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Religion Today
History & The Arts

Religion Today

...change... Religion Today A short introduction to this album. Religion in modern Sweden Is religion dead in Sweden, or can it be resurrected? Egypt's return to Islam Why is secular Egypt returning to Islam? Buddhism in the Lake District Studying, living and learning at a Buddhist temple in the Lake District, Britain Buddhism in Birmingham Buddhism in Birmingham. Keeping...
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Tackling noise pollution
Science, Maths & Technology

Tackling noise pollution

...changed their lives. The noisiest roads in Britain The Transport Research Laboratory use a machine called Triton to measure tyre noise on all kinds of road surfaces . Contexts and issues Dr. Shahram Taherzadeh explores the issues arising from the case studies and gives an update on the latest techniques to control noise pollution. Studying environmental control Dr Suresh...
60-Second Adventures in Economics
Society, Politics & Law

60-Second Adventures in Economics

...changed. The Principle of Comparative Advantage David Ricardo's famous economic model, predicts that if there are just two countries and two products both can be better off if they specialise and trade in the thing they’re relatively best at. The Impossible Trinity The Impossible Trinity or 'trilemma' suggests that it is impossible for a country to maintain a fixed...
The Silver Bridge Disaster: Stresses and strains
Science, Maths & Technology

The Silver Bridge Disaster: Stresses and strains

...change the patterns of the traffic flow. Once it changes then you’ve got all the traffic that’s backed up, and they come, a wave of them rush across the bridge, and whatever is in that line, that’s the load that you’re going to get at that time. And it was on both sides and it worked both ways. So as you can tell from our model that there were a great many coming...
How can the arts improve health and wellbeing?
History & The Arts

How can the arts improve health and wellbeing?

...changes in behaviour, surroundings and other aspects of wellbeing (Fancourt, 2017, p. 36). [Older lady with headphones on] Society and community Beyond formal arts therapies, many projects and areas of research focus on the social benefits of engaging with the arts, which has a knock-on effect on health and wellbeing. Wellbeing goes far beyond our personal health, and...
Are you a socially intelligent educational leader?
Education & Development

Are you a socially intelligent educational leader?

...change. As a leader, this might mean asking difficult questions about your own practice. Are there ways in which well-intentioned policies or interventions might be limiting rather than enabling? Are there voices that are not being heard because they do not fit the dominant narrative? How leaders relate to others and how they use their interpersonal competencies to work...
Growing the popularity of women’s football: an update
Health, Sports & Psychology

Growing the popularity of women’s football: an update

...changed to Women’s Super League Football (WSL Football) in May 2025, enables them to focus even further on other aspects of the women’s game such as supporting the Lionesses and other age-group England teams. One controversial decision already made by WSL Football is the rebranding of the Championship to WSL2. 5 A competitively balanced and open pyramid that offered...
Can design by committee work? Making a case for open source design
Science, Maths & Technology

Can design by committee work? Making a case for open source design

...change software, to make it their own. They might have different motivations, but if you’re already modifying something for yourself, answering the “Why share?” question is really easy with “Why not?” By the time the code executes correctly, the immediate users of the software—that is, the coders themselves—are already familiar with the software and can...