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Happy GeoWeek!
Nature & Environment

Happy GeoWeek!

...public to geosciencee via outdoor activities such as urban, rural or coastal fieldwork. You can find out more on the GeoWeek website. Alternatively watch our videos to find out more about the three different types of rocks and learn how to read them on a fieldtrip to your local shopping centre... There are three different types of rock: igneous, sedimentary and...
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Video 5 mins
Dancing to the rhythm of cultures
Languages

Dancing to the rhythm of cultures

...public spaces and temples, but not dance, since body movement did not go well with the idea of religious reverence. In 1685, the archbishop of Seville condemned the dances of the seises but in 1690 the boys were sent to Rome to dance for the Pope Alexander VIII who, pleased with their performance, authorised them again. The legend tells that the Pope stated a condition...
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Article 15 mins
Killed by Agatha Christie: Strychnine and the detective novel
History & The Arts

Killed by Agatha Christie: Strychnine and the detective novel

...publication) is named Agatha Christie. Christie would go on to write about 65 detective novels and some 14 short story collections (not to mention the occasional play) before her death in 1976. Over the years, sales of her books reportedly have reached close to four billion. But for purposes of this poison-obsessed blog, let us stipulate her dazzling success, her famed...
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Article 5 mins
Banning the bomb: a global history of activism against nuclear weapons
History & The Arts

Banning the bomb: a global history of activism against nuclear weapons

...health issues. The testing of nuclear weapons has also affected millions of individuals around the world. Nuclear fallout and dangerously high radiation levels emanating from nuclear tests affect individuals at the time of the tests and contaminate the areas for years afterwards. Activity 2 Watch this video of Ibba Bobaker, who represents those affected by French nuclear...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Sniffing out disease
Science, Maths & Technology

Sniffing out disease

...public all the time. But sometimes breath is difficult, for instance when the sample needs to be stored. So over the years, we have in fact sniffed breath, blood, serum, urine, poo, sputum and skin. And there’s no need to stop there, in fact any bit of a person can be sniffed depending upon the illness. The diseases or conditions we have applied this approach to include...
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Article 5 mins
Ahmed Hussen's election is another element in Canada's mosaic
Society, Politics & Law

Ahmed Hussen's election is another element in Canada's mosaic

...public housing and worked at low-paid jobs to save money for college. He also volunteered for local politicians. That led to recommendations for paid work and eventually Hussen got a job working for a Liberal Party candidate who eventually became Premier of Ontario. He left that to become president of the Canadian Somali Congress and community organizing. But Hussen is...
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Article 5 mins
Remembering Gary Slapper
Society, Politics & Law

Remembering Gary Slapper

...publications. His column in the Times delighted many and his vast collection of stories and legal anecdotes informed and amused generations of law students. His book on the English Legal System written with David Kelly informed and educated generations of law students fast becoming a leading text on the subject and one of the books found on every law student’s...
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Article 5 mins
Why we allow comments - and what we expect from you if you share your views
Get Started

Why we allow comments - and what we expect from you if you share your views

...publication and review, each post offers the ability to report a post that an individual believes violates the rules of the site. When messages are reported, we will review them as soon as practical. If a commenter has a direct question about an aspect of a piece of content, we will - where practical - invite the original author(s) of that content to respond. Please note...
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