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After Manchester: Pause, and carry on
Society, Politics & Law

After Manchester: Pause, and carry on

...public events, and about counter-terrorism strategies generally. But right now is not the time for these. The difficult questions However, right now is the time for one other, overarching question. This question is entirely non-partisan: it’s a question not just for this prime minister, but for all the previous prime ministers who have had to respond to such atrocious...
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How good were the pollster's predictions?
Science, Maths & Technology

How good were the pollster's predictions?

...Public put the Tories 5% ahead of Labour, and SurveyMonkey (for the Sun) called the gap at 4%. Survation, the firm closest to the final result in their unpublished 2015 poll, this time put the Conservatives on 42% and Labour on 40%, very close to the actual result. Qriously (for Wired)​ was the only pollster to put Labour ahead, by three points. Transcript According to...
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Young people are not apathetic
Society, Politics & Law

Young people are not apathetic

...public purse through ever worsening austerity measures. 2011 was a big year for global outcries of discontent with the way the world currently works. From the urban unrest in the UK after the killing of Mark Duggan, through to protest movements such as the Occupy movement in New York and London and many more cities - the events of 2011 caused people to reflect and ask...
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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

...public figures off to a desert island, with just a few records, a couple of books and a luxury item for company. Originally a sort of music review show, the programme quickly mutated into using the records to provide a framework for the castaways to talk about their life and work. To mark the 75th birthday, we've chosen half a dozen episodes - all available to listen to...
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Pluto comes into sharp focus – but it’s still not a planet
Science, Maths & Technology

Pluto comes into sharp focus – but it’s still not a planet

...public to a clearer understanding of nature – irrespective of how its elements are classified. Appealing to sentiment, seeking celebrity endorsement and posting photos of presidential candidates with “Pluto is a planet” T-shirts is not a good way to advance anyone’s understanding. It’s time to let go of the past, and embrace Pluto as a fascinating world and the...
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Honour thy vulnerable witnesses
Health, Sports & Psychology

Honour thy vulnerable witnesses

...public could get involved in police investigation procedures either as suspects or witnesses who have experienced an event and might be able to relay information relevant to it. Burton, Evans and Sanders (2007) found that the number of witnesses identifying themselves as vulnerable are bigger than what the “Speaking Up For Justice” document had concluded. This means...
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Jurors who believe rape myths contribute to dismal conviction rates – but judge-only trials won’t solve the problem
Society, Politics & Law

Jurors who believe rape myths contribute to dismal conviction rates – but judge-only trials won’t solve the problem

...public may ask. Juryless trials in rape cases may be the first step to the removal of jury trials all together. A jury selection process would be an alternative strategy for increasing convictions in rape trials and for attenuating the role that rape myths play. Jurors who display a tendency towards rape myths would be screened for and removed from the jury pool using...
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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

...public. But beyond the cultural aim to enrich the French language, this decision also resonates with the historical and politically-motivated positioning of language as a central component of France’s international presence. Ever since the French Constitution officialised French as the only institutionalized language in the country, institutional monolingualism has...
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