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Learning How To Learn: Words from the Wise
Education & Development

Learning How To Learn: Words from the Wise

...world's greatest writers, philosophers and leaders throughout history with these reflective quotes on learning and self-development. ...Learning is exciting but it’s also a challenge. In fact, if it wasn’t a challenge, it wouldn’t be exciting! And that challenge is added to if you’re learning at a distance, given that you need even more resourcefulness and...
The Z Files: Tony Waithe
Science, Maths & Technology

The Z Files: Tony Waithe

...world. Benjamin Zephaniah So Tony I want you to use your imagination now and think of the young Benjamin Zephaniah or somebody like me, how can I follow my dreams? I want to be an inventor, where do I go? Tony Waithe You go inside; you realise your true potential. I’m sure that’s how you became a poet, it came from inside yeah? Benjamin Zephaniah Yes, definitely. Tony...
5 quick tips to boost your wellbeing
Education & Development

5 quick tips to boost your wellbeing

...world, it’s easy to get caught up in what others are doing, what you need to buy, and your never-ending to-do list. This can make us overlook the small but important things – the little wins, simple pleasures, and meaningful moments in our lives. Recognising these can help balance our emotions, keep us grounded, and brighten our outlook. Practicing gratitude is a...
Why would British athletes choose winter sports?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Why would British athletes choose winter sports?

...World medallists Lauryn Williams (USA), Lolo Jones (USA) and Jana Pittman (Australia) have transitioned to bobsleigh. Live near a ski slope Paths into winter sports are often dictated by opportunity. Facilities for winter sports participation are few and far between and so location plays an important part. If you live near an ice rink you are more likely to become...
If Infinity Wars had peer review instead of script editors
Science, Maths & Technology

If Infinity Wars had peer review instead of script editors

...worlds or ecosystems that have already achieved the balance he hopes to create; would these still be subject to his plan? Is it merciful to extinguish members of endangered species? What if random chance eliminates Bob Dylans and leaves us with Justin Biebers? I find it incredulous that the Hulk can “choose” to refrain from appearing when Bruce Banner gets angry. The...
Hip Hop and the Institution
History & The Arts

Hip Hop and the Institution

...world. And we have conceptualised the Institution as any formal structure of social organisation that has the purpose to legitimise and promote particular ways of living, types of knowledge and forms of relationships. An institution could be any such organisation, ranging from schools to prisons, from record labels to dance studios, from museums to universities, or from...
A visit to Ada Lovelace's memorial
History & The Arts

A visit to Ada Lovelace's memorial

...world will not willingly let die, and there is one form now sleeping far away, round which many associations of touching interest cling - a form still remembered by the dwellers in this rural district: it is that of Byron's daughter, Ada. Those of our readers who are familiar with the mournful though beautiful lines in Childe Harold, and who recall to mind the career of...
The New Union Flag project: from an object of agitation to a space for communication
Society, Politics & Law

The New Union Flag project: from an object of agitation to a space for communication

...world. It is only after getting familiar and practicing socially engaged art, community art and transgressive or agonistic art practices that I felt more comfortable with being called ‘an artist’. Rather than producing mere artifacts, my art has more to do with generating debate, creating platforms for communication, and occasionally activism – i.e. the work of a...