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What are the connections between music and memory?
Health, Sports & Psychology

What are the connections between music and memory?

...area of mental health. Find out how much you know! Select to begin the interactive... [Music and memory interactive image] Click on the image above to launch the interactive music and memory feature. Instructions For best results, use a modern web browser. Upgrade to the latest version of Internet Explorer or try a free alternative like Google Chrome, Firefox or Safari....
Are you a focused driver?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Are you a focused driver?

...up your sound and select here to begin. [Inattention blindness launch] Click on the image above to find out if you're a focused driver. Instructions For best results, use a modern web browser. Upgrade to the latest version of Internet Explorer or try a free alternative like Google Chrome, Firefox or Safari. Try our interactive test to see if you're a distracted driver...
No sex please, we're British!
Health, Sports & Psychology

No sex please, we're British!

...we're British! Instructions For best results, use a modern web browser. Upgrade to the latest version of Internet Explorer or try a free alternative like Google Chrome, Firefox or Safari. Mae'r adnodd yma hefyd ar gael yn Gymraeg. | This resource is also available in Welsh. If you want to learn more about the research behind this interactive, check out www.natsal.ac.uk....
Supporting your studies with assistive technology
Education & Development

Supporting your studies with assistive technology

...symptoms or condition. [AbilityNet guides] Tools and resources Diversity and Ability offer a free guide to tools and resources available. Search or use the filters to find the tools to suit your needs. [Diversity and Ability resources] [university ready - white back ] This resource is part of the University Ready hub. Find more resources like this on the hub homepage....
Stay in control and hide the fear: The psychology of skydivers and climbers
Health, Sports & Psychology

Stay in control and hide the fear: The psychology of skydivers and climbers

...courses and qualifications. [A sky diver's eye view] Laurie Taylor: As a teenager I had a few goes on the Grand National at Blackpool, but my most daring fairground ride was always Wallis’s Wonder Waltzer. Do you remember the Waltzer? It was those egg-shaped carriages holding up to half-a-dozen people, and the chrome rail that was lowered into your lap, and then the...
Plasma arc cutting
Science, Maths & Technology

Plasma arc cutting

...free electrons and positive ions. The plasma arc, which can reach temperatures of up to 28,000°C, is transferred to the workpiece, which is usually positive, where it “blows away” the molten metal. Energies of approximately 10kWh m-3 and thermal efficiencies of 85–90% can be achieved. There are three commonly used plasma systems. Manufacture An alternative to flame...
Ads of our time – are teens susceptible to food ads in digital media?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Ads of our time – are teens susceptible to food ads in digital media?

...free to target teens. Child and media psychologists have carried out experiments to identify when children learn to assess advertising. Most of this research has taken place for TV viewing. Children’s knowledge of ads progresses in stages: most preschool children don’t know the difference between an ad and other content they see on TV, but by later in childhood –...
Innovative efforts to raise wages
Money & Business

Innovative efforts to raise wages

...free money in the New Yorker. Of course, for many, these notions still appear rather idealistic. Could they work in reality? There remains a scepticism over the changing established wage policies. There is a commonsense assumption that persists that too much government intervention or dramatic policy solutions are counterproductive. How could, for instance, a country...