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Influential women scientists in chemistry
Science, Maths & Technology

Influential women scientists in chemistry

...artificial pesticides, such as DDT (dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane). Her concerns were highlighted in her book, Silent Spring, which has significantly influenced the subsequent development of the chemical industry. Silent Springs has widely been credited as helping launch the environmental movement. 5: Ada Yonath [Ada Yonath Weizmann Institute of Science] In 2009 the...
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Foreign interference?
Digital & Computing

Foreign interference?

...intelligence agencies warned, on security grounds, against using devices from ZTE and Huawei; again, no direct evidence was provided and some people suggest this is simple protectionism from two increasingly-successful foreign companies. Huawei is the world’s second-largest maker of mobile phones and a major supplier of telecommunications products to companies such as...
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The secrets of the brain
Science, Maths & Technology

The secrets of the brain

...responsible person into an antisocial, disrespectful man. His general intelligence did not change, however. This incident allowed scientists to discover that the frontal lobes are our emotional control centre. Our brain is as complicated as it is important. If you think about it, right now your brain is actually reading information about itself. How remarkable is that?...
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The Life of Socrates
History & The Arts

The Life of Socrates

...intelligent" (Plato, Apology, 22). The youth of Athens delighted in watching Socrates question their elders in the market and, soon, he had a following of young men who, because of his example and his teachings, would go on to abandon their early aspirations and devote themselves to philosophy (from the Greek 'Philo', love, and 'Sophia', wisdom - literally 'the love of...
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Knife crime is a health risk for young people – it can’t be solved by policing alone
Education & Development

Knife crime is a health risk for young people – it can’t be solved by policing alone

...intelligence sources and the opinions of a small group of justice professionals and senior police officers. [A photo of Pekin Close, in Poplar, a London estate road, Canary Wharf in the background] Pekin Close, Poplar, London For my book, Race, Gangs and Youth Violence, I drew on young people’s own experiences of violence and its impact on their lives. Mostly, they felt...
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Why Michelle Obama's farewell is a masterclass in speech making
Society, Politics & Law

Why Michelle Obama's farewell is a masterclass in speech making

...intelligent, Obama spoke from the heart to an assembled audience of school guidance counsellors. Her message was a simple one, but the speech had an uncommon depth too. Becoming visibly emotional as she finished her remarks, the outgoing first lady spoke of hope for the future. Allied to this, she invoked the importance of hard work and the need to fight for freedom, not...
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Who is in the wrong in the Ashley Madison hack?
History & The Arts

Who is in the wrong in the Ashley Madison hack?

...intelligent individuals have been duped not only by what they have been sold but also by their own naivety. I also wonder how many of ALM’s members have told their children to be careful about what websites they sign up to or reveal on social media, as nothing is private on the web.[The Conversation] This article was originally published on The Conversation. Read the...
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Does poor spelling really make President Trump unfit for office?
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Does poor spelling really make President Trump unfit for office?

...intelligence generally. Transcript Then there was the furore over a mistake Gordon Brown made towards the end of his tenure as prime minister of the UK, when he was accused by the mother of a soldier killed in Afghanistan of disrespecting her son’s memory by incorrectly spelling his name. But Brown’s handwriting is famously bad due an to eye injury sustained in his...
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