar, M. (2019) How to create psychological resilience [podcast]. The Athlete Development Project. Available at: https://athletedevelopmentproject.com/2020/01/ep-72-mustafa-sarkar-how-to-create-psychological-resilience/...
How yoga conquered Britain: the feminist legacy of Yogini Sunita and Kailash Puri
Health, Sports & Psychology

How yoga conquered Britain: the feminist legacy of Yogini Sunita and Kailash Puri

...system, and Wilfred Clark (1898-1981), who founded the British Wheel of Yoga, have legacies which are much easier to document. Why British women embraced yoga But the significance of these two women in inspiring other women should not be underestimated. Women quickly became the majority of both students and teachers of yoga in Britain, comprising of 70-90% of those...