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How do musical instruments produce sound?
History & The Arts

How do musical instruments produce sound?

...world. It does not include ancient music, nor those waiting to be unearthed. And what about instruments yet to be invented, or other objects not thought to be musical instruments but regularly used as such? A precise answer to this question, then, is probably impossible. It is, at least, limiting. But, the title of this post perhaps holds one solution: how do musical...
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Economic incentives for countries to decarbonise
Money & Business

Economic incentives for countries to decarbonise

...world works. We don’t have perfect foresight, or complete understanding. We often don’t even behave rationally! In the real world there are inefficiencies (e.g. unemployment) and these can be reduced through government action, for instance by incentivising new green industries. New ‘simulation-based’ approaches do not assume optimisation or equilibrium, but...
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Being human: spirit, consciousness and being (or not being) in bodies
Health, Sports & Psychology

Being human: spirit, consciousness and being (or not being) in bodies

...world we can touch, see, hear, smell and taste. People often describe a sense of being lifted out of their body during such moments and seeing things from a ‘higher’ perspective. To return to Dr Hfuhruhurr, transcendental spiritual experiences often trigger a very real perception of the ‘soul’ or ‘spirit’ existing independent of the physical body. Some believe...
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Systems thinking: a select glossary
Money & Business

Systems thinking: a select glossary

...world. Transformation Changes, modelled as an interconnected set of activities which convert an input to an output which may leave the system (a 'product') or become an input to another transformation. Trap A way of thinking which is inappropriate for the context or issue being explored. Worldview That view of the world which enables each observer to attribute meaning to...
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15 facts about number 15
Education & Development

15 facts about number 15

...world-famous for fifteen minutes” [A Set of Six Self-Portraits, Andy Warhol] And with social media platforms such as TikTok and Instagram, the Pop Artist prediction was prophetic! But how can you navigate the world of social media, filter bubbles and fake news? This animation series, Social media - fake news, filter bubbles and sharing wisely, explores. 4: In...
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What is care ethics?
Health, Sports & Psychology

What is care ethics?

...world. Here’s a snapshot of some of the key names in care ethics whose ideas continue to shape thinking about care: @@PLUGINFILE@@/image-slider-8549%20%281%29.h5p Defining care ethics Pinning down a succinct definition of care ethics is difficult, though in her book Ethics of Care: Personal, Political and Global (2006), Virginia Held, another influential care theorist,...
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The Hunt: a natural history series that challenges us to side with the predators
Nature & Environment

The Hunt: a natural history series that challenges us to side with the predators

...world record. It’s not just big mammals The series also explores the tactics of some smaller, less familiar predators. Jumping spiders of the genus Portia feed on other spiders and display remarkably complex and flexible hunting behaviour for an animal with a brain made up of just a few neurons. [Close-up, enhanced photograph of a Portia Spider looking directly at the...
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Ageing well by connecting and learning about nature outdoors
Science, Maths & Technology

Ageing well by connecting and learning about nature outdoors

...world positively affects people’s wellbeing. This is influenced by the quality of the time they spend in nature, and their nature connectedness (the sense of their relationship with nature). While there are many ways to engage, one is learning. One way to learn is to engage with citizen science projects (e.g. SciStarter), where members of the public involve in...
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