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Three weeks in June and one night in November
Society, Politics & Law

Three weeks in June and one night in November

...out by simplification and often intentionally contradiction, took on a surreal aspect. As Curtis is fond of saying, ‘nothing quite made sense anymore’ as politicians’ stories became increasingly perforated by external events beyond their control. The new social media and the virtual online world became aligned with these dynamics as disoriented, and powerless...
How can corporations reduce digital carbon footprints?
Nature & Environment

How can corporations reduce digital carbon footprints?

...out about The Open University's Environment courses As seen in other articles in this series (see below), our digital lifestyles are not carbon-free, and the digital technology products and services we both buy and sell all contribute to our collective carbon emissions. The Jisc Exploring Digital Carbon Footprints paper states that the current best estimates put the...
Can we live harmoniously with wildlife?
Nature & Environment

Can we live harmoniously with wildlife?

...out in large numbers — officials from both Mudumalai and Gudalur divisions as well as a big contingent from neighbouring Kerala. Then came the Special Task Force (STF), initially formed to catch sandalwood smuggler Veerappan but now focussing more on anti-poaching activities. Then the police arrived — both local and special brought in from neighbouring cities. And...
Tamsin Edwards - Stories of Change
Nature & Environment

Tamsin Edwards - Stories of Change

...out there. I know Nick particularly well because he actually comes to a lot of scientific conferences now and he publishes in the literature. He’s got a very mathematical background and he’s actually … give him a lot of credit, he’s put a lot of effort into working out the numbers for himself that he thinks are right for how sensitive the earth’s climate is to...
Voice-leading analysis of music 1: the foreground
History & The Arts

Voice-leading analysis of music 1: the foreground

...out appoggiaturas and so on) and other dissonant pitches, we can see that the Mozart melody is actually a fleshed-out version of a linear, contrapuntal skeleton. Activity 3 Listen again to the first phrase of Mozart's melody above, and then to this reduced form of bars 1–4. Example 3 Mozart, Piano Sonata in B flat, K333, third movement, bars 1–4: voice-leading...
The author at home
History & The Arts

The author at home

...out and would be back any moment. (Somehow and implausibly the writer’s bedroom is always tidy though.) Some ways of getting close to the author’s body work powerfully for modern tourists -- like the sofa on which Emily Bronte died, or the white dress Emily Dickinson habitually wore. But sometimes they are becoming increasingly creepy, like Keats’ deathmask....
Why are caves being used as hospitals in Syria?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Why are caves being used as hospitals in Syria?

...out more...[Medics stage a die-in to remember colleagues lost in Syria] Supporters %u201Cdie%u201D in honor of medical workers killed in Syria at an event in New York City hosted by Physicians for Human Rights and the Syrian American Medical Society. Attacks on health workers in Syria have become so frequent that medical relief charities have been forced to build...
Hammering into hearts: How Dilshod Nazarov's Rio victory lifted the Tajiks
Health, Sports & Psychology

Hammering into hearts: How Dilshod Nazarov's Rio victory lifted the Tajiks

...out into that Olympic stadium I felt the powerful energy of millions of supporters. I dedicate this victory to the people of Tajikistan. This is our shared victory. Thank you so much. Footnote: Tajik social media users with longer memories and/or an eye for detail have pointed out that Nazarov is not the first Tajik Olympic champion. That honour belongs to another hammer...