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Can we overcome cyber-fatigue to secure ourselves online?
Digital & Computing

Can we overcome cyber-fatigue to secure ourselves online?

...history and rhetoric assist in developing the critical thinking skills and inquisitive minds needed in the modern workforce and nicely complement any necessary technical skills. Such lessons will better inform citizens, users and cybersecurity professionals alike. So instead of repeating the same guidelines and recommendations of the past, it’s time to take a new and...
Ada Lovelace Day
Science, Maths & Technology

Ada Lovelace Day

...family only a year after she was born. A sickly child, Ada was not expected to survive, but despite a series of life-threatening illnesses, she continued her education, and by her teenage years was becoming recognized as a mathematical prodigy. In addition to whatever natural talent she possessed, Ada was driven to the exploration of mathematics by her mother; who saw in...
In smokiest Sheffield
History & The Arts

In smokiest Sheffield

...history, as there might very well be in a place that began life, in the usual English fashion, under the Britons and grew into municipal consciousness in the fostering care of the Romans and the ruder nurture of the Saxons, Danes, and Normans. Lords it had of the last, and the great line of the Earls of Shrewsbury presently rose and led Sheffield men back to battle in...
Human Resource Management and EDI
Money & Business

Human Resource Management and EDI

...family- and carer-friendly policies that allow flexible working patterns (Collins et al., 2021), and additional training, support and resources. In the UK positive discrimination and in the USA affirmative action are considered ways to promote equity. In either case, preferential treatment is given to people from an under-represented group, for example to increase their...
How is a scorpion going to help fight brain cancers?
Health, Sports & Psychology

How is a scorpion going to help fight brain cancers?

...family and pets: a puppy, two Labradors and a cat. A couple of weeks after her passing, Olson honoured her by naming a new project ‘Project Violet’. He hoped it would revolutionise cancer surgery with a drug from an unusual source. Professor Harald Sontheimer, then at the University of Alabama, was never really interested in cancer. If it weren’t derived from his...
Could Bernie Sanders be the next American President?
Society, Politics & Law

Could Bernie Sanders be the next American President?

...history of the USA, and which enabled it to participate in the creation of both the League of Nations and the United Nations. Its predominantly white, Anglo-Saxon, evangelical, older, male voter base can no longer be relied on to secure a majority, even with the loyal support of big business and the military/industrial complex. The demographic sands are shifting fast. By...
Beginners’ German: Places and people
Languages

Beginners’ German: Places and people

...Familie my family meine Mutter my mother Dialog 1 MARCOS Hallo, mein Name ist Marcos Schneider. STUDENTIN Hallo. Kommst du aus Deutschland? MARCOS Nein, aus Blumenau. Das ist in Brasilien. STUDENTIN Oh. Dialog 2 MANN Ihr Deutsch ist perfekt, Frau Lahn. Woher in Australien kommen Sie? FRAU LAHN Ich komme aus Hahndorf im Barossa-Tal. Meine Familie kommt aus Deutschland....
Inheritance of characters
Science, Maths & Technology

Inheritance of characters

...family photograph albums which span many generations. What are the distinctive family features, or characters, that demonstrate the relatedness of individuals? In other words, what characters do they have in common? For example, they might have brown eyes, a white forelock in their hair, ears that are closely attached to the head, that is, without lobes. But you will also...
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