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Why do volcanoes erupt?
Science, Maths & Technology

Why do volcanoes erupt?

...Public domain]] Rocks on Vulcano, a volcanic island in the Med [Image:LucaLuca in Public domain] Other styles of explosive eruption are determined by the relationship between volatiles and magma. Sometimes a volcanic conduit is choked by debris from earlier eruptions, and this is cleared out by explosive release of gas from an underlying magma chamber. Little or no fresh...
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Can we overcome cyber-fatigue to secure ourselves online?
Digital & Computing

Can we overcome cyber-fatigue to secure ourselves online?

...public resource and a public trust whose security and stability are not to be subverted to the service of private special interests. As customers and users, when evaluating new technologies, systems, products and services, we must look beyond the attractive benefits, conveniences or cost savings they might offer. We must assess their potential risks, vulnerabilities,...
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The Partition of British India: Timeline
History & The Arts

The Partition of British India: Timeline

...public spending on education and lower taxes on the mass of poverty-stricken peasantry. 1905 Partition of Bengal. First attempted break up of a province of India by the British colonial government. This is a response to the primarily Bengal-based rising nationalist movement that was challenging colonial rule. New Muslim-majority province of ‘East Bengal and Assam’...
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Finding women in Greek literature
History & The Arts

Finding women in Greek literature

...public space – especially as ancient Greek men regarded a woman’s mind as devious. The lesson from tragedy is that when women are removed from their natural environment of the household (oikos) and come to occupy any sort of prominent position in the city (polis), then they become most dangerous. In Homer, too, as well as in Euripides, women are shunned and feared...
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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

...ensure that we record the athlete’s menstruation. Having a period is a vital sign of health and in athletes it is a great indication that they are getting their fuelling right. If a female athlete doesn’t balance her training load with her nutritional intake then, over time, her body will shut down her menstrual cycle: the body will prioritise other physiological systems over and above getting pregnant (which is what the ......
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Panic buying and how to stop it
Health, Sports & Psychology

Panic buying and how to stop it

...health workers and the elderly and vulnerable could shop. However, this could also amplify the perception of scarcity. The perception that a norm had been violated is based on subjective judgement. Accurately assessing whether the availability of food and other items is threatened is difficult to do without more information. Images shared by trustworthy friends on social...
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Professionals negotiating different ways of knowing
Education & Development

Professionals negotiating different ways of knowing

...health and social care Her study explores students’ experiences of synchronous online tuition within the context of teaching health and social care in a large UK-based distance learning university. In this interview, Dr Fiona Audrey-Smith begins by asking Dr Chandler about the changes she experienced as a result of her professional doctorate journey. Kathy recounts an...
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Jim Skea - Stories of Change
Nature & Environment

Jim Skea - Stories of Change

...public expenditure on energy research and if you correlate it with oil prices, miraculously the correlation is almost one-to-one. RH: How surprising! JS: Well, I don’t think the link is absolutely direct, but you know given that prices have fallen again, you see the sense… there’s more fossil fuels coming onto energy markets with the shale...
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