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Scotland's gold trail
Nature & Environment

Scotland's gold trail

...Article from Mining Technology on ‘Technological Innovation and Adaption: Tyndrum Lead Mine and the German Managers, 1838 to 1865: https://dspace.stir.ac.uk/bitstream/1893/21752/1/Mills%20proof%20German%20Mine%20Managerspdf.pdf Gold from Highlands mine to be made into Scottish jewellery, The Guardian, 2 January 2020:
Clinton / Trump II: America comes off the loser
Society, Politics & Law

Clinton / Trump II: America comes off the loser

...of conventional wisdom about how American politics works. We are living in what increasingly appears to be a “post-factual” age in which scandals roll on without accountability and facts are trumped by ideology. As Trump would say: “It’s just words, folks.”[The Conversation] This article was originally published on The Conversation. Read the original article....
How did Aretha Franklin inspire the civil rights movement?
History & The Arts

How did Aretha Franklin inspire the civil rights movement?

...and Mariah Carey.[The Conversation] A fierce musical talent not only in sensitive and dynamic vocal interpretation but also as a skilled pianist and arranger, Franklin demanded respect from us. And because of her many great artistic and cultural achievements, it will forever be given. This article was originally published on The Conversation. Read the original article....
Kropotkin, anarchism and geography: A discussion
Society, Politics & Law

Kropotkin, anarchism and geography: A discussion

...articles he needed to continue his sort of geographical and scientific studies, while at the same time he was sort of writing revolutionary and anarchist pamphlets as well. So he was in with sort of support actually in lobbying from some of these sort of scientific establishment figures in London. He was released from prison in France in 1886 and he moved back to England...
Developing Stamina for Decolonising Higher Education
Education & Development

Developing Stamina for Decolonising Higher Education

...article and video...Often in decolonising work, people tend to underestimate just how deeply colonisation shapes our everyday lives, and overestimate our capacity to identify and interrupt it. This is especially true in academic contexts where we tend to assume that if we simply accumulate more facts and information about the histories of colonialism and its contemporary...
Creu cysylltiadau mewn sgyrsiau diwedd oes: awgrymiadau hanfodol i weithwyr proffesiynol
Health, Sports & Psychology

Creu cysylltiadau mewn sgyrsiau diwedd oes: awgrymiadau hanfodol i weithwyr proffesiynol

...et al., 2023). Mae prosiect cydweithredol rhyngwladol dan arweiniad academyddion o’r Iseldiroedd a’r DU wedi defnyddio canfyddiadau ymchwil amlddisgyblaethol i ystyried y modd y gall gweithwyr proffesiynol iechyd a gofal cymdeithasol ymdrin â dewisiadau cyfathrebu cleifion. Ceir tair strategaeth hollbwysig a all gynorthwyo yn hyn o beth: Dylid pennu dewis y claf ar...
Exploring philosophy: faking nature
History & The Arts

Exploring philosophy: faking nature

...article ‘Faking Nature’. You will do this in the company of a range of experts from philosophy and architectural history. You will begin by examining a phenomenon that is entirely a matter of being a ‘copy’ rather than an authentic original, and explore what people might enjoy about it. The video below was filmed in early 2017, and looks at ‘The Guns N Roses...
Space, Time and Consciousness
Science, Maths & Technology

Space, Time and Consciousness

...ET, Life and the Universe Is there intelligent life out there? Professor Russell Stannard examines various possibilities, and our chances of ever finding out about them. The Size of the Universe Professor Russell Stannard investigates what is beyond the observable universe and explores claims that the universe might close back on itself. The Nature of Space Professor...