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Swearing today: have our attitudes changed?
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Swearing today: have our attitudes changed?

...become an occupational hazard for public figures. We view terms which attack, demean or belittle people and communities on the basis simply of who they are as highly offensive So what does this tell us about today’s society? Is there any particular significance to people’s current attitudes to swearing, or do sensitivities such as this ebb and flow in the same way...
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Christmas at war: 1915 - A wish deferred
History & The Arts

Christmas at war: 1915 - A wish deferred

...become by old tradition, associated with an English Christmas for hundreds of years. But if we cannot expect the full-blooded mirth of an old-fashioned Dickens Christmas, we may still anticipate a time of quiet cheerfulness, seasoned with the hope that before the advent of another Yuletide the peace so ardently desired by the whole world will at length have dawned and the...
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Electroplating
Science, Maths & Technology

Electroplating

...become filled. Thicker layers of chromium by itself can be applied to components to increase the wear resistance of the part. This is known as hard chrome-plating, with deposit thicknesses of 10–500 μm achieving hardnesses of 950–1000 VPN. Tin is electrodeposited to 5–12 μm thicknesses for steel cans for non-toxic use with foodstuffs. Silver (5–50 μm) is plated...
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Mastering our fear of death with the Jack-o’-lantern
History & The Arts

Mastering our fear of death with the Jack-o’-lantern

...become uncertain. Halloween may delight us in this way. Yet our thrills likely depend on how we know the costumes will soon be replaced by everyday clothes. Within this context we might consider the Jack-o’-lantern. The tradition of carving pumpkins for Halloween comes from ancient Celtic practices, particularly the festival of Samhain, which marked the end of the...
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Big data and bioinformatics: Powerful tools for decoding DNA
Science, Maths & Technology

Big data and bioinformatics: Powerful tools for decoding DNA

...becoming increasingly important. It allows scientists to fully make use of the information available, and allows them to compare and analyse data generated from different sources. It can be used to find new links between genes and disease that may be responsible for diseases such as cancer. Armed with this information we can work towards the development of personalised...
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Can eating seaweed and algae keep the world fed?
Nature & Environment

Can eating seaweed and algae keep the world fed?

...become easier to farm these smaller fish because the algae, cyanobacteria and other plankton they eat could actually benefit from warmer waters and higher levels of CO₂ in the atmosphere. This is because they get their energy from photosynthesis and so use CO₂ like fuel. It might also be possible to take this a step further and add some of these organisms directly to...
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What is leading to a decline in trust in charities?
Money & Business

What is leading to a decline in trust in charities?

...becomes law this will be expanded so that the public, and vulnerable people in particular, are shielded from aggressive tactics and unreasonable intrusions into their privacy. [The Conversation]Rules and regulations, though, are a double-edged sword. Some oversight is desirable but charities must remain independent from government interference if they are to offer the...
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Speed of Arctic changes defies scientists
Nature & Environment

Speed of Arctic changes defies scientists

...becoming a journey into uncharted territory.” The WMO is the United Nations’ main agency responsible for weather, climate and water. Its president, David Grimes, said: “The Arctic is a principal, global driver of the climate system and is undergoing an unprecedented rate of change with consequences far beyond its boundaries. Arctic collaboration “The changes in...
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