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Are there other responses to urban terror than just more bollards?
Society, Politics & Law

Are there other responses to urban terror than just more bollards?

...changing terrorist threat? Jon Coaffee says it's going to take more than just more concrete and steel barriers...[Bollards in City Road, London] The Australian government’s new strategy for protecting crowded places from terrorism draws heavily on other countries’ experiences of implementing similar strategies as part of a broader national counter-terrorism agenda....
Explainer: how hostile is space?
Science, Maths & Technology

Explainer: how hostile is space?

...change are relatively easy to deal with, and can also be monitored with simple sensors on board the device. Small meteorite impacts are hard to predict but remain rare. What causes the most damage is the the constant flux of radiation in the form of high energy particles. These particles cause permanent damage to electronics, which causes them to become unreliable over...
The future of emojis
Languages

The future of emojis

...changed a lot in those years – they’ve grown in number, they’re more integrated into operating systems, their designs have become more sophisticated. But in essence, they’re much the same as they were when they first went global. And their future seems likely to depend on these essential qualities and purposes continuing to be relevant as communications technology...
Why do transgender students need safe bathrooms?
Education & Development

Why do transgender students need safe bathrooms?

...changes with visceral opposition. For instance, Wisconsin, along with several other states, is considering legislation that would require school districts to only provide separate-gendered bathrooms as a way to stop local school districts from accommodating requests from transgender students. An elementary school student in Stafford County, Virginia, was prohibited from...
Outdoor Therapy: The Benefits of Walking and Talking
Health, Sports & Psychology

Outdoor Therapy: The Benefits of Walking and Talking

...changing weather to mirror experiences of changing times such as grieving or recovery or using sensory aspects to develop skills in breathing exercises and mindfulness. To support people through difficult times we often use the metaphor that we are the sky and our emotions are the weather; the weather changes constantly but we remain throughout, and being outdoors really...
Between humanity and space
Science, Maths & Technology

Between humanity and space

...change? The benefits of space aren’t equally distributed. We need to take multiple routes to change that. For me, education is one of the primary ways. And I don’t just mean science and technology education. People who don’t want a science career shouldn’t be excluded from accessing the wonders of space. Everyone can contribute to exploration. What will a space...
An exploration of ‘doing’ ethics in design practice
Science, Maths & Technology

An exploration of ‘doing’ ethics in design practice

...changes much faster than regulation ever can. That means designers often find themselves working in the grey areas—in the gaps between the hodgepodge of policies and regulations and between what the rules say and what the product actually needs. As one designer I interviewed as part of my empirical study put it: ‘There are these massive gaps in between these old...
Are women leaders the key to growing women’s sport?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Are women leaders the key to growing women’s sport?

...change and how much progress can we really make with this narrow ‘boys club’ leadership? Why is diverse leadership important? Diversity in the workplace is concerned with ensuring the workforce is representative of wider society, and that individuals are respected and valued for their characteristics and differences. This includes, but is not limited to, sex, gender,...