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Solving the perplexing mathematicians' problem of the spectre
Science, Maths & Technology

Solving the perplexing mathematicians' problem of the spectre

...article. https://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/quasiblog/aperiodic-spectre/ Further teaching and research Studying at The Open University: Aperiodic tilings are one of the possible topics that OU mathematics MSc students can write a masters dissertation on in the module M840, Dissertation in mathematics. Research at The Open University: The hat and spectre tilings...
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World Environment Day
Nature & Environment

World Environment Day

...articles and other content related to the environment and nature that you can explore all year round...Plastic pollution is everywhere - even in our bodies as microplastics. World Environment Day 2025 urges collective action to end it. This year’s campaign highlights nature-based inspiration and real-world solutions to drive lasting change across all levels of society....
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Cognition and gender development
Education & Development

Cognition and gender development

...et al., 2002). In 1981, Carol Martin and Charles Halverson presented a new account of gender typing that drew on the ideas of earlier cognitive developmental accounts but included considerably more detail about the exact cognitive processes involved in gender development (Martin and Halverson, 1981). They proposed that the emergence of stereotypes in childhood was not...
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‘Literary Caregiving’: The War Library and Endell Street Military Hospital Library
History & The Arts

‘Literary Caregiving’: The War Library and Endell Street Military Hospital Library

...article forthcoming in the Journal of Medical History, and it provided the context for my approach to Endell Street Military Hospital. [Deeds not Words banner] 'Deeds not words' banner. The women lived by the WSPU's motto and hoped that their good deeds at the hospital would prove women's equality. Endell Street's library was run by two prominent members of the Women...
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Virtual reality, 19th Century style: The history of the panorama and balloon view
History & The Arts

Virtual reality, 19th Century style: The history of the panorama and balloon view

...enchanter’s wand.” He brings to mind both a panorama and a diorama in his invocation of artifice. The new bounds of reality, visible from this suspended vantage point, were best articulated using the vocabulary of virtual reality. This article was originally published by the Public Domain Review under CC-BY-SA licence; the original includes full sources and footnotes....
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Riches & misery: the consequences of the Atlantic slave trade
History & The Arts

Riches & misery: the consequences of the Atlantic slave trade

...we have seen, the actions of Europeans were having an impact on other parts of the world. On this basis, might one conclude that the most significant and grave consequences of the Europeans’ involvement in the slave trade lay in Africa and the Americas, rather than in Europe itself? Editor's note: This article was revised on September 25th, 2020 to provide extra detail....
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Everybody's looking for love
Health, Sports & Psychology

Everybody's looking for love

...Article 8 of the Human Rights Act 1998. My research explores the views and experiences of women with learning disabilities on sexual relationships and as part of my PhD I gave them a platform to talk openly about this taboo subject. I interviewed 16 women with mild to moderate learning disabilities who were members of Stars in the Sky, a pioneering dating agency that you...
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Past-Time Lover: Albert Einstein
History & The Arts

Past-Time Lover: Albert Einstein

...article is part of a collection produced for Valentine’s Day. Who would you select for your Valentine from these iconic figures from history? ...[Profile of Albert Einstein] Albert Einstein Likes : maths, travel, music, civil rights Dislikes: injustice, rote learning Age: 146 Personality traits: extremely intelligent, motivated and logical A bit about me: I have always...
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