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Growing the popularity of women’s football in the UK
Health, Sports & Psychology

Growing the popularity of women’s football in the UK

...technology company like Amazon or Apple. To whoever The FA sell the commercial rights is a critically important decision for the future of the WSL and probably needs to do the following: Not under-value the commercial potential of the WSL. Preserve free-to-air broadcasting to maximise visibility and audiences. Support the development of the women’s football pyramid to...
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The five billion dollar franchise: How much will Disney make from Star Wars merchandise
Money & Business

The five billion dollar franchise: How much will Disney make from Star Wars merchandise

...technology is sometimes perceived to have created a cultural distance between the generations, events like the release of The Force Awakens are marketed by Disney as something which can draw the family together again. The fact that the marketing around the latest Star Wars instalment has begun some three months before the release of the film itself indicates Disney’s...
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What part did citizen science play in hurricane disaster relief?
Science, Maths & Technology

What part did citizen science play in hurricane disaster relief?

...risk, building resilience and responding more effectively to disasters all require forward planning. And now, as evidence-based decision making is becoming ever more important for humanitarians, this new technology has the potential to shape a better future for disaster management. This article was originally published on The Conversation. Read the original article....
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Planetary Protection of Icy Worlds
Science, Maths & Technology

Planetary Protection of Icy Worlds

...technologies and approaches, or even require a change to the conditions considered as the limits for life. Since Cassini analysed the gas and ice in Enceladus’ plumes during a series of passes through them, suggestions for future sample return missions have also been made. Any such plans would attract the most stringent Planetary Protection requirements (Category V),...
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The history of surfing
Health, Sports & Psychology

The history of surfing

...technology can change accepted practice and open up new enjoyment. The long boards of the ’60s were mainly made of balsa wood; often over 12 feet in length and about 2½ feet wide, they were pretty heavy (though not as heavy as the older Hawaiian boards which were made from local hardwood). It took a strong man (and surfers in the ’60s were predominantly men) to carry...
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The environmental costs of Trump’s wall
Nature & Environment

The environmental costs of Trump’s wall

...technology, to keep illegal immigration under control. However, if a vast concrete wall really is built, and if it is as tall and impenetrable as Trump hopes, it will presumably last for thousands of years. This will have long-term ecological consequences. [A predicted heat map of the US-Mexico border for July 2100 if current high carbon emissions are maintained. The map...
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COP28: inside the United Arab Emirates, the oil giant who hosted the 2023 climate change summit
Nature & Environment

COP28: inside the United Arab Emirates, the oil giant who hosted the 2023 climate change summit

...technologies (to sceptics, ‘green cover’ for further climate damage) to preserve their core business model: extracting oil. Adnoc, along with the wider oil and gas industry, has invested in carbon sequestration and making hydrogen fuel from the byproducts of oil extraction. According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), such measures, even if fully...
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Take away Science
History & The Arts

Take away Science

...technology. We chat to Becca Wilson and Oliver Butters about their virtual space science project with school students. We also meet Professor Justin Cobb who's leading the way with robotic surgery and catch up with Ashley Green and Claire Rocks from the Walking with Robots project. The interviews are recorded by OU staff and the programme is hosted by Dr Mike Bullivant...
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