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More or Less: interview with Tim Harford
Science, Maths & Technology

More or Less: interview with Tim Harford

...world of numbers since you began. One thing that occurred to me is I don’t think you’re picking up as many journalistic statistical mistakes as often as you did, would you agree? TIM HARFORD: It’s interesting you say that, Kevin. I hadn’t noticed that. But you’re probably right. And if that’s true, why is it true? Why are we not picking up so many journalistic...
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What effect does increasing noise pollution have on mammals?
Nature & Environment

What effect does increasing noise pollution have on mammals?

...world, our brain’s are constantly stimulated by an onslaught of information. When faced with distractions such as ringing phones, noisy colleagues and floods of incoming emails, focusing on a complex task can be difficult. In fact, many studies have claimed that these multiple demands on our attention are impacting on our ability to concentrate and connect with people....
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Yes, we still need International Women's Day
Society, Politics & Law

Yes, we still need International Women's Day

...International Women’s Day, people ask whether feminism is redundant. Don’t the women of the Western world already have equal rights? Do we still have to protest this shit? When the most powerful man in the world thinks “you can do anything” to women, the answer can only be yes. This article was originally published on The Conversation. Read the original article....
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Humans better at rapid change than we think
Nature & Environment

Humans better at rapid change than we think

...world around us, and offers hope in the face of climate change...[Black sky, extremely powerful lightning over a city] Human beings often forget that we have an invaluable ability, says a study by two British social scientists: we can change the world around us, and our treatment of it, more quickly and more significantly than we realise. Beset by wars and rumours of...
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Methods in Motion: Is Q still the answer?
Society, Politics & Law

Methods in Motion: Is Q still the answer?

...worlds. Our sense-making is always partial, variable and provisional because the world we seek to make sense of is forever changing, like the proverbial river that differs each time we set foot in it. Of course there will be some processes that flow deeper than others, or with more stability, but ultimately all is in flux Social constructionism was as much a political as...
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Methods in Motion: Politics is awash with large emotions... isn't it?
Society, Politics & Law

Methods in Motion: Politics is awash with large emotions... isn't it?

...world. It is possible that ethnographers – those who spend time with people, observing and talking with them in a variety of circumstances – may come closer to capturing their moods. But such research is both slow (it takes time to be trusted) and small scale (we may know how particular groups in particular places might think – but not the society as a whole)....
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Apollo 11’s ‘one small step’ sparked a new rush to reach the Moon
Science, Maths & Technology

Apollo 11’s ‘one small step’ sparked a new rush to reach the Moon

...world celebrates the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 landing, The Open University also celebrates its 50th anniversary. By sheer coincidence, The Open University was awarded its Royal Charter just three months before the first Moon landing, heralding a new era, not just in space exploration, but also in higher education. Not surprisingly perhaps, The Open University has...
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What’s the big deal about virginity?
History & The Arts

What’s the big deal about virginity?

...worlds. The corruption of this purity (through the loss of virginity) during their 30 year office was seen as a threat to the security of the Roman Republic and therefore carried the death sentence. The Vestals’ virginity also had the very practical function of making sure that the priestesses were fully dedicated to their duties, rather than distracted by sex or...
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