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The navigation apps that help the visually impaired
Society, Politics & Law

The navigation apps that help the visually impaired

...change of surface beneath their feet, the sounds of traffic, or even the direction of the wind or the feeling of the sun on their face. Hitting the ground with their white cane and listening to the sound it makes can help differentiate between types of spaces too, the sound is subtly different in an enclosed area compared to an open one. [Visually impaired person using...
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Can the NHS solve its bullying problem?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Can the NHS solve its bullying problem?

...changes. Trade unions are often good at dealing with bullies and reps can be dogged in their devotion to shouting back on our behalf when we can’t summon up the strength to do it ourselves. If you can regain your humanity by taking some small steps you will then be in a better position to make the bigger decisions about how to tackle bullying at work. Acknowledging that...
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Has footballer price inflation run out of control in the Premier League?
Money & Business

Has footballer price inflation run out of control in the Premier League?

...change from a billion quid. The big summer transfer headline belongs to Neymar and his record-breaking £198m move from Barcelona to Paris Saint-Germain. But, by anyone’s standards, the spending across English Premier League football clubs has been similarly jaw-dropping. With £40m fees now commonplace, last year’s record-breaking spend of £1.165 billion is almost...
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What is biomedicine?
Health, Sports & Psychology

What is biomedicine?

...changes damage it, or parts wear out—it goes in for repair by specialists. This view offers a particular and distinctive way of ‘seeing’ and understanding bodies and health, a set of guidelines about relating to them and dealing with them—to look after them as systems which need care and proper maintenance by their owners. So a biomedical account is one which...
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Horror and politics
History & The Arts

Horror and politics

...change, had been a direct challenge to the political status quo in Britain, and marked him out as a subversive if not seditious element in society. Shelley’s soon-to-be wife, Mary Godwin, was the daughter of two of the leading political thinkers of their era, Mary Wollstonecraft and William Godwin, whose radical ideas had likewise set them apart from the mainstream of...
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The selective breeding of dogs
Science, Maths & Technology

The selective breeding of dogs

...change form. So, for example, if you want all your fish to have a superveil, then you need to aim to get fish that are VV only in your tank. You can do this by selling everything else. Once you have all VV fish, it doesn’t matter what combination of breeding pairs you try, they will all be VV as well (check the punnet square in the game instructions). This is a...
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Integrated education in Northern Ireland - or divide and sectarianism?
Society, Politics & Law

Integrated education in Northern Ireland - or divide and sectarianism?

...changes but rather promotes more meaningful cooperation and interaction between schools across the divide, sharing resources as much as sharing hearts and minds - albeit with the focus also being on increased contact. The schools representing integrated education in Northern Ireland want a reasoned debate. They argue that repeated attitudinal studies have shown that the...
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Deregistering from school: understanding experiences and rebuilding trust
Education & Development

Deregistering from school: understanding experiences and rebuilding trust

...change. A local authority advisor could foster trust through improved understanding and inclusion at a local level across education, health and care. Where requested, the advisor should offer support for new or established home educators: with referrals, in their developing practice, and to access exams through working collaboratively with children, young people and their...
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