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Making sense of sudden mass deaths
Health, Sports & Psychology

Making sense of sudden mass deaths

...based on the assumption that everyone would need bereavement counselling. The shift from community responses to individualised grief counselling might reflect the individual focus in western societies, and possibly the loss of a sense of community. Indeed, recent trends in the professionalization and medicalisation of grief suggest that communities might have lost the...
Seven projects that show we are in a golden age of engineering
Science, Maths & Technology

Seven projects that show we are in a golden age of engineering

...based on dozens of sites throughout the city. Learn more about this project in The Five Billion Pound Super Sewer [The Thames Tideway Tunnel] A CGI cross-section of the new Thames Tideway Tunnel 2. HS2 High Speed 2, or HS2 as it’s known, is a planned high-speed rail link between London and Birmingham that, in its second stage, will see the line extended north to Leeds...
The navigation apps that help the visually impaired
Society, Politics & Law

The navigation apps that help the visually impaired

...based navigation for the visually impaired in which a GPS receiver would be carried in a backpack dedicated for that purpose. But while the technology existed, the need to have a rucksack full of heavy computing equipment made this approach unfeasible. It is the emergence of the smartphone, with its built-in GPS receiver and sophisticated mapping software, which has begun...
Why is the iPhone X a thousand-dollar gamble?
Money & Business

Why is the iPhone X a thousand-dollar gamble?

...base of users. In fact, if anything, Apple tends to price phones higher outside the US. The UK has to stomach an inflated price for the iPhone X even when tax differences are allowed for. To be clear, the top end phone is not the only option. British customers will be able to pick up an iPhone 8 for £699 and an iPhone 8 Plus for £799. This is still more expensive than...
Can the NHS solve its bullying problem?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Can the NHS solve its bullying problem?

...based on one simple principle: that tackling bullying requires sweating the small stuff and taking some small practical steps. Step 1: find some higher ground Being bullied feels like drowning so you first need to get to safer ground. This involves getting out of bullying hot spots. This can be anything from avoiding the smoking breaks or those after-work drinks that seem...
Lady Llanover, Welsh airs and national harmony
History & The Arts

Lady Llanover, Welsh airs and national harmony

...based on the Welsh language and cultural traditions. [Illustration of the procession at the Abergavenny eisteddfod in 1845.]One of the Abergavenny eisteddfodau (1845) – the eisteddfod procession passes in front of the Angel Hotel. (Image: © Illustrated London News Ltd. All rights reserved.) As Lady Llanover put it, the Welsh language was a ‘firm and hitherto...
Integrated education in Northern Ireland - or divide and sectarianism?
Society, Politics & Law

Integrated education in Northern Ireland - or divide and sectarianism?

...based education sees no sign of diminishing. If parental choice and demand was the rallying cry from the parents calling for integrated schools, then that parental demand and choice for Catholic parents to send their children to Catholic schools is equally valid. Indeed evidence is cited to suggest that children who have been to a single identity school can be more secure...
Shifting notions of trauma-informed practice: from the individual to the organisation
Society, Politics & Law

Shifting notions of trauma-informed practice: from the individual to the organisation

...based resources and support services for officers and staff. This may include access to counselling services or employee assistance programmes. Reflective practice in supervision can also help with the recognition of need if done effectively by educated supervisors. Benefits and outcomes Implementing TI practice within organisations has several positive consequences....