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Introducing environmental decision making
Nature & Environment

Introducing environmental decision making

...2 Information constraints Read the extract below from March (1994) and complete the following activity. What are the four main information constraints that March believes face decision makers in organisations? In your experience, are these constraints also relevant in non-organisational settings? View document Discussion (a) problems of attention; (b) problems of memory;...
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How long will you live if you stop eating and drinking?
Health, Sports & Psychology

How long will you live if you stop eating and drinking?

...2 individuals in their ability to endure starvation. As suggested in a Scientific American article by Alan Lieberson, The duration of survival without food is greatly influenced by factors such as body weight, genetic variation, other health considerations and, most importantly, the presence or absence of dehydration. I would add that body composition would also likely...
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Language variety all but disappears from the Eurovision song contest
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Language variety all but disappears from the Eurovision song contest

...2 sung in another language than English and 5 sung in English plus another language Even the countries that have traditionally always sung in their own language have conceded defeat this year: Spain is sending a song entirely in English for the first time. France’s song is sung in both French and English and Italy has submitted a song both in English and Italian....
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Greece: Where now, again? Thomas Piketty responds to Sunday's election result
Society, Politics & Law

Greece: Where now, again? Thomas Piketty responds to Sunday's election result

...2% tax. Europe can’t just hand out advice without itself committing to fiscal transparency. That goes to the heart of the system – German and French banks are only too happy to handle the funds of rich Greeks. What should French president François Hollande do about Greece? This summer, François Hollande started to make suggestions about making the eurozone more...
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Why has Theresa May called for a snap election?
Society, Politics & Law

Why has Theresa May called for a snap election?

...2/9 on an overall majority for the Conservatives, with Labour out on 14/1. To those Corbynistas who think the public will warm to Jeremy and his policies once they see more of him: Not. Going. To. Happen. If the Labour leader and his team think they’ve had a raw deal from the media – and from the Tories – since he took over, they ain’t seen nothing yet. Even on a...
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After Manchester: How can you help if you know someone affected by a terror attack
Health, Sports & Psychology

After Manchester: How can you help if you know someone affected by a terror attack

...2. Stay calm and listen If the person wants to speak about what happened to them, then listen. Do not interrupt them, or bombard them with questions. Let them speak at their own pace. You might say something like “do you want to say more about that?” if you get the sense that the person wants to speak. As the person might be frightened, confused and disorientated,...
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Why did the SNP lose seats in the 2017 General Election?
Society, Politics & Law

Why did the SNP lose seats in the 2017 General Election?

...as the most strident defender of the Union under the leadership of Ruth Davidson. 2. The Conservatives had everything to gain and nothing to lose... and a lot of mysterious money Before the election the Conservatives only had one MP in Scotland, and so could only hope to improve on their previous showing. Ruth Davidson ran a very good campaign and has proven herself to be a capable and effective leader. However, as ......
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The psychology of World Cup fans
Health, Sports & Psychology

The psychology of World Cup fans

...2. Why do people cheer and yell during a match in a way they never normally would? The presence of others around you can lead to “deindividuation”. This is where you blend into a crowd and become anonymous, something particularly likely to happen if everyone is wearing the same football strip. Deindividuation means you are more likely to act in a way appropriate to...
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