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Diary of a new Life Peer
Society, Politics & Law

Diary of a new Life Peer

...becoming the youngest member of the House. [Baroness Smith of Llanfaes] Why did you want to become a member of the House of Lords? I do not support an unelected upper chamber. But while the House of Lords exists and continues to make laws that impact people in Wales, then I believe we must be in the room and speak up. When it comes to democracy and how we are governed, we...
Digital carbon footprints and remote working
Nature & Environment

Digital carbon footprints and remote working

...become widespread amongst the business community, and that is the central point of this article – the carbon emissions of remote workers. Scopes of responsibility As businesses implement sustainability, climate and NetZero strategies they become acutely aware of the responsibilities beholden upon them across three specific climate-focused scopes. These scopes of...
Nicole McLean (Mamet) – hospitality, gate line and train driver
Society, Politics & Law

Nicole McLean (Mamet) – hospitality, gate line and train driver

...become my instructor. Only a handful of close colleagues were aware that I had even applied for the drivers’ job as I was afraid of what people might think due to my age. I was aware that Inverness had a high number of female conductors with an almost even split. We did not, however, have many female drivers. At the time of my application, Inverness was a depot of...
Flying Fatigued: Fatigue in Aviation
Health, Sports & Psychology

Flying Fatigued: Fatigue in Aviation

...becoming tired. FTL schemes only consider the time element of duty and the number of sections flown. No adjustments are made for ambient weather conditions, types of approaches made, or other stressors (e.g., technical issues) which can add to the amount of fatigue experienced by flight crew during flight. Disrupted sleep patterns over the longer-term lead to poor health...
Eco-anxiety and how to cope with the Climate and Ecological Crisis
Health, Sports & Psychology

Eco-anxiety and how to cope with the Climate and Ecological Crisis

...become overwhelmed and unable to function, they can also stop us from engaging with the climate and ecological crisis. But what happens when these defences no longer hold back the reality? This is when we can experience eco-anxiety. What is eco-anxiety? Eco-anxiety is increasingly common, the term is even used by popular media, but what does it mean? There are various...
Gene testing
Science, Maths & Technology

Gene testing

...become a problem until they grow up, and adult testing is aimed at people at risk of late-onset disorders, which do not appear until middle age. In addition, we address some of the issues involved in carrier testing, another predictive test. This involves the testing of people from families with a history of genetic disease, to find out who carries the gene, and who...
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Can tourism be both responsible and sustainable?
Nature & Environment

Can tourism be both responsible and sustainable?

...students, or people able to afford the cost, taking a ‘gap year’ and using it to travel. Why is tourism defined as staying somewhere ‘for not more than a year’? Discussion Because longer than that suggests someone has either settled in one place or has settled into a travelling lifestyle. The next section outlines a brief history of tourism to explain how long...
Why is Mongolia a good place to die?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Why is Mongolia a good place to die?

...become a shining example of doing more with less. But how? *** A ribbon of snow marks the dark hilltops from an overcast sky. The wind bites at the canvas folds of the Tumurbat family ger, their dome-tented dwelling. A few lambs – almost fully grown, too late to be sold – huddle together in a wooden pen nearby, the remnants of a once 100-strong flock. As his aunt and...