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A head for heights: How athletes keep calm at altitude
Health, Sports & Psychology

A head for heights: How athletes keep calm at altitude

...world cup win in Kitzbuhel last month. Ryding has prided himself on his hard work, discipline and determination and his ability to keep focused on the task in hand, he is able to use this focus to control the pressure he faces and control his emotions. “I just want to be able to stand in the start gate knowing that I'm skiing well, I'm comfortable, and I can race as...
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The Dates of the Buddha
History & The Arts

The Dates of the Buddha

...world, with about two and a half thousand years of development. It has touched and adorned virtually every single aspect of Asian society: its lore, mythology, morals, art and even metaphysics and religion, despite the fact the Buddha, its founder, does not seem to have had any kind of metaphysical or religious concerns. There are still areas in which there is no...
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Were most women overlooked from the Ascent of Woman?
Society, Politics & Law

Were most women overlooked from the Ascent of Woman?

...world about how these women are viewed today, the programme ties their achievements to present-day understandings of women’s place in society. The programme thus makes the polemical argument that the history of women is ultimately the history of women’s liberation. ‘Exceptional’ Including women in the global historical narrative is undoubtedly vital. There are,...
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Is there life on Europa?
Science, Maths & Technology

Is there life on Europa?

...world offers an enormous diversity of alternatives which mean they can be found in environments on Earth where other organisms could not survive. On Europa, the thick ice layer (4–20 km) prevents any light from reaching the ocean and so, if life is present, it must be sustained by the energy released by chemical reactions such as those described above. Microorganisms...
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Europe’s Borders in Question
Society, Politics & Law

Europe’s Borders in Question

...world, lies behind the notion of ‘Fortress Europe’ – an outside closed off from external threats and an inside of border-free travel and movement. Or, at least that was the case, until the fences and walls started to go up on the inside of Europe. The future of Europe’s passport-free, Schengen zone is in doubt now that a number of its member states, one after the...
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Dancing to the rhythm of cultures
Languages

Dancing to the rhythm of cultures

...world views were dance became a popular expression of religious sentiment. The consequence was an intimate connection between dance and the Catholic Church rituals that would last to this date. [Seises in Seville Cathedral] Seises in Seville Cathedral The dance of the seises has been practised in major Catholic festivities within the cathedral of Seville since the first...
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Introducing computing and IT
Digital & Computing

Introducing computing and IT

...world with this free introductory course. Learn how computers work, how data is stored and deleted, and why online safety and data security matter while gaining a deeper understanding of how technology influences the way we live and think...This free course, Introducing computing and IT, provides a general overview of how digital technologies have come to dominate...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Beyond the babble: social broadcasting and digital citizenship
History & The Arts

Beyond the babble: social broadcasting and digital citizenship

...world? What is the capacity of sonic art and social broadcasting to animate the politics of identity and belonging as well as debates about digital citizenship? What is the capacity of sonic art and social broadcasting to animate the politics of identity? Using a transparent plastic bubblewrap to evoke the physical manifestation of ‘social noise’, Lucia aimed to...
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