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Apple and Ireland are betting on ‘Nation Inc’ and a world of shareholder citizens
Society, Politics & Law

Apple and Ireland are betting on ‘Nation Inc’ and a world of shareholder citizens

...become technocratic struggles over which politician or political party can best maximise the country’s financial gains in a competitive global marketplace. Not surprisingly, this has produced considerable popular backlash. The recent Brexit referendum was just the latest example of populist attempts by disaffected populations to “reclaim” their country – often in...
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Five reasons why you should care about mindfulness
Health, Sports & Psychology

Five reasons why you should care about mindfulness

...become increasingly cited in research too, back in 1970 about two dozen articles were published related to mindfulness, by 2014 there were nearly 20,000 articles. A practical tip: Try out this Mental Health Foundation podcast (“Mindfulness – 10 minute practice exercise) narrated by mindfulness expert, Professor Mark Williams 5: We can all take time to ‘stop and...
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Is Huawei's low-key approach the secret of its success?
Money & Business

Is Huawei's low-key approach the secret of its success?

...become one of the world’s largest telecoms companies, with revenue of $75 billion. Globally it employs 180,000 with nearly 60,000 of these based at the Shenzhen campus. Our overall aim is to understand their global innovation practices.* We want to understand how management and governance arrangements support the demand for concurrently tightly knit, yet open,...
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Why getting active with children is good for parents too
Health, Sports & Psychology

Why getting active with children is good for parents too

...become more aware of physical literacy, recognising that everyday physical activity had the same beneficial outcomes as organised activities such as sports, with the added bonus that they didn’t need to have specific equipment or go to particular locations at set times to get involved. This was important because the perception that getting physically active meant...
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Strange coloured teeth; strange coloured bones
Science, Maths & Technology

Strange coloured teeth; strange coloured bones

...become stably incorporated into bone. They've been detected in skeletons from ancient Sudan and Egypt, a possible explanation being these populations ate food contaminated with tetracycline-producing bacteria. Bones containing tetracycline glow yellow-green under ultraviolet light. Eating urchins can cause the bones and teeth of the sea otter (Enhydra lutris) to turn...
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The Z Files: Professor Geoff Palmer
Health, Sports & Psychology

The Z Files: Professor Geoff Palmer

...becoming a respected scientist...Transcript Benjamin Zephaniah I’ve come to Edinburgh to meet Professor Geoff Palmer, one of the world’s most respected scientists working in grain and cereals. He’s broken almost every stereotype going. He was born in the same part of Jamaica as my mother and has encountered poverty, racism and some of the educational difficulties I...
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Year of the Ox: Chinese New Year
Languages

Year of the Ox: Chinese New Year

...become popular on Chinese social media recently: 牛’转乾坤 niú zhuǎn qián kūn Oxing/turning things around This pun is created by two words sharing the same pronunciation as the first character 牛 niú (cow/bull/ox) in the phrase above and the first character 扭 niǔ (to turn; to twist) in the well-known four-character proverb below are pronounced niu (although...
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Do music lessons help with children's other classes?
Education & Development

Do music lessons help with children's other classes?

...become smarter because they have learned how to play the piano or sing in a choir. Rather, smarter people are more likely to engage and excel in intellectual activities such as music. So while musicians may well be smarter than the general population, this does not prove that music-skill transfers to other abilities. Song and dance Overall, our review shows small effects...
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