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The Push - Shove Effect: what Good Friday Agreement has to do with it
Society, Politics & Law

The Push - Shove Effect: what Good Friday Agreement has to do with it

...2. In it, Hart stated that the complex and centuries-old socioeconomic divisions in the North of Ireland could not be healed overnight, nor could they be cured by force of arms, by violence, or by shortsighted neglect. Said Hart in his statement: “Admittedly, the search for a solution often appears hopeless, but this is only because the wrong questions are being asked....
The Legacy of Nuclear Power: Part 1
Nature & Environment

The Legacy of Nuclear Power: Part 1

...and now. It is in what we are doing or should be doing and that is managing it carefully within the communities where it actually exists. Petr Jehlička: Thank you, Andy, for this really interesting discussion. We will continue this discussion on nuclear places, in Part 2 of the interview. Prof. Blower’s book ‘The Legacy of Nuclear Power’ is available in bookstores....
Hybrid working: skills for leadership
Money & Business

Hybrid working: skills for leadership

...2 Your take on hybrid What does hybrid working look like and mean to you? How and where do you think you can work remotely? List or describe where you might work, and how you would support your team working in their preferred hybrid situation(s). What does it mean to work in a hybrid way? According to the ACAS website, hybrid working is a type of flexible working where an...
Tim Lenton - Stories of Change
Nature & Environment

Tim Lenton - Stories of Change

...2 Celsius, and then by the back end of the century we’ll undo the problem we’ve created by burning biomass, trees, grass, whatever it might be, and then sucking the CO2 out and then putting CO2 cycle into reverse. Do you think that is a realistic prospect that we would do that? TL: I’ve had a careful look at the numbers on that and it is conceivable that we could be...
Professionals negotiating different ways of knowing
Education & Development

Professionals negotiating different ways of knowing

...2 hours per week, while working full-time is a challenge. Mel reflects on how a particular text had a huge influence on her perception of herself and the world. So much so that it prompted her to rethink ‘being a teacher’ as both personal and professional, which ultimately had an impact on her professional practice. She realised that students are not just brains to be...
James Smith - Earth in Vision
Nature & Environment

James Smith - Earth in Vision

...2, which at that time if you got over three million you were invited up to London to the 3 Million Club, which we were invited but we didn’t go, but it rated highly, it got tons of press and it was on a subject, as I say, that was one that wouldn’t really be talked about round the dinner party table. So I think that … I think you can … television won’t change...
Nuclear power: friend or foe?
Society, Politics & Law

Nuclear power: friend or foe?

...2 Resources - There is an abundance of online material that is relevant to the topic. There are government documents, reports from various bodies, statements from the nuclear industry and from environmental groups, media reports, and so on. Aspects of the debate are reported almost daily. So your problem is to try not to be overwhelmed by the sheer volume of possible...
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Emotion: an introductory picture
History & The Arts

Emotion: an introductory picture

...2 Select one item on the list that you would identify as a cause of Larry's anger. Select another item that you would identify as an effect of his anger. Discussion Answers to these questions may vary. But the eliciting event certainly looks like a cause: we would find it natural to say that Larry is angry because Bella has told him that his project has been rejected....