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Understanding the role of art historians in a changing world
History & The Arts

Understanding the role of art historians in a changing world

...students from a variety of backgrounds, who go to work in many different sectors. It may not be widely taught as a standalone subject in schools, but Art History has both a rich history and huge contemporary relevance. To give just one example, recent debates over statues representing figures such as Cecil Rhodes and Edward Colston speak directly to issues (such as the...
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Mass surveillance will never be able to stop all known terrorists
Society, Politics & Law

Mass surveillance will never be able to stop all known terrorists

...students suspected of undefined extremism. For his part, French prime minister, Manuel Valls, in an unwelcome echo of the appalling failures of the Blair–Bush era, has called for a war on terrorism. David Cameron will soon fly to the US to discuss the Paris murders with Barack Obama, as well as plans for enhanced intelligence collaboration. Strange since, if the Snowden...
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The biology of loving our pets
Science, Maths & Technology

The biology of loving our pets

...students and found that students who showed the most compassion and empathy for animals had a specific variant of the oxytocin gene. Meaning that there may be a genetic component that explains why some people are more ‘animal lovers’ than others. However, it’s likely that this is only one piece of the puzzle and other non-biological factors, such as psychological...
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Working with charts, graphs and tables
Science, Maths & Technology

Working with charts, graphs and tables

...student has said: I am never quite sure that I have understood what the figures mean. I tend to skip over the graphs or charts that I come across, hoping that I can get the information I need from the text. This is one course in a series of Student Toolkits; there are (or will be) others to help you with such things as effective use of English, essay writing, revision and...
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Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs
Wildfires: environmental and social entanglements
Society, Politics & Law

Wildfires: environmental and social entanglements

...students to the geographical concept of entanglement as a tool for exploring these interrelated factors. Using the ideas of the environmental historian Stephen Pyne, the course establishes that wildfires are entangled physical, ecological, and human processes. Then it helps students critique the relative benefits of trying to prevent or respond to the environmental...
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Level 2: Intermediate 6 hrs
What are the benefits of creative play at home?
Education & Development

What are the benefits of creative play at home?

...become a sword; a hairbrush transforms into a microphone; a blanket draped over two chairs is a den. Creativity emerges through children’s exploration, curiosity and following their own interests. Their ideas promote skills such as problem-solving, redefining space and materials, communication with others involved in their play and negotiating skills to enable their...
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Where does outer space begin?
Science, Maths & Technology

Where does outer space begin?

...becomes more and more tenuous with height. If you look at this diagram that shows how atmospheric temperature varies with height, you will see that 30,000 meters are only about halfway to the top of the stratosphere and that there are layers called the mesosphere and the thermosphere above that! [Temperature variation with height in the Earth’s atmosphere. The warming...
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What does climate change mean for Pakistan?
Nature & Environment

What does climate change mean for Pakistan?

...become more frequent, prolonged and intense, Wajid tells SciDev.Net. He and his team relied on historical datasets of heat wave events and daily maximum temperature variations for the study period. The data was drawn from the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) through 29 weather stations in the provinces of Punjab, Sindh and Baluchistan. Heat waves are defined as...
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