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Hands-free phone tech is dangerous - so why do car firms still promote it?
Digital & Computing

Hands-free phone tech is dangerous - so why do car firms still promote it?

...study, drivers who were heavily involved in a phone conversation failed to detect traffic signals and were less likely to recall billboards at the side of the road. By tracking the drivers’ eye movements, the researchers showed that distracted and undistracted drivers viewed the billboards the same amount. But those on the phone did not have the cognitive resources...
The taste of love on different tongues: What language tells us about love
Languages

The taste of love on different tongues: What language tells us about love

...study, published in the Journal for the Theory of Social Analysis, I’ve made a start by searching the world’s languages for words relating to love that don’t exist in English. Most of us use the word love fairly liberally. I use it for the deep ardour, care and respect I have for my wife. But I will also call upon it to describe the unshakeable bonds of kinship and...
Can yoga help us achieve sustainable development goals?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Can yoga help us achieve sustainable development goals?

...study; and devotion to a higher power. The arguments are that these ethical restraints and observances can collectively develop a morality that can help deal with global challenges such as climate change and help in meeting the Sustainable Development Goals. The Sustainable Development Goals are underpinned by a strong moral agenda that appeals to the human yearning for...
Teaching equality: unconscious bias in education
Education & Development

Teaching equality: unconscious bias in education

...study into ethnic, socio-economic and sex inequalities in educational achievement. It found the most disadvantaged pupils are working class white males. However, this disadvantage is not reflected in economic, health and employment outcomes of this cohort as they grow up. The methodology was also interesting: the study collected data from a recruited representative...
Planetary Protection of Icy Worlds
Science, Maths & Technology

Planetary Protection of Icy Worlds

...study the icy moons Ganymede, Europa and Callisto; and Dragonfly, focusing on the surface of Saturn’s moon Titan. [A photograph showing plumes of water ice and water vapour rising from the south polar region of Enceladus.]Plumes of gas and water ice emitted from Enceladus' south pole show water must be present beneath the ice shell.Show descriptionA black and white...
What do safe drinking guidelines mean?
Health, Sports & Psychology

What do safe drinking guidelines mean?

...study found that 2 hours TV watching each day was independently associated with a hazard-ratio of 1.09 – I scaled this down to 1 hour giving a hazard ratio of around 1.05 A couple of bacon sandwiches a week: another study from EPIC estimated a hazard ratio of 1.19 from daily consumption of 50g of processed meat a day: a couple of bacon sandwiches a week is around 15g a...
How Bitcoin works
Digital & Computing

How Bitcoin works

...study of 40 exchanges found that nearly half closed during the study, most taking all of their users’ money with them. Before you change any money through an exchange you should do as much research as possible to determine if they are trustworthy and that they can process your payments. Currently, Bitcoin exchanges are not regulated in the same manner as banks and...
Bioinformatics: a new asset in the Disease Detectives toolkit
Science, Maths & Technology

Bioinformatics: a new asset in the Disease Detectives toolkit

...and soils study the microbes that live on and in our bodies, even after death Researchers have even used metagenomics to study the thanatomicrobiome, the community of microbes that live on a body after death. If you would like to explore these ideas further, you can read the BBC article mentioned above and other OpenLearn resources on DNA, genomes and bioinformatics....