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Different types of business
Money & Business

Different types of business

...careful how they spend their money and that they have enough money coming in each month to pay staff and all their bills. This also means that they sometimes do not have the money to make further investments, even if these investments would repay themselves in a relatively short period of time by saving costs (e.g. investment in new, energy-efficient machinery) or...
Level 1: Introductory 3 hrs
Introducing philosophy
History & The Arts

Introducing philosophy

...care about their own future welfare? (2) is a misuse. Most people value the opportunity to inform themselves of different viewpoints and make up their own minds, and it is hard to see how their positive freedom would be increased by denying them this opportunity. (In this case, we would suspect that the government was trying to protect itself from criticism.) (3) is...
Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
When Heath met Nixon
History & The Arts

When Heath met Nixon

...care of itself. The turn of events will be sharply to the left, he said, if there is chaos after the British leave. "So we must have you there." A strong British presence is desirable - "if you can handle it." The Prime Minister replied that Britain's concern was really the opposite. "We can stay, but we must justify it by making a contribution to the area's economic...
What is a virus?
Science, Maths & Technology

What is a virus?

...care provision. Mathematical modelling is beyond the scope of this article, but the interested reader are referred to an informal video that explains a ‘SIR model’ (Susceptible, Infected, Recovered/Removed) of disease transmission that may apply to COVID-19: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k6nLfCbAzgo. What is ‘herd immunity’? A viral infection can only sweep...
Brexit: What’s this fine mess you’ve gotten us into? (Apologies to Laurel and Hardy)
Society, Politics & Law

Brexit: What’s this fine mess you’ve gotten us into? (Apologies to Laurel and Hardy)

...care, all combined with increasingly apparent levels of inequality. Moreover such a disproportion has been felt more keenly in regions outside the SE of England. Playing the blame game When the Conservative Party took power in 2010 (helped by successfully putting the blame entirely on the Party in power, Labour, during what was in reality an international banker-led...
Fatih Birol - Stories of Change
Nature & Environment

Fatih Birol - Stories of Change

...careful what our suggestions... whether they are realistic and pragmatic and can be easily adapted, especially given the sensitivities and the priorities of the emerging countries. The world is not only consisting of the rich OECD countries. There is a huge growth coming mainly from the emerging countries, which have a lot of different priorities. RH: One thing you’re...
How does the human body fight a viral infection?
Science, Maths & Technology

How does the human body fight a viral infection?

...careful handling, since the swabs taken from potential patients may have infectious virus on them. The genome of SARS-CoV-2 is a single strand of ribonucleic acid (RNA) a genetic material similar to DNA. The characteristics of any organism is defined by the sequence of bases in its genome. The test for a virus detects just a unique segment of the entire viral genome. The...
MSE’s Academy of Money Badge icon
Money & Business

MSE’s Academy of Money

...cut back on what you spend as you can start by trimming non-essentials. Take particular care to assess your energy costs taking into account the support that you may receive from the Government for these. Even with such support, consumers’ energy bills will be higher than in previous years. Add in an amount for unexpected spending, e.g. to cover replacing household goods that break down. Having this emergency fund for ......
Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs