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How can honour killings be stopped?
Health, Sports & Psychology

How can honour killings be stopped?

...resources away from legal aid and welfare services. Offences introduced on forced marriage and female genital mutilation have so far not yielded any or many prosecutions and convictions, and some BME women’s groups complain of victims refusing to come forward due to a fear of jailing their parents or other relatives. There is also concern that the seriousness of...
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10 flabbergasting facts you'll find on OpenLearn
Miscellaneous

10 flabbergasting facts you'll find on OpenLearn

...humans only have 46[Photograph, colour. Three spaniel dogs on leashes, looking at the camera curiously.] Yes, man's best friend has DNA just like the rest of us. While pooches have 78 chromosomes, their enemy (cats) only have 38. Dog chromosomes were first described by scientists in 1928. DNA can show us why there are so many different breeds. Dr Mark Hirst explains:...
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Dancing to the rhythm of cultures
Languages

Dancing to the rhythm of cultures

...human choreographic arrangements. Communities pass their local dances, songs and music to the next generations together with their costumes and instruments. A salient characteristic is that men play an important role in these dancing events. The dominance of the masculine is particularly evident in Andalusia where most dances are still executed by groups of men. Within...
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Leaving no stone unturned in the pursuit of female athletic performance
Health, Sports & Psychology

Leaving no stone unturned in the pursuit of female athletic performance

...human performance to make the fastest marathon in history possible. The Breaking-2 team scoured the world for the place with the best climate for endurance running – not too hot, not too cold, not too humid. They found a route with the best surface for running at speed. Nike designed shoes that improve running efficiency by 4%. On the day there were 42 pacers (all...
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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

...human rights, the respect for minorities.” Like the United States, Canada is made up of people from all over the world and Hussen says the country's strength comes from that diversity. “Unlike other countries that have been pulled apart because of differences of religion and ethnicity. Canada has somehow managed to a large extent to remain strong and united despite...
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Why were David Bowie's eyes two different colours?
Science, Maths & Technology

Why were David Bowie's eyes two different colours?

...humans) whereby each iris is a distinctly different colour, such as having one blue iris and the other brown. But this isn’t why Bowie’s eyes looked different. Instead, the unusual appearance of Bowie’s eyes were due to a condition called anisocoria. Anisocoria is a condition characterised by an unequal size in a person’s pupils. In Bowie’s case, his left pupil...
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What is the Minamata Convention on Mercury and what does it mean?
Science, Maths & Technology

What is the Minamata Convention on Mercury and what does it mean?

...human activities such as small-scale gold mining. It persists in the environment, no level of exposure is safe and mercury poisoning is incurable. Most at risk are people who eat fish and shellfish that contain high concentrations of methylmercury (the organic form of mercury), and people regularly exposed to high levels of the element through their work. Contamination...
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Arendt
History & The Arts

Arendt

...Human Condition 1961 publishes Between Past and Present April - stays in Jerusalem to cover Eichmann trial (pictured right) 1962 June - Eichmann hanged 1963 February-March - “Eichmann in Jersualem” published in five instalments in New Yorker, and denounced as anti-Semitic in New York Times; published a book entitled Eichmann in Jerusalem: a Report on the Banality of...
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