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Remembering the Timex Dundee struggles 1993
Society, Politics & Law

Remembering the Timex Dundee struggles 1993

...skills and were predominantly women, were suddenly finding themselves facing the fact that their bosses did not care about them. If they weren’t going to make a profit, then they would be discarded and cast aside. And it was that sense of injustice, and a belief that workers should have dignity that brought us together as a support group. “We met weekly and our role...
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One belief, big impact: could your view of learning improve inclusive practice?
Education & Development

One belief, big impact: could your view of learning improve inclusive practice?

...skills as an inclusive educator and leader, you might want take a look at the Master’s in Education programme and consider a place on the Inclusive Practice specialist pathway – with options to join at Stage 1 or Stage 2, depending on your circumstances. References Baidoo-Anu, D., Lei, L., Cisterna, D. and Song, Y. (2023) ‘Cultural validity: promoting cultural...
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Oliver Sacks: "Don't skip the footnotes"
Health, Sports & Psychology

Oliver Sacks: "Don't skip the footnotes"

...studies, demonstrating a fervent labour to reconcile a narrative gap felt by those persons under his care, and to explain to his readers how many of those with atypical neurology achieve a different but no less rich orientation to the world. Seeking the self Sacks showed a particular fondness for such cases, for persons who devoted themselves – sometimes ascetically,...
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When is the best time to buy plane tickets?
Money & Business

When is the best time to buy plane tickets?

...Studies have suggested that prices can be higher or lower on a given day of the week – yet, there is no clear consensus on which day that is. Offered prices can in fact drop at any time before the flight, yet they are much more likely to increase than decrease over the last several weeks before the flight’s departure. Further, the airlines prefer to wait for the...
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How can scientists fight the tide of "fake news"?
Science, Maths & Technology

How can scientists fight the tide of "fake news"?

...studies include those that linked vaccines to autism, a connection that has long been debunked, and one that claimed HIV doesn’t cause AIDS. Modern-day propaganda Fake news is fabricated with the intention of misleading readers, usually for political gain or economic profit. It has been defined as “a catch-all term encompassing propaganda, misinformation,...
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Why does behavioural economics point to a hard Brexit?
Society, Politics & Law

Why does behavioural economics point to a hard Brexit?

...studies point to bigger economic losses the more the UK distances itself from present EU trade arrangements. So does the Treasury’s own analysis, unless the UK gains a remarkably generous bespoke deal. But the same studies also suggest there will be losses even from the smallest step away. And the error around these calculations gets bigger as they move further from...
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Lighting the Industrial Revolution
History & The Arts

Lighting the Industrial Revolution

...studied for more than a century before that date? It was the invention of the battery by Count Alessandro Volta in 1800 which marked a turning point in understanding and controlling the strange "fluid". For the first time, electricity could be produced by placing two dissimilar metals together in a conducting and corrosive liquid. It is a simple experiment: just stick a...
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Do animals have sex for fun?
Nature & Environment

Do animals have sex for fun?

...study non-human primates, the animals perhaps most likely to display responses similar to humans, scientists have detected orgasm in many different species including macaques, orangutans, gorillas and chimpanzees. In fact, very few primatologists doubt that non-human primates experience orgasm – at least, male non-human primates. There is debate as to whether female...
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