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England v Scotland: A Celebration of Togetherness or Division?
Health, Sports & Psychology

England v Scotland: A Celebration of Togetherness or Division?

...the past. A sense that the game is being played not just during a global pandemic but at a significant time in the political history of the United Kingdom. There is also one other final point of interest to watch out for. In the 113 times England and Scotland have played each other only three games have been goal-less. Goals, for either team it might seem, are inevitable....
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Desert Island Discs at 75: An OpenLearn listening list
History & The Arts

Desert Island Discs at 75: An OpenLearn listening list

...history of Brutalist architects Carl Sagan [Carl Sagan] Carl Sagan Carl Sagan was an astronomer, cosmologist, author and - above all - a person able to explain his enthusiasm for exploring and understanding the universe in a way that was infectious. On Desert Island Discs, he told about the discs that he'd taken part in casting away - on the side of NASA spacecraft: We...
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Learning with braille – more than just joining the dots
Education & Development

Learning with braille – more than just joining the dots

...history of the tactile writing language...As with so much else in our cultural heritage, the origins of braille lie in Ancient Greece. The historian and scholar Polybius invented what became known to cryptographers (code makers) as the Polybius Square, a system for encoding letters using a 5x5 grid. Polybius square with the modern English alphabet 1 2 3 4 5 1 A B C D E 2...
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What do sports authorities have to do to take account of transgender competitors?
Health, Sports & Psychology

What do sports authorities have to do to take account of transgender competitors?

...history marked by division and discrimination, it looks like things could be about to get a whole lot more complicated for female athletes, after the International Olympic Committee) announced changes to its transgender policy. Transgender athletes will now be allowed to compete in the Olympics without having to undergo sex reassignment surgery. Which is possibly set to...
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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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