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What the 2024 Paris Olympics can tell us about French language policy today
Education & Development

What the 2024 Paris Olympics can tell us about French language policy today

...history of careful language planning, over time French has become a highly creative and adaptable language, incorporating a range of new words, notably from the Francophone world. For example, a recent addition to the Petit Larousse dictionary is the Cameroonian import ‘faroter’, meaning to bribe someone to obtain a job. In December 2022, the French Ministry of...
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Why smart leaders allow a bit of football frenzy
Money & Business

Why smart leaders allow a bit of football frenzy

...history. Beyond the excitement of the tournament, it brings people together and allows them to bond with colleagues outside their normal work tasks. Boosting the bottom line It can also help a company’s bottom line in the long run. Employees will be more productive because they return to their desks energised. Emotions are likely to run high during games, resulting in a...
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Seven projects that show we are in a golden age of engineering
Science, Maths & Technology

Seven projects that show we are in a golden age of engineering

...history of groundbreaking engineering projects – from Brunel’s Clifton Suspension Bridge to London’s Tower Bridge, to the Ouse Valley Viaduct – and there are breathtaking, modern-day projects that demonstrate just how this legacy continues today. From super sewers to vast rail routes, here are seven important projects that prove the tradition of innovation and...
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Porn licensing isn't the answer
Digital & Computing

Porn licensing isn't the answer

...history and downloads. Like resources originally designed to help people with porn addiction, the focus is on accountability and visibility as a deterrent. This problem will evolve, politicians will continue to struggle to find the silver bullet, technology to keep children away will adapt, but so will the people that make pornography. We’ll never be able to rely on...
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Let your money do the talking: fossil fuel divestment and COP26
Nature & Environment

Let your money do the talking: fossil fuel divestment and COP26

...history with over $14 trillion committed to divestment globally. Early adopters included universities and religious organisations and divestment has now been undertaken by an increasingly wide range of institutions such as sovereign wealth funds, professional associations, and financial institutions. Individuals divest through ensuring their personal investments or...
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What sort of Victoria Sponge would Queen Victoria have eaten?
History & The Arts

What sort of Victoria Sponge would Queen Victoria have eaten?

...history has given this particular confection added value: a slice of the cake sold in September 2016 for £15,000 at auction along with a presentation box and the Queen’s signature. For comparision the two cakes served at Kate and Will’s wedding reportedly cost the taxpayer a reported $65,000. A slice of their elaborate eight-layer gateau recently sold for US$7,500...
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Uncanny valley: why we find human-like robots and dolls so creepy
Society, Politics & Law

Uncanny valley: why we find human-like robots and dolls so creepy

...was an artefact of this particular period in the history of artificial humans, when representations were clearly distinguishable from human. For some, not being able to distinguish between robots and humans, for example, may throw up problems beyond being creepy. Speaking as a researcher of the uncanny valley, I plan to enjoy its sense of subtle eeriness while it lasts....
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Is there life on Europa?
Science, Maths & Technology

Is there life on Europa?

...history, bringing with it deep philosophical and societal implications. It would help answer fundamental questions about our role in the universe, questions that have shaped human cultures and religions for millennia. The scientific output of life-seeking missions to Europa and other icy moons could revolutionise fields such as medicine. The search for extraterrestrial...
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