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Straight talking collides with cyclical preferences
Society, Politics & Law

Straight talking collides with cyclical preferences

...system won’t be as economically efficient or socially just as the theories suggest. Yet sometimes in practice, cyclical preference seems perfectly rational. When choosing among election candidates, I might prefer Gottabee Wright to Hardy Lefte, and think both of them more worthwhile than third candidate Strickland Centre. But if confronted with the binary choices, I...
A brief history of the ever-changing definition of culture
Health, Sports & Psychology

A brief history of the ever-changing definition of culture

...think, to how we behave, to how others treat us. In other words, it can shape how we see ourselves as part of a larger group but it can also shape how others perceive us. Too narrow of an understanding of cultures can lead to ‘othering’ and can produce prejudice when people fear what they don’t know. In recent months, inequalities based on race, ethnicity and colour...
Grief during COVID-19: supporting our colleagues to return to work and thrive following loss
Health, Sports & Psychology

Grief during COVID-19: supporting our colleagues to return to work and thrive following loss

...think someone should respond to loss. Psychiatrist William Worden would argue that grief is a process to be worked through and others such as the sociologist Christine Valentine would argue that there is no timetable for grief and a bereaved individual will find ways to continue a bond with those who have died. I know many people do this by remembering the person in a...
Exercising at 50
Health, Sports & Psychology

Exercising at 50

...system; muscles, ligaments and joints (Penn, 2016). When performing any form of exercise, you should aim to hold your body in the best posture (e.g. head up, shoulders back and down, neutral spine). Pilates type exercises are great for educating on the correct posture whilst strengthening the core musculature that surrounds and protects your spine. As strength-based...
Review: Chavs - The Demonization of the Working Class
Society, Politics & Law

Review: Chavs - The Demonization of the Working Class

...think any different? No wonder the image of communities teeming with feckless chavs has been so ingrained in recent years." Jones is more nuanced than this short summary might suggest. He raises important questions as to how Labour was diverted from its traditional working-class constituency to the aspirational "hard-working families" mantra, and into worthy areas of...
Life After Death
History & The Arts

Life After Death

...system or global climate issues. At the same time, there is a popular distrust of many ‘experts,’ with fears that there are hidden or self-serving agendas at play. How do we make decisions from a position of ignorance? How can we evaluate beliefs – such as the existence of God, or life after death – for which there is a general scarcity of evidence? Transcript...
Coronavirus: The Lowdown
Health, Sports & Psychology

Coronavirus: The Lowdown

...think you have coronavirus? You may need to isolate yourself if you think you have coronavirus or have been in close contact with an infected person. Spending 15 minutes within 2m (6ft) of someone with the virus, or having face-to-face contact, increases your risk of contracting the disease. Please check the NHS website for more advice on what to do. How can you stop...
What are the rules around assisted suicide?
Health, Sports & Psychology

What are the rules around assisted suicide?

...think that people in the medical profession have a duty to preserve life – even though someone might be near the end of life. It may also be argued that that placing people who are working to save life in the role of helping to take life has the potential to destroy trust. This is also what is known as the ‘thin end of the wedge’ argument, that there might be...