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Humans better at rapid change than we think
Nature & Environment

Humans better at rapid change than we think

...leadership from governments, or a combination of the two. It insists that both the costs and the benefits of change must be equally shared. “To be accepted, rapid change must be seen to be fair. This is especially true if and where there is any perceived sacrifice to be made for the greater good.” Secret human history One co-author, Andrew Simms of the New Weather...
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Apollo 11’s ‘one small step’ sparked a new rush to reach the Moon
Science, Maths & Technology

Apollo 11’s ‘one small step’ sparked a new rush to reach the Moon

...leadership in this global endeavour. Indeed, it has been very exciting to be involved in the theory-changing ­discovery of water in Moon rocks, which had been thought to be devoid of water for almost four ­decades since the first samples were analysed in 1969. [Buzz Aldrin on the Moon] Buzz Aldrin walking on the Moon Over the past decade, my team at The Open University...
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A hard day at the Met Office: The BBC look for a change in the weather
History & The Arts

A hard day at the Met Office: The BBC look for a change in the weather

...leadership of Robert FitzRoy, who had previously captained HMS Beagle on Darwin’s famous voyage. The organisation developed as part of the Ministry of Defence, with an important role to play in both world wars. Weather prediction helped the 1944 D-Day landings succeed, but equally armies have often waited for bad weather to attack, such as during the Ardennes...
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Why Michelle Obama's farewell is a masterclass in speech making
Society, Politics & Law

Why Michelle Obama's farewell is a masterclass in speech making

...leadership and power, and still do. But it’s also to do with taught expectations about content and delivery of great presentations. Great speeches are associated with explicit links to the bigger picture; they generally rely on grand references to history, and often serve as a call to arms. In some ways, Obama’s speech followed the same pattern. But she did it...
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Why is the Conservative manifesto the mark of a brave Prime Minister?
Society, Politics & Law

Why is the Conservative manifesto the mark of a brave Prime Minister?

...leadership is a vote winner. We can also see clearly that the prime minister is willing to take a gamble. She is banking on voters appreciating her honesty and straight talking, something which is usually lacking in politicians. She set this up nicely when she called the Labour manifesto a “fantasy wish list”. And with the Conservatives still well ahead in the polls,...
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Why did the SNP lose seats in the 2017 General Election?
Society, Politics & Law

Why did the SNP lose seats in the 2017 General Election?

...leadership of Ruth Davidson. 2. The Conservatives had everything to gain and nothing to lose... and a lot of mysterious money Before the election the Conservatives only had one MP in Scotland, and so could only hope to improve on their previous showing. Ruth Davidson ran a very good campaign and has proven herself to be a capable and effective leader. However, as...
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Methods in Motion: Clashing loyalties
History & The Arts

Methods in Motion: Clashing loyalties

...leadership whose duties to the Party were often thought to lead to neglect of family responsibilities; a commitment to equality did not end a gendered division of labour in the communist home. The range of papers and their rich contributions on the nature of communist loyalties suggest further interdisciplinary research will be productive. Geoff Andrews' book The Shadow...
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Airbus and Brexit: What do you need to know?
Money & Business

Airbus and Brexit: What do you need to know?

...leadership. But the British manufacturing group Hawker Siddeley still retained design and supply of the wings to Airbus. Then, when the UK aerospace industry came together in the late 1970s under the umbrella of British Aerospace, it bought a 20% stake in Airbus. But this was sold in 2006 for about £2 billion when British Aerospace thought that Airbus was in turmoil. So...
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