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An introduction to computers and computer systems
Digital & Computing

An introduction to computers and computer systems

...world market for maybe five computers. (Thomas Watson, Chairman of IBM, 1943) Even later on, in the mid 1970s, some still failed to comprehend the size of the future computer market. There is no reason for any individual to have a computer in his home. (Ken Olsen, President of Digital Equipment Corporation, 1977) And although a diminution in size was anticipated, it was...
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Richard Tol - Stories of Change
Nature & Environment

Richard Tol - Stories of Change

...world and among the top 50 most-cited climate scholars. He has well over 200 publications in learned journals (with 100+ co-authors), 3 books and many minor publications. He specialises in the economics of energy, environment, and climate, and is interested in integrated assessment modelling. He is an editor for Energy Economics, and an associate editor of economics the...
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How can knowing how DNA repairs itself help defeat cancer?
Health, Sports & Psychology

How can knowing how DNA repairs itself help defeat cancer?

...world have unpicked the biological ‘toolkits’ our cells use to repair their damaged DNA. And it turns out that rather than being a strength, problems with DNA repair can be a critical weakness in cancer cells, leading to an exciting new approach for tackling the disease. Earlier this month we spotted two papers in the journal Nature that provide a new insight into...
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Unequal journeys: exploring the contradictions of citizenship and asylum regimes
Society, Politics & Law

Unequal journeys: exploring the contradictions of citizenship and asylum regimes

...world, and increasing numbers of wealthy individuals are acquiring what are seen as ‘desirable’ citizenships in this manner. By desirable I mean citizenship and passports that are highly ranked, meaning that they enable easy, visa-free travel, or come with other benefits such as favourable tax policies and so on. AC: What inspired you to address the issue of...
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Five Inspiring Black Trailblazers from across Europe
History & The Arts

Five Inspiring Black Trailblazers from across Europe

...World War II. She taught me to have optimism, dedication and tact.” But her other, Curaçaoan grandmother was also important to her: “My grandmother with Afro-Curaçaoan roots felt slavery still nearby. She experienced poverty, deprivation and brutality. She gave me physical and emotional strength, self-confidence and courage.” For a long time, the fastest woman in...
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Children and happiness
Education & Development

Children and happiness

...world in general. Professor Mary Ainsworth was the first to develop a way of formally classifying the different types of relationships that exist between parents and children. Her test, called the ‘Strange Situation’, involves observing toddlers’ reactions during a series of separations and reunions with the parent. Securely attached toddlers protest when the parent...
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Sense of self during ageing: how mindfulness and nature can help
Health, Sports & Psychology

Sense of self during ageing: how mindfulness and nature can help

...world than today. This means it is increasingly important that ageing well is given priority. What is ageing [A very elderly lady, full face shot showing lots of wrinkles]Ageing is a natural process that starts the moment we are born. Our basic metabolism (i.e., the rate the body uses energy to maintain vital functions such as breathing, blood circulation, digesting food,...
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Reading: re-asserting the potency of the personal
Education & Development

Reading: re-asserting the potency of the personal

...world. A balance needs to be wrought between teaching the skills of decoding and comprehension and fostering reading for pleasure. Such reading is essentially volitional, intrinsically motivated, child-directed and choice-led. It has making meaning at its heart. In order to build reciprocal communities of readers who can and do choose to read and who think and talk about...
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