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Death is inevitable: But do you need to plan for it?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Death is inevitable: But do you need to plan for it?

...based on what they think someone would want. Making some plans – and sharing this information with others – can really help them know what to do in such situations and can be reassuring for them. This means that the decisions about you can be made so that they are more aligned with your values. [A Caucasian female writes on a piece of paper] Some people may find that...
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A ‘disorder’ or just me? Life with bipolar
Health, Sports & Psychology

A ‘disorder’ or just me? Life with bipolar

...based on what’s happening in the world around them - most commonly these are paranoid or grandiose thoughts (known as delusions). Episodes of mania are usually followed by a period of depression when the mood drops to a very low level. At worst, the person may be so slowed down by the depression that they become completely mute, withdrawn and do not respond to stimulus...
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Introduction to Green Social Prescribing — Mental Health and the Workplace Environment
Health, Sports & Psychology

Introduction to Green Social Prescribing — Mental Health and the Workplace Environment

...based on a large-scale survey discovered that all it took was a total of over 2 hours per week in nature for an increase in self-reported good health and well-being. What is more, the benefits were the same whether from one single long visit or multiple shorter visits. What are the implications for workplace environments? To mention just a few: Green/environment and...
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Scotland’s ‘not proven’ verdict helps juries communicate their belief of guilt when lack of evidence fails to convict
Society, Politics & Law

Scotland’s ‘not proven’ verdict helps juries communicate their belief of guilt when lack of evidence fails to convict

...Based on these results – although more research is necessary, particularly in relation to crimes such as sexual assault – I would recommend that the Scottish government retain the not proven verdict. Other legal systems might do well to consider introducing the not proven verdict as it might aid jurors in communicating their belief of guilt more adequately than is...
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Remembering Thatcherism
Society, Politics & Law

Remembering Thatcherism

...based around the idea of a free market and a strong state. He called this drift to the right; ‘authoritarian populism’ Hall’s analysis was informed by the ideas of the Italian Marxist Antonio Gramsci. This included the importance Gramsci attributed to periods of ‘organic crisis’, where the existing ideological framework and assumptions, political settlements and...
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Your house is full of space dust – it reveals the solar system's story
Science, Maths & Technology

Your house is full of space dust – it reveals the solar system's story

...based around these dust particles because they offer our best opportunity to sample comets. The ER2 is a much cheaper way of obtaining these samples. The other method involves launching a spacecraft to reach out to a comet, and ensuring it can come back after passing through a comet’s icy and dusty tail, or even landing on its surface. There has been only one comet...
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Why do multinationals hope for a customs union?
Money & Business

Why do multinationals hope for a customs union?

...base to serve the European market. For example, almost 80% of the cars manufactured by Nissan in its plant in Sunderland are currently sold to consumers in the rest of Europe. EU membership guarantees regulatory alignment with the rest of Europe and duty-free treatment. Exit from the single market would imply that UK and EU regulations are no longer automatically aligned....
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Will India prove fertile ground for post-Brexit trade?
Society, Politics & Law

Will India prove fertile ground for post-Brexit trade?

...based on the past. The politics of self-interest was amply on display during Modi’s visit to the UK. Much emphasis was put on the pomp of his red carpet welcome, an address to parliament, meetings with business leaders and lunch with the queen. But the Indian media was equally concerned with his roadshow at Wembley Stadium. The event attracted 60,000 Modi fans, mostly...
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