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Scotland’s ‘not proven’ verdict helps juries communicate their belief of guilt when lack of evidence fails to convict
Society, Politics & Law

Scotland’s ‘not proven’ verdict helps juries communicate their belief of guilt when lack of evidence fails to convict

...world, such as juror bias and lack of juror expertise in relation to forensic evidence. Second, the fact that fewer not guilty verdicts were given in the three-verdict system suggests that the not proven verdict may aid juror communication. For instance, the not guilty verdict in the two-verdict system can be given in two circumstances: when the jurors think the person...
Ever Wondered About... Eggs?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Ever Wondered About... Eggs?

...world - and in the USA, more than 65 billion eggs are produced per year by about 260 million hens. In the nineteenth century British collectors, eager to obtain the eggs of rare birds, wiped out entire species such as the osprey, sea eagle and goshawk. The green-grey colour surrounding the yolk of a hard boiled egg (and the rotten smell of sulphur that often accompanies...
Explore the baking and culture of Europe: Hungary
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Explore the baking and culture of Europe: Hungary

...World Fair in 1958. Image: © Gergely Király Kakaós csiga Kakaós csiga is a popular pastry available in every Hungarian bakery, but it’s even more delicious home-baked. It’s filled with cocoa and twisted around in the shape of a snail's shell before baking, making it many children’s favourite. Kakaós csiga was invented by a Hungarian confectioner in 1908, to...
Explore the baking and culture of Europe: Netherlands
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Explore the baking and culture of Europe: Netherlands

...World War, our understanding of health and consumer choice were redrawn. Now the dark, coarse loaves are considered healthier and more upmarket. Image: keepps under Creative Commons license Introduction: Dutch Historisch gezien is er een scheiding in soorten brood, oost-west en ook noord-zuid. Dat heeft te maken met wat er verbouwd werd. In het zuidwesten werd tarwe...
Shaken and stirred? Blending the familiar and new in Bond’s music
History & The Arts

Shaken and stirred? Blending the familiar and new in Bond’s music

...world and the composers who have written for the series. But two things immediately spring to mind: the songs that accompany the main title, and the Bond theme. The former can be used as a barometer of public taste in popular music, and has become increasingly important to the films’ commercial strategies. Over the years themes have been sung by Shirley Bassey, Paul...
Remembering Thatcherism
Society, Politics & Law

Remembering Thatcherism

...world as it exists and a vision of how things need to change. For example, few talk of ‘Blairism’; and if they do, they normally refer to questions of style and presentation. This ideological nature of Thatcherism helps us understand wider changes in Britain in recent decades and shifts which have taken place across politics, economics and culture. Much of the...
Can the NHS solve its bullying problem?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Can the NHS solve its bullying problem?

...world nor does it inevitably mean you have to walk away from your job. Ironically the strength needed to face up to bullying involves accepting both our power and vulnerability. As any clinician will know, the work of helping other people involves helping ourselves. This turns out to be the hardest part because it requires us to put aside our shame and ask another human...
After Manchester: The strength of the city
Digital & Computing

After Manchester: The strength of the city

...how and why. There will, of course, be calls for calm, and for recriminations, and numerous political soundbites will echo around the world. But what we hope is that the spirit of Manchester – a proud, multicultural, vibrant and tolerant city – will recover by coming together. This article was originally published on The Conversation. Read the original article....