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The Silver Bridge Disaster: The collapse
Science, Maths & Technology

The Silver Bridge Disaster: The collapse

...human tragedy - 46 people died - and an engineering mystery: why did a bridge built to last a century not make 40 years? Part 3: The collapse...Video Transcript Narrator The Silver Bridge collapsed because of a minor flaw in just one of the eyebars that formed the suspension chain. The eyebar that failed, number 330, was positioned on the Ohio end of the bridge on its...
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What is trauma?
Society, Politics & Law

What is trauma?

...human difference and diversity beyond the framework of trauma and TI work. Moreover, RASSO can involve serious impacts and harms beyond trauma. Research shows that sexual violence can cause a huge sense of ‘social rupture’ in victims’ relationships and self-identities across their lifetimes; it can leave them feeling constantly unsafe in the world, limiting their...
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The interplay of language and culture in times of crisis: COVID-19 and beyond
Languages

The interplay of language and culture in times of crisis: COVID-19 and beyond

...human rights abuses; and humanitarian needs (Machine Learning for Peace, 2022a). For this purpose, over 600 keywords in Ukrainian and Russian are searched, and these are supplemented by other terms and phrases commonly used on the platform in relation to the war in Ukraine (Machine Learning for Peace, 2022b). A proactive engagement with complex aspects of language and...
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57 genders (and none for me?) - Part One
Society, Politics & Law

57 genders (and none for me?) - Part One

...Human Rights Campaign reports that nearly 10% of lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans* youth were ‘gender expansive’. The recent UK Youth Chances survey found that 5% of those surveyed identified as something other than ‘male’ or ‘female’. These statistics are percentages of the young LGBT people who were willing and able to complete these surveys, not of the...
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Housing beyond borders
Society, Politics & Law

Housing beyond borders

...human rights issues, as well as several other countries often referred to as ‘tax havens’, whereby little or no tax is paid and where transparency in ownership is not always required. And there is also pattern as to where these properties have been built, too. New housing developments are predominantly in central and waterside locations in the two cities, such as the...
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How can we improve teaching about Islam?
Education & Development

How can we improve teaching about Islam?

...humanities, have an important role to play in this religious literacy, that helps students understand the unity in the diversity. After all, as the most popular poet in America, the 13th-century Muslim mystic Rumi wrote: All religions, all this singing, one song. The differences are just illusion and vanity. This article was originally published on The Conversation. Read...
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Understanding the realities of invisible disabilities
Health, Sports & Psychology

Understanding the realities of invisible disabilities

...human diversity, will increase awareness and acceptance. There are also practical ways in which education settings, workplaces, and social spaces can create more inclusive environments, such as: develop a culture of trust where disclosures are accepted without unnecessary challenge offer flexibility such as varied work patterns or assessment methods ensure processes for...
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The historical and ongoing persecution of Europe’s gypsies
History & The Arts

The historical and ongoing persecution of Europe’s gypsies

...human rights’ groups are campaigning against Roma prejudice. In July 2020, the president of the European Commission called on Member States to ‘end racism and discrimination, which blatantly affects our large ethnic Roma minorities’. Across the UK, hate crime is a criminal offence and it includes online and offline hate speech. The Roma themselves don’t want to be...
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