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Supporting sustainable and responsible space exploration
Science, Maths & Technology

Supporting sustainable and responsible space exploration

...history shows us that when exploring other worlds, biology always comes with troubles. The Black Death that ravaged Europe in the 1300s was caused by a bacterium carried by fleas, fifteenth-century explorers transmitted European diseases such as smallpox and measles that devastated communities in the New World, and insects carry pathogens such as Xylella fastidiosa, which...
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From boom to bust: the AI winter
Digital & Computing

From boom to bust: the AI winter

...history as ‘The First Artificial Intelligence Winter’. There was no longer talk of trying to recreate human intelligence; instead, researchers turned to much smaller, and simpler, goals. Many of these new forms of AI replicated the decision-making processes of humans; using large numbers of rules to make determinations. Quietly, AI began to make significant progress...
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Is America better than this?
Society, Politics & Law

Is America better than this?

...history, he will also be the first Black Senator representing the Democratic Party in any former Confederate state. He joins Tim Scott (R-NC) as the only two Black men elected to the Senate in the post-Reconstruction South. Joining Cory Booker (D-NJ), they are three Black senators out of a total 100. It’s hard to overstate the significance of Warnock’s election....
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Why the bands played on: Live music in the shadow of the Paris attacks
History & The Arts

Why the bands played on: Live music in the shadow of the Paris attacks

...history of Jewish ownership and past events as for that gig in particular. But popular music, rock as a case in point, has historically irritated zealots and censors across the board – from the bonfires of Beatles records following Lennon’s cocky “bigger than Jesus” remarks in 1966 to a campaign against metal in the 1980s. Obviously censors of this ilk should not...
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Beyond the Babble: A conversation about the art of listening
Society, Politics & Law

Beyond the Babble: A conversation about the art of listening

...history in the UK (from the 50s to now) and also what it means to be a Londoner and a Eastender as well as part of specific community within the EastEnd…You wouldn’t get that from the individual stories, you get that when they are all together. Giota: This is an interesting story about stories of identity and belonging; It’s the interwoven layers of the different...
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Postcards from the doctor: Spreading health care messages in India
Health, Sports & Psychology

Postcards from the doctor: Spreading health care messages in India

...family and became a government doctor at the age of 27. “He started seeing how health in India was driven by the profit motive, which was largely linked to the pharmaceutical industry,” says Rahul. The high costs of care inspired Ramayogaiah to take a different approach. He collected the postal addresses of thousands of patients and even strangers. In his postcards,...
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Living with MS: Not just surviving but thriving (with a little canine care)
Health, Sports & Psychology

Living with MS: Not just surviving but thriving (with a little canine care)

...family desperate to let me know there is hope, the possibility of a cure, a chance to regain ‘normality’. You may be one of the friends, partners, children or carers of one of the 100,000 people living with MS in the UK. You will know that between the shock of diagnosis and the dream of a cure lies a long and at times arduous path. Living with MS can be very...
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World Bipolar Day
Health, Sports & Psychology

World Bipolar Day

...families, a fulfilling work life and enjoying weeks, months or sometimes years of stable mood. As long as someone gets the right treatment and support, it really is possible to live well with bipolar. [A mood scale from bipolar UK]Bipolar uk mood scale. Download PDF here.Show description Supporting people with bipolar While much of the work we do at Bipolar UK is to...
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