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Human impacts on the lives of animals
Nature & Environment

Human impacts on the lives of animals

...become established and displace native frog species. The movement of animals around the world is one of the most dramatic ways that humans have had an impact on other species and has lead to the ‘homogenisation’ of nature. European sparrows and starlings, for example, are now very common in many parts of the world; ironically, their populations are declining in...
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From a distance
Society, Politics & Law

From a distance

...become part of what is being looked at. Then you collect these ID sized photographs on a security blanket such as they are distributed to refugees by humanitarian helpers. On one side of the security blanket you collect these ID sized photographs of audiences, on the other you collect their short statements in reaction to your work. I think this is another way of creating...
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30 years of SME research highlights impact of the ‘digital revolution’
Money & Business

30 years of SME research highlights impact of the ‘digital revolution’

...become part of the Quarterly Survey community. Emeritus Professor Colin Gray, editor of the Quarterly Survey of Small Business in Britain from 1998 to 2011, commented: “The Quarterly Survey has been an economic barometer since it was launched in 1984 and has remained an important resource for SME academics, policy-makers and support providers. It has also established a...
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How afraid of death are we?
Health, Sports & Psychology

How afraid of death are we?

...become more liberal while conservatives become more conservative. Similarly, religious people tend to assert their beliefs more fervently while nonreligious people disavow more. On the other hand, these studies have also found that thinking about death tempts us all – religious or otherwise – towards more religious belief in subtle, perhaps unconscious ways. And when...
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Dealing with Change
Health, Sports & Psychology

Dealing with Change

...becomes different. It is an inevitable part of life, whether it is a change in a job (moving to a new job, changing to a new computer operating system, moving to a new desk), a change in a relationship (new partner or colleague, death of a family member) or a change in life circumstances (retirement, redundancy, birth of a child, changes to physical and mental health)....
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As Cassini reaches the end, we should prepare the next mission
Science, Maths & Technology

As Cassini reaches the end, we should prepare the next mission

...becomes sufficiently balmy for a cryophile to be comfortable? Without a dedicated mission to Titan, we will not find out. [Peering Through Titan's Haze] Titan Cassini’s exploration of Titan was always one of the main goals of the mission, with a few larger moons also scheduled for observation. But early in the mission, it became clear that Enceladus should be a prime...
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Can quotas make gender equality happen in politics? Lessons from business
Society, Politics & Law

Can quotas make gender equality happen in politics? Lessons from business

...becoming a more progressive profession, isn’t it? And the British electorate is more accepting of women making laws and developing policy, no? Possibly. It’s easy to overlook the startling fact there are more men currently sitting as MPs in this parliament than the total number of women elected to serve since 1918. This shows that there is a long history to consider...
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Collective Creativity
Money & Business

Collective Creativity

...become firmly recognised for their contribution to the economy. Statistics on creative industries output and productivity are regularly published to indicate their primary significance to the national economy. Meanwhile, the discussion of creativity itself arises less frequently, perhaps because it is confusing or too ephemeral to warrant a meaningful discussion....
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