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Why do American parties hold conventions?
Society, Politics & Law

Why do American parties hold conventions?

...learn both from the contents and delivery of the speeches as well as from who is up there on stage. While the political establishment in each party may well know a lot about a vice-presidential nominee, the vast majority of voters will not. This matters because a running mate is often chosen to “balance” the ticket and broaden its appeal, whether on ideology, age,...
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What might the Trump presidency be like?
Society, Politics & Law

What might the Trump presidency be like?

...learn their lesson. The confidence man is often a comic figure. He crops up in Herman Melville and Mark Twain’s satirical depictions of a rampantly commercial republic. Sometimes he’s no more than a fast-talking, comic disrupter – think Sergeant Bilko or even the Cat in the Hat. But the confidence man comes in darker manifestations too. He not only plays with other...
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Milton Keynes rallies in support of the Corn Laws
History & The Arts

Milton Keynes rallies in support of the Corn Laws

...learned what had been done at Chelmsford than they formed themselves into a spontaneous meeting, and determined to form a county association, and to raise a fund, in order to counteract the efforts of the League within this district. They accordingly, by public advertisement, convned the meeting of yesterday. The requisition for the meeting, signed by some of the...
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How good were the pollster's predictions?
Science, Maths & Technology

How good were the pollster's predictions?

...are most adept at taking and changing aim. So will the lesson be learned for next time? Possibly. But next time, under-25s might not turn out in anything like the same numbers – or a different demographic altogether might surprise everyone. We might not have long to wait to find out. This article was originally published on The Conversation. Read the original article....
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Introducing the Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematical
History & The Arts

Introducing the Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematical

...learned Mr. Edmund Halley not only assisted me with his pains in correcting the press and taking care of the schemes, but it was to his solicitations that its becoming public is owing; for when he had obtained of me my demonstrations of the figure of the celestial orbits, he continually pressed me to communicate the same to the Royal Society, who afterwards, by their kind...
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Millennial burnout: building resilience is no answer – we need to overhaul how we work
Health, Sports & Psychology

Millennial burnout: building resilience is no answer – we need to overhaul how we work

...learn from burnout trends is that work is becoming rapidly and overwhelmingly more difficult and complex. This is driving higher burnout levels in many professions and in informal workers, such as caregivers, and also, potentially, in millennials. The solution is to simplify complex, contradictory and hostile work and personal environments, rather than giving us all...
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Young people are not apathetic
Society, Politics & Law

Young people are not apathetic

...learn from what happened in 2017 onwards, but one of the most important things to observe in the aftermath of 2011 was to acknowledge that young people and our future generations are not apathetic. Frustrated – yes. Angry – yes. Confused – maybe. But not apathetic, despite the efforts of many mainstream media outlets who seek to get us to think otherwise. So many...
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Sofas, car seats and toilet seats: where are your tweets read?
Languages

Sofas, car seats and toilet seats: where are your tweets read?

...learn among many other uses. We have a fair amount of data on how people engage with Twitter, how often they check it, for how long, best times to tweet for impact and use of images and video, for example, but little research has been carried out on what people are doing while they use Twitter. Checking Twitter is something that many people do not do as an isolated...
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