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The Switch tells us a lot about Nintendo
Science, Maths & Technology

The Switch tells us a lot about Nintendo

...history, says Brendan Cassidy...[Nintendo Switch] Nintendo have always done things their own way. The company has always been an innovator and each new games console it releases, from the Gameboy to the Wii, is usually labelled novel or gimmicky. Things are no different with its latest offering, the Nintendo Switch, which is the first hybrid console that can be used as a...
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Irish Women’s Poetry: the Next Generation
OpenLearn Ireland

Irish Women’s Poetry: the Next Generation

...history. In the poem ‘Paris Syndrome’ (2015), Kennefick playfully recreates the classic images of a lovers’ weekend while suggesting the visceral and almost threatening undercurrent of erotic relationships: We stared at each other, rare exhibits in the Louvre you licked my Mona Lisa smile right off. Poet Liz Quirke has suggested that through her measured poetics,...
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Selling Empire: Epilogue – the slow death of heroism?
History & The Arts

Selling Empire: Epilogue – the slow death of heroism?

...history. The latter might be made palatable by being wrapped in tales of adventure, perhaps told through the eyes of a fictional boy or girl. But the old assumptions of British leadership, and settler kinship, were still there. Over time, these annuals’ names changed to reflect the acceleration of decolonisation. The Empire Youth Annual became the Empire and...
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Eco-art, Sustainable Art, art as activism
History & The Arts

Eco-art, Sustainable Art, art as activism

...history, human manufacturing was not constrained by the limits of nature. At the time of this discovery, nobody worried about the fact that synthetic polymers are unperishable. A century had to pass for us to realise that the need to preserve is a double-edged sword. In 1907 Baekeland invented Bakelite, which was the first fully synthetic plastic. During WWII the United...
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Download our Chinese characters learning apps
Languages

Download our Chinese characters learning apps

...history and many of our students are fascinated by how the characters are drawn and the rich culture and stories embodied in characters. They get a real sense of achievement when they can read and write simple texts in characters. If you travel to China or other Chinese speaking places, whether for business or pleasure, you can play with the app at the airport, and land...
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Left behind?
Society, Politics & Law

Left behind?

...history left-handedness was seen as a mark of the devil (in ancient illustrations the devil is depicted left-handed), an indicator of criminality and deviance, low intelligence, mental ill health, and even homosexuality. Despite the ten per cent statistic, a recent event reminded me of how left-handedness is still something we struggle to live with. Just look at the...
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Enceladus: A habitable ice world?
Science, Maths & Technology

Enceladus: A habitable ice world?

...history of the satellite. The composition of the ice is altered by the deposition of material ejected by the plumes, micrometeoroid impacts and bombardment of radiation from Saturn’s magnetosphere. As Enceladus orbits Saturn, it also sweeps up material from the E-ring through which it travels. The E-ring is Saturn’s second outermost ring and is composed of microscopic...
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Climate change: the kale smoothie of TV
Society, Politics & Law

Climate change: the kale smoothie of TV

...history, travel, adventure and landscape shows all draw good audiences, and often have opportunities to weave in appropriate reference to climate change. This can be seen in the BBC’s Countryfile and Springwatch, and Channel 4’s Grand Designs and Food Unwrapped. Simon Reeve’s travelogue/current affairs hybrids for BBC Two frequently feature climate change related...
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