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How to build a real lightsaber
Science, Maths & Technology

How to build a real lightsaber

...working lightsabers in real life? Surely physicists must be smart enough (and big enough Star Wars fans) to be able to produce one of these incredible objects. The obvious way of building a lightsaber would be to use a laser, which can be seen as a particularly bright and directional burst of light. But even though laser technology is continuously striding towards more...
Introduction to the Amazon System
Nature & Environment

Introduction to the Amazon System

...worked together over time?...The Amazon System A system isn’t just a collection of parts - system components work together in order to enhance the overall survival of the system as a whole. The various components of the Amazon System – the trees, the rivers, the wildlife and the traditional communities – work together to create a highly dynamic, rich and resilient...
Crowdsourced annotation: what do you think?
History & The Arts

Crowdsourced annotation: what do you think?

...work by How and Wells, available via Project Gutenberg or the Perseus Project. Rap Genius: where's the 'authority' in online collaboration? Rap Genius is ‘dedicated to the crowdsourced annotation of music, news, literature, history, and just about any other text you could imagine.’ There is a translation of ‘The Histories’ Book 1 and the first ten chapters have...
Dogs under the microscope
Science, Maths & Technology

Dogs under the microscope

...works. For dogs, interesting and useful features are identified and, because they are determined genetically, they can be bred by selective breeding (i.e. choosing animals with features you want and breeding them to create new offspring with those features). We have bred dogs with regard to developing better functional capabilities (running, hunting, digging, burrowing,...
Irish Women’s Poetry: the Next Generation
OpenLearn Ireland

Irish Women’s Poetry: the Next Generation

...working. This article will focus on three representative figures whose work shares similar preoccupations with poets such as Eavan Boland and Sinéad Morrissey in their focus on the woman’s experience within a personal, historical, mythological and political context. Victoria Kennefick Victoria Kennefick is from Cork. Her first collection, Eat or We Both Starve, was...
Refugee Creativity and Communities of Solidarity
Society, Politics & Law

Refugee Creativity and Communities of Solidarity

...works presented here represent many 'small acts' of artistic resistance and creative resilience to marginalisation, as well as myriad practical and creative expressions of solidarity. They do not objectify, do not rely on tropes of victimhood but speak of hope, agency and resilience through solidarity...[Pikpa refugee camp] Communities of Solidarity: The story of Pikpa...
The planet as the stakeholder
Money & Business

The planet as the stakeholder

...work, employees who carry out tasks, through to the end customer. Costing, financing and monetary values are put on all inputs, processes and outputs. When stakeholder analysis is applied in this finance-driven way, it has little, or nothing to say about sustainability. It’s essential to challenge this kind of business ideology, often termed ‘the race to the bottom’...
Addressing health inequalities in greenspaces to age well: Part II diversity and safety
Health, Sports & Psychology

Addressing health inequalities in greenspaces to age well: Part II diversity and safety

...working hard to promote equitable access to the great outdoors, though there is always room for improvement. Conclusion While there are significant benefits to health and wellbeing from natural spaces and people’s engagement therein, there are various barriers and inequalities for parts of our society. This highlights the importance of addressing these inequalities in a...