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English monsters
History & The Arts

English monsters

...work of Shakespeare and his contemporaries are frequent and diverse in character; many are to be found in arresting contexts bound up with displays of power and informal, ruthless responses to the poor. From the early Tudor morality play Magnificence (1520-22), in which Poverty complains, ‘I am baited with dogs at every man’s gate’, through to the closing of the...
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What's up with Whatsapp - and should we weaken its security?
Digital & Computing

What's up with Whatsapp - and should we weaken its security?

...work? Encryption is simply a way for two or more users to exchange messages securely. Encryption algorithms are like a box with two locks. For example, if a user called Alice wants to send her friend Bob a secure message, she puts it in the box and locks it with her key. Then, she sends the locked box to her friend Bob, who can only open the box and read Alice’s message...
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Is New Day a false dawn for the print industry?
History & The Arts

Is New Day a false dawn for the print industry?

...work, the bus home or walking to the car park, we’re glued to our mobiles; we’re maximising the precious few minutes we have. What else? The title, New Day, is hardly distinctive. Does it sound like a potentially strong brand? Or more like a failed breakfast TV programme? Trinity Mirror has not disclosed how much it is costing to launch the new paper but however many...
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COP26 and the Glasgow Pact...one small step
Nature & Environment

COP26 and the Glasgow Pact...one small step

...worked together to eventually limit dangerous global heating, Glasgow’s COP26 will be worth a mention...Find out more about The Open University’s Environment qualifications. [Photo taken at COP26 in Glasgow. Banner says 'We can do this if we act now'.] Measuring progress in the international climate negotiations Beyond fine words, promises and pledges, there are at...
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Managing our personal financial risks from the changed climate
Nature & Environment

Managing our personal financial risks from the changed climate

...work? TCFD has four pillars. For us they might translate as: Take control Identify and assess the climate risks you face Decide how to manage them Set targets to reach where you need to be Deciding to ‘take control’, I start with my main assets: my home, my earning capacity, and my savings. Checking information produced by the environment agency, I discover that,...
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20 things you might not know about Belfast
History & The Arts

20 things you might not know about Belfast

...worked - and got him a knighthood in the process... 5. Lord Kelvin came up with the 2nd law of thermodynamics in Belfast This British mathematician and engineer, born in the city of Belfast, was the first British scientist to be elevated to the House of Lords. His statement of the physical law concerning heat and energy came in 1854. 6. Tourists spent over £430 million...
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The 2018 Spring Statement: A first reaction
Society, Politics & Law

The 2018 Spring Statement: A first reaction

...worked seemingly reaching a plateau, this has led to a long awaited improvement in productivity. Whether this can be sustained, given the UK’s very poor recent record, remains to be seen. All of this has partially offset the adverse effect of the uncertainty surrounding the Brexit process. Only partially, though; it has not offset things entirely. While output growth...
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Musicians, loops and the longest piece ever
History & The Arts

Musicians, loops and the longest piece ever

...work with patterns. Repeating patterns of notes and repeating patterns of rhythms are what enable listeners to follow and understand a piece of music. Many composers have been fascinated by the effects that can be created by repeating the same pattern over and over again, something that music theory calls an ostinato. Some composers have taken such things to extremes:...
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