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How much electronic waste do we generate as a species?
Science, Maths & Technology

How much electronic waste do we generate as a species?

...accounts for more than 40 per cent of the e-waste generated globally. Countries in Oceania, which include Australia and New Zealand, generated 17.3 kilograms of e-waste per person in 2016, the highest volume among the regional groupings. By contrast, African countries generated only 1.9 kg of e-waste per person. Asians generated a per capita average of 4.2 kg of e-waste...
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Globalisation and health
Society, Politics & Law

Globalisation and health

...play a crucial role in determining publid health policy Global partnership The role of the private sector in the public health arena. Working in global partnerships Partnerships require both strict accountability and a spirit of compromise from the various participants. The next big challenge: mental health Mental health issues as the next big public health challenge....
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The Arch Never Sleeps
Science, Maths & Technology

The Arch Never Sleeps

...account the lines of thrust within an arch. The Pinnacles Professor Francis Evans shows why the pinnacles at Ely Cathedral are not just aesthetical, but how they balance out the forces within the structure. 16th Century Extensions John Trapp and Professor Jacques Heyman look at how medieval engineers managed forces within the stonework at Ely cathedral to extend an outer...
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Rural entrepreneurship in Wales
Money & Business

Rural entrepreneurship in Wales

...account, @RuralEntWales. You can use this to find up to date information about the changes in the rural entrepreneurial landscape. The course map below indicates the sections of the course together with guidance on how long each section might take, enabling you to plan your study time. The learning outcomes describe what you can expect to have learned at the end of your...
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Level 1: Introductory 30 hrs
Oliver Sacks: "Romantic, in the sense of the romantic poets"
Health, Sports & Psychology

Oliver Sacks: "Romantic, in the sense of the romantic poets"

...account of how his damaged leg, A Leg to Stand On, included conclusions about the nature of illness that were more abstract than most could relate to. But his later books saw a remarkable flowering of diverse interest and mature writing. Music, imagery, hallucinations and their astounding relationship with the brain and experience were the basis of three books that showed...
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Professor Andrew Watson - Stories of Change
Nature & Environment

Professor Andrew Watson - Stories of Change

...account the fact that there is probably considerably more change to come. In other words some of the feedbacks which tend to make the climate sensitivity higher are relatively slow to come into effect. RH: So what you mean is that we have already changed the climate of the future, not just of now, because of the CO2 that we’ve already put in the atmosphere? AW: Yes....
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How long will you live if you stop eating and drinking?
Health, Sports & Psychology

How long will you live if you stop eating and drinking?

...accounts of either voluntary or involuntary cases of complete or near-complete starvation that allow us to make some very general conclusions. One of the most well known cases of voluntary starvation, is the hunger strike of Mahatma Ganhdi. During his protest, Gandhi ate absolutely no food and only took sips of water for 21 days, and survived. What extraordinary about...
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If a pig gives you a new liver, do you give the pig rights?
History & The Arts

If a pig gives you a new liver, do you give the pig rights?

...accounts of moral status are designed to consider only two things. One is that healthy human beings fully qualify for it – their interests matter morally, and there are strong moral reasons against harming or killing them. The other is that some privileged population – for example babies, foetuses, those with severe cognitive disabilities or non-human animals – is...
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