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Earth from above, 18th Century style
History & The Arts

Earth from above, 18th Century style

...world and viewing landscape. That balloons are innately comic is undeniable, and their physical attributes were a gift to satirists of the late eighteenth century, who riffed delightedly on the graphic and semantic associations of this new and somewhat unlikely technology. Furthermore, in the first few decades of ballooning, its utility was unclear. Although flight had...
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Article 5 mins
DIY: Measuring latitude and longitude
Society, Politics & Law

DIY: Measuring latitude and longitude

...world you need to work out your co-ordinates, known as latitude and longitude. Latitude is your position north or south of the Equator. Lines, or parallels, are drawn around the Earth at intervals. The North Pole is assigned the latitude 90º north and the South Pole latitude 90º south. Lines of longitude, or meridians, are drawn a little differently. The line of...
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Article 15 mins
Paris Attacks: Social media is the villain of the piece, and the hero of the hour
Digital & Computing

Paris Attacks: Social media is the villain of the piece, and the hero of the hour

...world we live in that it was both instrumental in the planning of, and the aftermath of, the Paris Attacks. First, Robyn Torok explains how ISIS used social media to plan the attacks; then Arnaud Mercier tells how the channels came to the fore after the horror unfolded. [The photographer says this is a "call to solidarity in prayer and to stand tall together. I aggregated...
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Article 10 mins
Intuitive eating: a new relationship with food, or another fad diet?
OpenLearn Ireland

Intuitive eating: a new relationship with food, or another fad diet?

...world where body acceptance and inner peace are the priority is attractive. Now might be a good time to challenge yourself in a new way, by ditching the diet books and learning more about intuitive eating. Intuitive eating: how to get started 1.Plan to prioritise your own health. 2.Resist from starting another diet. 3.Read material on Intuitive eating. 4.Read the article...
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Article 5 mins
Children and young people’s participation
Education & Development

Children and young people’s participation

...Worlds: Developing Frameworks For Integrated Practice, Bristol, Policy Press/Milton Keynes, The Open University. Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development, Uganda Child Rights NGO Network, and UNICEF – Uganda Office (2008) The National Child Participation Guide for Uganda: Creating an Environment for Children to be Heard, June. Available from:
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Level 3: Advanced 12 hrs
Leaving no stone unturned in the pursuit of female athletic performance
Health, Sports & Psychology

Leaving no stone unturned in the pursuit of female athletic performance

...world record by running 26.2 miles in 2 hrs 14 min 4 sec...[Basketball player] Incredible performances like this continue to remind us that women can perform far beyond any limits that were originally bestowed upon them by that 1928 committee. As women continue to pursue peak performance, whether that be in sport and exercise or beyond, we have to think differently about...
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Article 15 mins
5 things you need to know about sepsis
Health, Sports & Psychology

5 things you need to know about sepsis

...world is caused by sepsis. Esther Almond tells us five important things to know about this condition, known also as blood poisoning...1: Many people develop sepsis – Raising awareness of sepsis can save lives It is estimated that sepsis affects 27-30 million people worldwide each year. There are several linked terms - sepsis, septic shock, septicaemia, blood poisoning....
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Sniffing out disease
Science, Maths & Technology

Sniffing out disease

...world where the only medical diagnostic test needed was a small box with flashing lights, like the tricorder used in the TV series Star Trek. You would just wave it in the air near the patient and instantly find out what was wrong with them. This is science fiction, but perhaps we may be getting one small step towards that. We all produce chemicals as by-products of our...
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Article 5 mins