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The Art of Breathing
Science, Maths & Technology

The Art of Breathing

...physical or emotional, the ancient “fight or flight” response is triggered. Physiologically, this can lead to the stress-related diseases which are getting more common in the West, so track 3 looks at the Eastern tradition of yoga, which recognises that controlling the breath is key to retaining health of mind as well as body. The audio track uses the case study of a...
Studying Engineering
Science, Maths & Technology

Studying Engineering

...physics, Earth sciences, environmental science, or planetary science. If you already have an undergraduate degree and would like to extend your knowledge further, you might be interested in our postgraduate module T868: Environmental Monitoring and Protection, which discusses different environmental monitoring techniques for noise, water, air and wastes, and explores...
The growing demand for drugs in UK prisons
Society, Politics & Law

The growing demand for drugs in UK prisons

...physical stimulation. Prisoners often take drugs to alleviate physical or emotional pain. Drugs can become “chemical comforts” to deal with loneliness, trauma, isolation or alienation. It’s not just about hedonism. Imprisonment is highly stressful and taking drugs can become a crucial coping mechanism to get through hard times and the mundane daily monotony of...
Can the Economy be Irish?
Money & Business

Can the Economy be Irish?

...physics. In combination with ‘bad’ mathematics, this physics envy has produced a desiccated form of investigation in which a contextual narrative of society, polity and culture is almost absent. As George Shackle, the Cambridge economist observed: to be an economist one has to be an anthropologist; political scientist; mathematician; philosopher; and sociologist with...
Soil as the book of nature
Nature & Environment

Soil as the book of nature

...physical, chemical and biological make-up is important for various disciplines. For example, nutrient levels are important for crop production, soil shear strength is crucial for engineering construction, and its structure could also be a deciding factor for football pitches! It also has more exotic uses, such as a beauty accessory (see the intricate hair-styling of the...
Engaging with our environment: what are the benefits?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Engaging with our environment: what are the benefits?

...physical wellbeing. It’s even better when we actively engage with green and blue spaces through activities and practical tasks. In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, service providers are putting more emphasis on the importance of green space in urban environments as the impact of proximity to green and blue spaces is realised. In Milton Keynes, The Parks Trust is a key...
Chinese education: How do things work?
Society, Politics & Law

Chinese education: How do things work?

...physical education, music, basic science, history and geography, combined with practical work experience around the school campus. All primary schools are required to offer courses on morality and ethics and English is often introduced in grade four. The content of the curriculum relates to daily experience, social development and technological innovation. It is based on...
This is not a city: Milton Keynes
Society, Politics & Law

This is not a city: Milton Keynes

...physical form. The later industrial period saw cities become key nodes in globalised systems of economic production, the distribution of goods, and sites of the exploitation of workers, whose labour produces that wealth. Walking around many of the UK’s cities today can remind one of the wealth generated during the industrial age, with elegant Victorian buildings,...