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Why did millions march against Trump?
Society, Politics & Law

Why did millions march against Trump?

...health care, Black Lives Matter, and environmental justice. The emotional tenor was frequently celebratory, though it varied from one point in the march to another across a crowd reported to be more than 40,000. Many speeches at the rally immediately following the march connected the actions of the Texas state legislature–on whose front steps the march began and...
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One Lump or Two? Understanding the Place of Sugar - Part One
Society, Politics & Law

One Lump or Two? Understanding the Place of Sugar - Part One

...health and diabetes, yet the sugar consumed in the right way carries a sense of energy (for example, in energy drinks) and refinement (for example, in luxury chocolate bars); and, if Coke adverts are to be believed, it is even the taste of freedom, peace and harmony – for the world. How can sugar be all of these things? The answer lies in its changing geographies. For...
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Clean Brexit, Dirty Brexit: Is this the last exit before armageddon?
Nature & Environment

Clean Brexit, Dirty Brexit: Is this the last exit before armageddon?

...health based standards and objectives for a number of pollutants in the air.” The Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs states: “Action to manage and improve air quality control is largely driven by European Union legislation. The 2008 ambient air quality directive (2008/50/EC) sets legally binding limits...and was made law in England through the Air...
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Review: Bisexuality: Identities, Politics and Theories by Surya Monro
Society, Politics & Law

Review: Bisexuality: Identities, Politics and Theories by Surya Monro

...health provision and workplace inclusion. Certain bisexualities – for example, ‘performative’ bisexuality (in which the action has the appearance of bisexuality even if the person performing it does not identify as such) among young women – were also commodified by a capitalist gaze. Transgender politics were therefore suggested as a relevant inroad to...
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Why Study Philosophers?
History & The Arts

Why Study Philosophers?

...health of philosophy? I would argue that they are needed for at least two reasons. First, eliminating sloppiness from thought requires training and practice. It is a hard-won skill, and like most hard-won skills, it does, in general, need to be taught. Second, unless (like Wittgenstein and Kierkegaard) you have the means to give yourself time to spend in the exacting...
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On the loss of a baby
Health, Sports & Psychology

On the loss of a baby

...health problems that can be long lasting. The emotional distress of the loss of a baby can continue into subsequent pregnancies where anxieties are particularly heightened and into the subsequent birth of a healthy child. As well as feelings of sadness and distress, some women can experience disenfranchised grief, where their loss is not acknowledged by others as there is...
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Evolutions in Education: The OU Education Conference
Education & Development

Evolutions in Education: The OU Education Conference

...health and wellbeing Research in practice Finding and filling the gaps Sustainability and citizenship Equity, diversity and inclusion Practitioner development Mentoring and approaches to professional learning Learning as a journey The sessions were led by Open University academic and external engagement staff and explored the themes and topics in a highly interactive,...
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Anghydraddoldebau hiliol mewn iechyd: Effaith COVID-19 yng Nghymru a thu hwnt
Health, Sports & Psychology

Anghydraddoldebau hiliol mewn iechyd: Effaith COVID-19 yng Nghymru a thu hwnt

...health : the disproportionate impacts of COVID-19 on BME populations Research Characteristics and outcomes of pregnant women admitted to hospital with confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection in UK: national population based cohort study. BMJ 2020; 369 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.m2107 (Cyhoeddwyd 8 Mehefin 2020) BMJ 2020;369:m2107 BBC / David Harewood (2 Mawrth 2021) Is Covid...
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