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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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Good Mock COP, Bad Mock COP
Education & Development

Good Mock COP, Bad Mock COP

...world. I learned a lot about what COP actually is and actions I could actually take to help in the movement against climate change. Eva Baijal, Culloden Academy Reporters at Culloden and Millburn Academies oversaw negotiations, interrupting the event with two news bulletins disclosing information that had been discussed behind closed doors in negotiations. A final chaotic...
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Some of all human knowledge: Wikipedia at 15
Digital & Computing

Some of all human knowledge: Wikipedia at 15

...world's go-to source for information. This raises more problems than just a few missing citations...As Wikipedia turns 15, volunteer editors worldwide will be celebrating with themed cakes and edit-a-thons aimed at filling holes in poorly covered topics. It’s remarkable that a user-editable encyclopedia project that allows anyone to edit has got this far, especially as...
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Christmas at war: 1915 - A wish deferred
History & The Arts

Christmas at war: 1915 - A wish deferred

...world will at length have dawned and the period of wholesale slaughter and wholesale waste will have come to an end. That fair hope may reasonably help to raise the level of our spirits at this season, which only inevitable rotation of the calendar brings under the category of "festive". Very many of us have to mourn our dead, a grief poignantly intensified by the...
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The story of infection
Health, Sports & Psychology

The story of infection

...world’s population. This doesn’t mean that two billion people have active TB, but that the TB bacterium lurks within their cells, waiting for its moment to attack when the immune system is weak. And unfortunately, TB has taken advantage of infection with another pathogen: HIV – the virus that causes AIDS. One consequence of HIV is that it supresses the immune...
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Should animals have legal standing?
Society, Politics & Law

Should animals have legal standing?

...world as capable of legal personhood. In India courts have declared the rivers Ganges and Yamuna ‘living entities’ recognised by the law while in New Zealand the government has identified a range of natural features as legal persons, including the Te Urewera National Park, the Whanganui River and Mount Taranaki. Similar developments have occurred in Bangladesh and a...
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Jediism: Will the Real Religion Please Stand Up
History & The Arts

Jediism: Will the Real Religion Please Stand Up

...world and everything in it animated by a common ‘life-force’ (a similar idea was explored in James Cameron’s 2009 film, Avatar). (It is worth adding that in the late 19th century, anthropologists proposed that ‘animism’ was the original religion and later evolved into polytheism and then monotheism). The release of the new film has also prompted debate among...
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Explore the Realm of Pedagogy with Pedagodzilla!
Education & Development

Explore the Realm of Pedagogy with Pedagodzilla!

...World of Warcraft. The narrative has continued ever since. Pedagodzilla is the story of Mike’s journey to learning more about pedagogy and Mark’s opportunity to offload his pent-up geekiness. Regular guest, Professor Rebecca Ferguson (The Open University), became the third ‘Zilla’ to make the leap from podcast to page. But rather than a ‘book of the podcast’,...
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