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An American Classic: How Spam became a success
Money & Business

An American Classic: How Spam became a success

...researcher, I believe Spam’s widespread success can be attributed to two factors: it addressed a real need, and also formed an emotional connection with its consumers, by tapping into American ideals like ingenuity and resourcefulness. Spam ‘hits the spot’ Spam isn’t exactly the most exciting product. The original recipe included chopped pork shoulder meat with...
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The healing power of nature writing
Health, Sports & Psychology

The healing power of nature writing

...research, particularly in the fields of nature writing and ecotherapy (Brazier, 2017; Jordan and Hinds, 2016). Yet we can find ourselves disconnected from the natural world and this can have a negative impact on our wellbeing. Writing can nurture a re-connection with nature and shift our attention away from stuck patterns in the way we see ourselves or others. Through the...
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Haymaking is critical to our heritage meadows, but is later really better?
Nature & Environment

Haymaking is critical to our heritage meadows, but is later really better?

...researching seasonal changes in the nutritional content of hay can help conserve the UK's precious species-rich floodplain meadows... [farmers in a field haymaking in the early 1900s] Haymaking in the early 1900s, newspaper cutting from my grandmother's scrapbooks. [farmers on a tractor haymaking during the 1950s post-war agricultural revolution] Haymaking during the...
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The art of performing under pressure
Health, Sports & Psychology

The art of performing under pressure

...research for my book Twelve Yards: The Art and Psychology of the Perfect Penalty, I sat down with him for an in-depth interview. “It is about the one-shot moment,” he told me. “You're the only one who is striking that ball; it’s all on you.” One of his first clients was Luke Donald, who was ranked 32 when they started working together in January 2010. Alred...
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The environmental costs of Trump’s wall
Nature & Environment

The environmental costs of Trump’s wall

...research. [An animal looks toward the camera as it climbs across a log or branch. The animal looks like a racoon in shape and face, with a white snout and white fur about its eyes. Its paws are black dexterous and its ears are small on top of its head. Most of its fur is pale brown and fawn coloured, except for along the arms where its darker.] Researchers found fewer...
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Merry microbes: how might festive feasting affect your gut microbiota?
Science, Maths & Technology

Merry microbes: how might festive feasting affect your gut microbiota?

...Research has linked the gut microbiota with various health-related factors, including immune system function and regulation, energy regulation, and even complex conditions such as Autism and Alzheimer’s disease as well as inflammatory conditions. Inflammation is how the body naturally reacts to infection. It is a protective mechanism designed to help the body heal and...
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The benefits of outdoor green and blue spaces
Health, Sports & Psychology

The benefits of outdoor green and blue spaces

...research on how healing it is to spend time outdoors using green and blue spaces. Research shows that people experiencing stress can use green and blue spaces to improve wellbeing through walking and exercise to improve mood, reduce stress and improve purpose and meaning and that interaction with nature can deliver benefits for people experiencing depression and/or sudden...
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Beyond the babble: social broadcasting and digital citizenship
History & The Arts

Beyond the babble: social broadcasting and digital citizenship

...Centre for the Analysis of Social Media at the think tank Demos undertook research on the rise of xenophobia and racism on Twitter. Looking at the ways in which this rise may have been related to campaigning tactics and the referendum result, the study also gives an indication of the ways in which Twitter was used to both report hate speech incidents and to express...
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