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Reading Shakespeare's As You Like It
History & The Arts

Reading Shakespeare's As You Like It

...thinks that ‘more than most of Shakespeare As You Like It has slipped over our horizon; it has too much to say about what was once intimately interesting and now is not’ (Kermode, 2001, p. 82). James Shapiro notes that none of Shakespeare’s contemporaries is known to have praised the play and speculates that this may have been because ‘it was not only of its time...
Could President Trump do what Candidate Trump promises in the struggle against Islamic State?
Society, Politics & Law

Could President Trump do what Candidate Trump promises in the struggle against Islamic State?

...think it can be helpful to examine in a nonpartisan way the legal aspects of Donald Trump’s campaign rhetoric on the use of force against the Islamic State, or ISIS. [A photograph of 2016 presidential candidate Donald Trump in a residential backyard near Jordan Creek Parkway and Cody Drive in West Des Moines, Iowa, with lights and security cameras.] A Trump For...
Vaccination
Science, Maths & Technology

Vaccination

...system or infectious agents at that time, the effect was to expose the recipient to a supposedly ‘weaker’ strain of the virus, which elicited a protective immune response against subsequent infection with a more virulent strain. Activity 1 What key features of the immune response does the practice of variolation demonstrate? Answer It shows the specificity of the...
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Why are maggots making a comeback in hospitals?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Why are maggots making a comeback in hospitals?

...system. The result in all these cases is wounds that won’t heal. The process gets stuck permanently in the very first stage. White blood cells hang around the wound longer and in higher numbers, secreting chemicals that interfere with the growth of new cells. They also trigger production of a group of enzymes that break down the base layer of collagen upon which wound...
How might Brexit affect Wales?
Society, Politics & Law

How might Brexit affect Wales?

...post-Brexit. ​ Will Wales have increased autonomy after Brexit? Transcript Professor Roger Scully of the think tank, Wales Governance Centre, discusses the potential implications and opportunities for Wales post-Brexit with Dr Jo Hunt and Dr Rachel Minto of Cardiff University. ​ Image: Cardiff Castle by Mario Sánchez Prada under Creative Commons licence CC BY-SA 2....
Global Handwashing Day
Science, Maths & Technology

Global Handwashing Day

...think how often a small child has to be reminded to wash their hands, but for handwashing to be effective it must be practiced regularly. There are many difficulties in establishing handwashing behavior as a habit including the availability of water in many poorer countries and personal, social, cultural and religious barriers. Consequently, establishing handwashing...
So, you want to work in the video gaming industry
Science, Maths & Technology

So, you want to work in the video gaming industry

...thing would be: make games, learn what you like, and focus on that. Has your industry changed much in the last 5/10 years and if so, how? Transcript. The games industry is always evolving. What do you see as the future of your industry? Transcript. I think hopefully we’ll see the birth of more indie studios, smaller teams making interesting things, not just Triple-As....
Rio+20 - United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development
Nature & Environment

Rio+20 - United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development

...thinking and ecology in regard to how design may redefine the nature of production and consumption. From Awareness to Action Professor Godfrey Boyle evaluates the change in attitudes towards the issue of the environment over the last 40 years. Humanity’s impact on the planet Dr Graham Harvey discusses the negative impact humans have on the planet. Global Sweden – no...