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Measure the Pulfrich Effect
Science, Maths & Technology

Measure the Pulfrich Effect

...centres of your pupils. For the calculations that follow it is important that all the measurements are made in the same units. In other words, you should not measure D in metres, d in centimetres and s in millimetres. The final result will not be affected by the choice of units, but you will find centimetres the most convenient. Be as accurate as possible – for example...
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The birth of (synthetic) dyeing
History & The Arts

The birth of (synthetic) dyeing

...research and family life. Fifty years after his discovery of mauve, he was knighted for his contribution to the British chemical industry. His achievement was not just the discovery of the dye but its development and exploitation. Perkin showed that: Chemical research can give rise to useful and valuable materials. It’s possible to produce specialised chemicals on a...
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Exploring the icy moons
Science, Maths & Technology

Exploring the icy moons

...Research Fellow in AstrobiologyOU. His research focuses on the potential habitability of the deep oceans of the ice-covered moons of the outer solar system. He discussed his career path and work with Ann Grand, Lecturer in Astrobiology Education...‘Astrobiology’ isn’t a subject you can study at school. Can you tell me a little bit about your journey to astrobiology...
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An introduction to artificial intelligence
Education & Development

An introduction to artificial intelligence

...children’s building blocks. This is another example of early successes in Symbolic AI. 1970s In 1972, researchers at Stanford University develop MYCIN, a so-called ‘expert system’, to diagnose patients and recommend treatment (in the narrow domain of blood infections). James Lighthill’s 1973 influential and largely negative review of progress in AI in Great...
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Northern Ireland Science Festival 2022: Tackling BAME Disparities in STEM Education
Miscellaneous

Northern Ireland Science Festival 2022: Tackling BAME Disparities in STEM Education

...University, James Uhomoibhi, Lecturer in Engineering and Head of the Mixed Augment and Virtual Reality Research Laboratory at Ulster University and Osas Omoigiade, Associate Lecturer at The Open University and CEO and founder of Deep. Meta. [Tackling BAME Disparities in STEM Education event] This event took place as part of the 2022 Northern Ireland Science Festival....
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Genealogy: Your Family Tree
History & The Arts

Genealogy: Your Family Tree

...research. Jenny Adams-Barbaro found the Jewish Genealogical Society of Great Britain was invaluable. For others, the National Archives is a good place to start. Genuki has some great guidelines on how to get started in geneology. If you need to search outside the UK, Ancestry.com has a powerful search engine broken down by country. Cyndi's List has over 115,000 genealogy...
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Systems explained by Peter Checkland
Money & Business

Systems explained by Peter Checkland

...to management problem solving which is now used and taught world-wide. Checkland, originally from Birmingham, studied chemistry at Oxford in the 1950's and worked as a technologist and then a manager for ICI fibres. But when he made the move from research to management he found that little existed in the way of training and preparation for his new role. Transcript...
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Becoming a superhero: what are the limits of human performance?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Becoming a superhero: what are the limits of human performance?

...children we are excited by these super beings and dream of one day being like them. As adults, these super abilities stimulate our childhood fantasies and allow us to suspend reality for brief periods of time. Whilst many of us have our favourite superhero, and have an opinion on the best film, it has been widely recognised that every superhero falls into one of...
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