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Do people need Peeple?
Digital & Computing

Do people need Peeple?

...social networks, its creators might still decide not to launch in November. Who knows – if we’re lucky they may reveal themselves to be performance artists engaged in an elaborate hoax or act of social critique against the decline of ethical standards by Silicon Valley venture capitalists.[The Conversation] This article was originally published on The Conversation....
Can yoga help us achieve sustainable development goals?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Can yoga help us achieve sustainable development goals?

...social experience The theory and practice of yoga Yoga Sutras, a treatise on the theory and practice of yoga, is attributed to Patanjali, a notable scholar in ancient India, who lived over 2000 years ago. He laid out an eight-fold path to yoga which put forward a code of conduct for individuals. Out of these so-called eight “limbs” of yoga, three are better known than...
Introducing the Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematical
History & The Arts

Introducing the Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematical

...work...[Sir Isaac Newton after John Thornhill] Sir Isaac Newton Since the ancients (as we are told by Pappus) made great account of the science of mechanics in the investigation of natural things; and the moderns, laying aside substantial forms and occult qualities, have endeavored to subject the phenomena of nature to the laws of mathematics, I have in this treatise...
Five tips for relaxing during difficult times
Health, Sports & Psychology

Five tips for relaxing during difficult times

...working life in NHS mental health services, here are five tips that I believe will help in terms of relaxing. 1: Remember it is different strokes for different folks… [A zero to ten gauge registering at ten - isolated on a white background] Firstly, there is no one relaxation technique that will work effectively for everyone. That is why facilitated relaxation sessions...
Children's University - Free online courses
Education & Development

Children's University - Free online courses

...Work through the course at your own pace. When you finish the course, you can download a certificate or a digital badge to prove you have completed it. Send this certificate or badge to your Children's University provider. You should also state how many hours the course took in order to determine how many stamps you should receive. Find out more about Children's...
Why do a project as part of your study?
Education & Development

Why do a project as part of your study?

...work independently. By putting some of the control in your hands, we create a different study experience and a different way to learn some very valuable skills. But it can take some getting used to. Projects take different forms. You will probably do some small projects as an assignment in a module, either on your own, or working together with your fellow students. You...
Influential women scientists in chemistry
Science, Maths & Technology

Influential women scientists in chemistry

...work at the Curie Institute in Paris developed the technique of implanting a small radioactive material into a tumour which is known as brachytherapy and is used to treat certain cancers. It is noteworthy that in 1935 their daughter Irène along with her husband Frédéric Joliot were jointly awarded the Nobel Prize for Chemistry for their synthesis of new radioactive...
Florence Nightingale on what makes a good nurse
Health, Sports & Psychology

Florence Nightingale on what makes a good nurse

...work. To be a good nurse one must be a good woman, here we shall all agree. It is the old, old story. But some of us are new to the start. What is it to be "like a woman"? "Like a woman" - "a very woman" is sometimes laid as a word of contempt: sometimes as a word of tender admiration. What makes a good woman is the better or higher of their nature: Quietness Gentleness...