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Is there life on Europa?
Science, Maths & Technology

Is there life on Europa?

...technological capabilities. The launch of NASA’s Europa Clipper mission and ESA’s JUICE mission mark a turn of the tide in the search for life beyond Earth because icy moons, such as Europa in the Jovian (Jupiter) system, contain vast liquid water oceans underneath their ice shells. Origin of life So far, we only know of one place where life has arisen, and that’s...
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Learning from the past with historic buildings
History & The Arts

Learning from the past with historic buildings

...technology of open coal fires. Narrow chimneys and the need for coal stores have been part of ordinary terraced homes for at least 350 years now. What is a Traditional House? Standards of living have changed considerably, as social expectations about privacy, bodily comfort and cleanliness, and the quantity of material goods that people own have changed. When we join...
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10 tips to beat the January blues
Health, Sports & Psychology

10 tips to beat the January blues

...technology 8: Sleep well [person asleep in bed with their feet poking out of the duvet] Sleep is crucial to our wellbeing and experts sugget avoiding watching TV in your bedroom to help you sleep better. You can practice mindfulness or meditation before bed, avoid screens (TVs, phones or tablets) just before bed time, or run yourself a hot bath to help you relax before...
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The Z Files: Tony Waithe
Science, Maths & Technology

The Z Files: Tony Waithe

...technology and maths. When kids think of maths generally they think of some complicated numbers, but mathematics is the pressure in those tyres. Benjamin Zephaniah There are hundreds, thousands of young black kids out there, how can they be inspired? What is it that’s stopping them? Tony Waithe I think there’s a lack of confidence amongst young people out there, big...
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If Infinity Wars had peer review instead of script editors
Science, Maths & Technology

If Infinity Wars had peer review instead of script editors

...technology offset expansions in population). Thus, his justification to vanquish fifty percent of life from the Universe is deeply flawed. If the Infinity Stones grant the power to eliminate life with the snap of the fingers, why didn’t Thanos use this power to expand the available resources in the Universe to accommodate the growing population? The disappearance of...
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Gamified Intelligent Cyber Aptitude and Skills Training (GICAST) Badge icon
Digital & Computing

Gamified Intelligent Cyber Aptitude and Skills Training (GICAST)

...educational well-being of the community. The courses also provide another way of helping you to progress from informal to formal learning. To complete a course you need to be able to find about 24 hours of study time, over a period of about 8 weeks. However, it is possible to study them at any time, and at a pace to suit you. Badged courses are all available on The Open...
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Earth from above, 18th Century style
History & The Arts

Earth from above, 18th Century style

...technology. Furthermore, in the first few decades of ballooning, its utility was unclear. Although flight had been achieved, the power to navigate had not, so balloons could not be used as aerial transport. Once airborne, balloonists were dependent on the mysteries of the upper air and its currents to carry them along. In this captive state, aeronauts set about conducting...
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Europe’s Borders in Question
Society, Politics & Law

Europe’s Borders in Question

...technologies that rely on biometrics and data-tracking to fast track entry for leisure and business elites and block access to those deemed a security risk or the ‘wrong’ kind of migrant. In writing about the borders of Europe, Etienne Balibar, a French political philosopher, asserted that “borders are no longer the shores of the political but have indeed become…...
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