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Five things you might like to know about Recovery Colleges
Health, Sports & Psychology

Five things you might like to know about Recovery Colleges

...et al. (2015) ‘The first Recovery College was established in 2009 by Rachel Perkins in South West London and a second College was quickly established in Nottingham’. You can see a video about the first recovery college here: Transcript The impetus for these colleges grew out of the recovery movement which developed quite steadily from the late 1980s onwards. A key...
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Bridges and Buildings: The structures of the Industrial Revolution
History & The Arts

Bridges and Buildings: The structures of the Industrial Revolution

...double rather than single track (Figure 8). It remains in use safely to this day, together with a new road bridge downstream. Figure 8: The New Tay Bridge with the piers of the older strcuture still visible to the right The Forth estuary presented quite different problems. Although the estuary was much narrower, the land either side was much higher, so a tall but shorter...
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The science of making musical instruments
Science, Maths & Technology

The science of making musical instruments

...double bass depended on changing the tension of the string to obtain each note. In many stringed instruments, the strings themselves only produce a small fraction of the sound that is heard. The rest is due to resonance from the body of the instrument vibrating in sympathy with the strings. Mike's double base had a huge box and a long string which gave it a very low...
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Have transgender storylines finally gone mainstream?
History & The Arts

Have transgender storylines finally gone mainstream?

...circulate about whether storylines are voyeuristic, sensationalist, overly focused on celebrity lives (such as I Am Cait, Caitlyn Jenner’s show), or pathologising. Given the marginal status of many transgender people, the mental health stresses they face and the likelihood of discrimination in access to health care, secure housing and employment, it is important that...
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What does clay tell us about the possibility of life on Mars?
Science, Maths & Technology

What does clay tell us about the possibility of life on Mars?

...circulating through the bedrock in response to nearby volcanic and intrusive activity. Heat and steam from the magma ocean Now a new study by a group from Brown University, Rhode Island, published in Nature, further challenges the idea that clay on Mars formed just like that on Earth. The team has done experiments suggesting that the origin of most of Mars’s clays was...
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Why mothers post about their children on social media
Health, Sports & Psychology

Why mothers post about their children on social media

...circulation in this case. What is a source of pride to parents can nevertheless be a source of disruption to the child’s life – both on and offline. Our research also suggests some mothers believe that by posting updates about their children online, they can try to avoid digital conflict by keeping everyone involved. Mothers often treat their online sharing as a means...
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What effect is social media having on the way we mourn global tragedies?
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What effect is social media having on the way we mourn global tragedies?

...circulated after last the terrorist attack in London in March shows that opinions are still divided about the authenticity of the emotion that’s expressed online. Can the way in which a message is expressed really invalidate what it’s saying? And are online expressions of grief any less heartfelt when they incorporate novel forms such as hashtags, memes or emoji?...
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Is New Day a false dawn for the print industry?
History & The Arts

Is New Day a false dawn for the print industry?

...circulations of Private Eye, The Spectator and – astonishingly, given its content is available for free online – New Statesman prove that there is an appetite for in-depth coverage beyond the daily headlines which people are willing to pay for. Paper tiger Some hacks on other papers have welcomed the arrival of a new competitor on the basis that it might help revive...
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