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Why is ball tampering such a big deal for cricket?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Why is ball tampering such a big deal for cricket?

...changing the condition of the match ball as an offence and “unfair play”. Specifically, law 41.3.2 states: It is an offence for any player to take any action which changes the condition of the ball. But why is the condition of the ball so important? The ability to “swing” a ball is a prized skill in cricket. Altering the condition of one side of the ball can help...
Northern Ireland’s dance to the music of time of Brexit
Society, Politics & Law

Northern Ireland’s dance to the music of time of Brexit

...change hands with each other at intervals. The music is provided by Time playing the lyre so that the painting represents the cycle of life and the passing of time. The dancers also represent the four stages of the cycle: poverty, labour, wealth, and pleasure. As a metaphor for the dance of Brexit we seem to be stuck between the first two stages as each policy proposal...
The value and progress of jury research in Scotland
Society, Politics & Law

The value and progress of jury research in Scotland

...change might increase or decrease the conviction rate does not tell us whether that change would be a good or a bad one. Instead, researchers must be able to work with policy makers and lawyers to explain their work and to facilitate discussions, research-informed but based on first principles, as to what the role of the jury should be and how its task should be...
A ‘disorder’ or just me? Life with bipolar
Health, Sports & Psychology

A ‘disorder’ or just me? Life with bipolar

...changes to their moods. …or just me? Some people who have been previously diagnosed with ‘bipolar disorder’ prefer to say they are bipolar. They view it as something which is part of them and part of their identity rather than a label or diagnosis given to one aspect of them. Others see this as being defined by an illness; something akin to saying ‘I am cancer’...
Your house is full of space dust – it reveals the solar system's story
Science, Maths & Technology

Your house is full of space dust – it reveals the solar system's story

...change in pressure when entering Earth’s atmosphere and make it all the way to the surface. NASA regularly uses special ER2 aircraft, a research version of the U2 spy plane, to fly at stratospheric heights (around 20km, twice that of a commercial plane) to collect space dust. The collection technique itself is simple. When at cruising altitude in the stratosphere the...
Entrepreneurial resilience or moving the goal posts?
Money & Business

Entrepreneurial resilience or moving the goal posts?

...changed in nature. However, rather than being tied to predetermined goals, an effectuator asks themselves, "How can I modify or change what I was planning to do to use the means or resources I now have?" So, rather than judge themselves or their business as a failure, the effectuator opportunistically redefines their goals. Studies have shown that in practice most...
What do sports authorities have to do to take account of transgender competitors?
Health, Sports & Psychology

What do sports authorities have to do to take account of transgender competitors?

...changes to its transgender policy. Transgender athletes will now be allowed to compete in the Olympics without having to undergo sex reassignment surgery. Which is possibly set to impact women’s sport more than men’s. Achieving eligibility to compete in male competition is now easy - you just have to say you are male. Whereas eligibility to compete in female...
Why Brexit would be bad for employment rights
Society, Politics & Law

Why Brexit would be bad for employment rights

...changes that would never have been countenanced by the other 27 members of the EU. The case against being bound by EU employment rights legislation is that it is damaging to the UK economy, imposing substantial costs on employers. But the UK labour market remains one of the most lightly regulated in the EU, despite the influence of EU legislation. EU employment laws have...