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Introduction to critical criminology
Society, Politics & Law

Introduction to critical criminology

...health and safety regulations in pursuit of profit, then yes, factories are places of violence. Trade and production are presented as the cornerstone of thriving capitalist economics, yet critical thinking reminds us that they are also responsible for widespread injury, suffering and death. For some commentators (Young, 2002) the critical criminological project is a...
What is the genome made of?
Science, Maths & Technology

What is the genome made of?

...publication was to have far-reaching consequences in terms of our understanding of the nature of life, i.e. how cells function at the molecular level. So monumental was this work that they were awarded, together with Maurice Wilkins, the Nobel Prize for Medicine with Physiology in 1962. In this section we shall examine in some detail the structure of the DNA molecule....
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Networked practitioner: open or closed practice?
Education & Development

Networked practitioner: open or closed practice?

...public funding of the underlying work...Networked practitioner: open or closed practice?: 1.1 The variety of ‘open’ - The word cloud in Figure 1 illustrates some of the terms associated with ‘open’, e.g. education, access, research, source, data, science, publication and massive online courses. [Image of a tag cloud showing different terms associated with...
Some merits of Manchester
History & The Arts

Some merits of Manchester

...public edifices, a most dignified town, with as great beauty as could be expected of a place which has always had so much to do besides looking after its figure and complexion. The very charming series or system of parks, public gardens, and playgrounds, unusual in their number and variety, had a sympathetic allure in the gray, cool light, even to the spectator passing in...
Virtual reality, 19th Century style: The history of the panorama and balloon view
History & The Arts

Virtual reality, 19th Century style: The history of the panorama and balloon view

...public embraced the magic of the panorama - a clamour which owed a lot to the popularity of hot air ballooning...Until the late eighteenth century, the predominant mode of landscape representation was the bird’s-eye view. This type of image offered the onlooker a high viewpoint outside the subject depicted within the frame of representation, whether a city, a coastline,...
Aberdulais Falls: a case study in Welsh heritage
History & The Arts

Aberdulais Falls: a case study in Welsh heritage

...public access to the Falls over the land surrounding it had been denied. Important decisions had to be taken regarding the future of the site. The A465 slices through the site and the suburbs of Neath have encroached on the river bed on both sides. [Figure 1] Photo: RGB Aerial Photography. © GeoPerspectives COWI A/S © Photo: RGB Aerial Photography.© GeoPerspectives...
Why is Croatia adopting a more welcoming approach to the refugees?
Society, Politics & Law

Why is Croatia adopting a more welcoming approach to the refugees?

...public figures have expressed concern about being able to cope with the numbers, there remains a strong desire to help. This is in stark contrast to the vehemently hostile approach taken by leading figures in Hungary and Serbia. It was also potentially surprising given Croatia’s reputation as a fairly closed and xenophobic society. Only recently, it suffered...
How should we read Donald Trump's first Presidential speech?
Society, Politics & Law

How should we read Donald Trump's first Presidential speech?

...public.” From this religious language he pivoted to the metaphor of a churchyard, saying “rusted out factories” were “scattered like tombstones” across the country. And then, gaining momentum and forcefully shoving his hand down towards the podium he said “this American carnage stops right here and stops right now”. Stop the carnage So how, exactly, will it...