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A changing uniqueness – The changing ‘place’ of the West
OpenLearn Ireland

A changing uniqueness – The changing ‘place’ of the West

...world. Explore the articles in this collection . References for this series E. Estyn Evans, (1957) Irish Folk Ways, p 268, London, Routledge and Kegan Paul. Irish Times (1943) 'RUNDALE IN COUNTY MAYO: 25 years' struggle ends', The Irish Times, Jan 12, 1943. [Online]
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Explore the baking and culture of Europe: France
Languages

Explore the baking and culture of Europe: France

...world today. The standard French baguette weighs 250 g and is just one of many long white loaves freshly baked every day by French bakers. Typically, a baguette is about 5-6 cm in diameter and 60 cm long, although they can be as long as a metre. People buy their baguettes every day, sometimes in the morning and again in the afternoon, so they’re deliciously fresh to...
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iSpot: Your place to share nature
Nature & Environment

iSpot: Your place to share nature

...World Environment Day) #GenerationRestoration was launched: a ten year global challenge for the recovery of ecosystems that have been degraded or destroyed, and conserve ecosystems that are still intact. How can we Reimagine. Recreate. Restore ecosystems? We want you to help record and identify biodiversity as part of iSpot’s response and demonstrating iSpot’s...
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Why are people superstitious?
History & The Arts

Why are people superstitious?

...world, like drinking cow wee in India, or warding off evil by displaying disembowelled monkeys in Cambodia. In the UK, conspiracy theories circulated about mobile phone 5G coverage. At least 70 arson attacks were recorded against phone masts. While bizarre and outlandish, such beliefs and practises relate to a fundamentally human need to feel a sense of control over...
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Concussion in football: Is it time to get ahead of the game?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Concussion in football: Is it time to get ahead of the game?

...World Cup Qatar 2022 coming-up, it's likely to be in the spotlight once again...Why is concussion a serious issue? Media reports have raised awareness of key issues such as the higher risk of concussion in female youth footballers, the need for more effective concussion guidelines, and the link between heading the ball and degenerative brain disease. The latter has been...
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57 genders (and none for me?) - Part One
Society, Politics & Law

57 genders (and none for me?) - Part One

...world of Facebook gender categories, in the first of two posts...This content is associated with The Open University's Open degree qualification. [People look at Facebook in this cartoon, with varying responses to the range of gender identities on offer] February is a pretty busy time for somebody who writes about sex, gender and relationships, what with the coinciding of...
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Are you a socially intelligent educational leader?
Education & Development

Are you a socially intelligent educational leader?

...World Economic Forum (weforum.org) Social intelligence is often linked with the use of emotional intelligence. This involves an interplay between emotions (the affective domain) and thinking (the cognitive domain). Stavrou Theodotou (2020) uses the work of Mayer and Salovey (1997) to identify four cognitive abilities that illustrate emotional intelligence: Appraisal and...
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Uncovering Britain’s Lost Black Sporting Heroes
Health, Sports & Psychology

Uncovering Britain’s Lost Black Sporting Heroes

...world. It also serves to divert attention away from the relationship between modern industrial Britain’s economic success, its leading role in the Atlantic Slave Trade and its often violent, exploitative colonial rule. These historical narratives also perpetuate a crude racialised hierarchy between white and black. The stories that underpin this ‘whitewashed’...
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