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The rural dimension – after rundale
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The rural dimension – after rundale

...and enterprising choosing to emigrate, communities in the West of Ireland became isolated and depressed by the continuing losses of traditional rural society to urbanism and industrial capitalism. From the world outside, the West of Ireland looked either hopelessly backward or beautifully unspoiled, depending on the point of view. Explore the articles in this collection ....
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How can your accent put your life at risk?
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How can your accent put your life at risk?

...world, one junior doctor reported this conversation with a senior clinician to the researchers: And he said, ‘Oh, you know we see this, a lot of this Haitian chest pain.’ And I said, ‘What do you mean by that?’ And he said, ‘Well, they come in and the tests are negative, and they have a different perception of pain than other people.’ He kind of wrote it off...
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Hitching a ride on an asteroid to travel back to the birth of the Solar System
Science, Maths & Technology

Hitching a ride on an asteroid to travel back to the birth of the Solar System

...world to help piece together the story of our origins. When studying pieces of asteroids that have been collected from space and returned to Earth, scientists know exactly where the sample came from, and how it’s related to all the other rocks on the asteroid. Once back on Earth, scientists can also carefully control what happens to those samples, keeping them stored in...
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Dealing with feedback when you are neurodivergent
Education & Development

Dealing with feedback when you are neurodivergent

...world set up for neurotypical people, neurodivergent people may be used to getting a lot of negative feedback. Especially when being neurodivergent means thinking and often acting differently. Over time, this expectation of doing things wrong can run deep. As a neurodivergent person, you may get very invested in things you do. This is known as hyperfocus. When something...
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Addressing health inequalities in greenspaces to age well: Part II diversity and safety
Health, Sports & Psychology

Addressing health inequalities in greenspaces to age well: Part II diversity and safety

...world. They are enthusiastic about celebrating different cultures in the parks and host many events throughout the year including India Day and African Diaspora Festival (MK Parks trust events) to name a few. The Trust support community groups in leading their own events in the parks through our Community Ambassadors panel, where we provide advice on leading activities...
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How did the USSR react to the bombing of Hiroshima?
History & The Arts

How did the USSR react to the bombing of Hiroshima?

...the morning, to press buttons and give directions which would set important matters in motion. He could not get used to not being able to do this. Stalin commented that Churchill could not be afraid of Attlee. The Ambassador replied that Churchill was not afraid of anyone. See more about the 70th anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima Read more about the Second World War...
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60 Second Adventures in Artificial Intelligence
Digital & Computing

60 Second Adventures in Artificial Intelligence

...World (Lee Sedol). AlphaGo played thousands of games of Go against a twin of itself until it had learned the best ways to win. Adversarial learning can be applied in certain situations when training data are scarce, but a general goal for the algorithm can be defined. It has been used in scientific contexts to intelligently enhance the resolution of astrophysical images...
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King Charles I, 1600 - 1649
History & The Arts

King Charles I, 1600 - 1649

...world in which he did not regain his throne by either political or military means. It was an attitude out of step with the times. Charles' decision to form an Engagement with the Scots in December 1647 (which precipitated the Second Civil War) sealed his fate. Before this, Charles had been regarded as an essential component of any peace settlement. Having plunged the...
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