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Other Moons
Science, Maths & Technology

Other Moons

...System...The innermost planets, Mercury and Venus, don’t have moons, but Mars has two. Go beyond Mars to the giant outer planets and the number of moons per planet skyrockets. Mars’ moons are small irregular-shaped bodies, perhaps captured asteroids, but Jupiter has three moons bigger than our own, a fourth that is almost as big, and 75 known small irregular-shaped...
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Solving the care crisis with public investment
Society, Politics & Law

Solving the care crisis with public investment

...system is overwhelmed. But efforts to ‘fix’ care are constantly stalled by arguments over who should pay, and sidelined by bigger crises over health, environment and employment. Analysis of care’s role in the economy, and micro-simulations we have conducted for the UK, show that a large rise in care spending can be self-sustaining through its job creation and...
The Switch tells us a lot about Nintendo
Science, Maths & Technology

The Switch tells us a lot about Nintendo

...systems, you can find common themes and design goals that Nintendo has been refining for years and that still emerge in the Switch. [The Conversation] The new device consists of a tablet computer that can be used on its own or connected to a larger monitor and accompanied by a handheld controller more like a traditional games console. The two sides of the “Joy-Con”...
If Wannacry caused so much disruption, how come it raised so little money?
Digital & Computing

If Wannacry caused so much disruption, how come it raised so little money?

...systems. This was not even the most sophisticated malware around. Numerous networks could easily cope with it and it largely hit legacy operating systems such as Windows XP. [The Conversation] In most corporate infrastructures, there would be no sign of Windows XP – and it seems unbelievable from a security perspective that the national health service of an advanced...
The rural dimension – after rundale
OpenLearn Ireland

The rural dimension – after rundale

...system was replaced?...Explore the articles in this collection . Once wider social processes impacted on the rundale system, the delicate balance which it had maintained was broken and the result was poverty and political reaction. The eventual outcome was complete reform of the system of landholding and settlement that created compact, independent, small farms. The...
What can emoji teach us about human civilization?
Languages

What can emoji teach us about human civilization?

...system all by themselves, emoji are a supplement to other writing systems. In English-language culture they’re not replacing alphabetic writing. They’re adding to it. And specifically, they’re adding a way to convey what we might call ‘emotional framing’ for online conversations. In other words, they fill a particular need in modern-day communication – a need...
Can engineering help improve patient safety?
Science, Maths & Technology

Can engineering help improve patient safety?

...systems are in place and how they are used. Not only does she find differences in approaches between hospitals, but also between units and even between shifts. “Standardisation and harmonisation are two of the most urgent issues we have to tackle. Imagine if you have to learn each new system wherever you go or even whenever a new senior doctor is on the ward. This...
The drive to sustainability in Higher Education
Nature & Environment

The drive to sustainability in Higher Education

...systems. Sustainable campus initiatives Most HE institutions have established sustainability policies to manage campus buildings and site operations, for example, regarding building construction and operations, procurement processes, information and communication technologies (ICT) systems efficiency, pollution control, water and waste management, and campus design and...