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The Unsung Women Who Shaped the Blues
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The Unsung Women Who Shaped the Blues

...thinking of the early blues, women were also an influential part of this development. According to Nghana tamu Lewis, Professor of English and Africana Studies at Tulane University, the blues enabled women to ‘manipulate and control their construction as sexual objects’ and ‘own their past, present and future by confiscating and reconstructing their identities’....
Hidden soil allies – fungi that help plants face drought
Nature & Environment

Hidden soil allies – fungi that help plants face drought

...Think of mycorrhizal fungi as “extra roots” for plants. When they attach to roots, they spread thin filaments into the soil, reaching far beyond where roots can go. This partnership is a true exchange: the plant provides the fungus with sugars and lipids coming from photosynthesis, and the fungus facilitates the absorption of water and nutrients like phosphorus and...
Success in Interviews - How to Use Psychology to Gain that Job!
Health, Sports & Psychology

Success in Interviews - How to Use Psychology to Gain that Job!

...thinking to be more positive, optimistic and constructive, which then influences our emotions and behaviour, towards being more self-assured in an interview situation. Negative thoughts tend to just pop into our heads and can often be self-sabotaging; for example, ‘you will never get that job because...’, ‘you are not good enough...’. Often, we accept them as...
Nicole McLean (Mamet) – hospitality, gate line and train driver
Society, Politics & Law

Nicole McLean (Mamet) – hospitality, gate line and train driver

...thinking that even though I was unlikely to be successful it would be good experience for me. At this point, being a woman in the railway didn’t seem to be a problem. My age, however, was a different story. Although I didn’t find the process to be as difficult as I was expecting it to be, it was intense, and in many cases quite stressful. I did a lot of research about...
Sperm counts
Nature & Environment

Sperm counts

...system in this article and video...THIS ARTICLE CONTAINS FRANK DISCUSSION OF SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE SCIENCE This content is associated with The Open University's Science courses and qualifications. [Zeron Gibson and Mike Leahy] Lab Rats Mike Leahy and Zeron Gibson Although I'm a biologist, I rarely think much about what the cloudy white stuff contains, but in fact semen...
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What is trauma?
Society, Politics & Law

What is trauma?

...System (CJS) requires. Police must be trauma-informed (TI) and embed this understanding into the provision of procedural justice for victims. Procedural justice entails giving voice to victims, treating them with respect and dignity, being trustworthy, and making balanced and clear decisions. Trauma is a vital framework for understanding the effect of sexual violence. A...
A new mission to the icy moons of Jupiter
Science, Maths & Technology

A new mission to the icy moons of Jupiter

...system in which I can simulate the super-cold and very low pressure conditions of Enceladus’s surface in the lab. Using a mixture of liquids and gases, I can grow ices very similar to Enceladus’s, starting with very simple ices and building up to more complex ones. Other processes affect Enceladus. Its surface receives a high level of radiation and its orbit is within...
Voters might not love Europe - but that doesn't mean they'll leave
Society, Politics & Law

Voters might not love Europe - but that doesn't mean they'll leave

...think that the ability of EU migrants to claim welfare should be reduced. But it also extends to areas that Cameron has not attempted to renegotiate. For example, as many as 59% would want to stop people from other EU countries getting NHS treatment, a move that would undermine the reciprocal emergency access to another nation’s health service that all EU citizens...