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Crowdsourced annotation: what do you think?
History & The Arts

Crowdsourced annotation: what do you think?

...become common usage in other languages. Now take the plunge and explore what How and Wells have to say, by opening three browser windows and switching between three familiar chapters: How and Wells comment on Book 1 Ch. 6-8 Switch between Greek and English on the Hestia map Compare these with the Rap Genius commentary, and very different user interface. In dealing with...
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So, what is this EU referendum everybody is talking about?
Society, Politics & Law

So, what is this EU referendum everybody is talking about?

...become very difficult, as those nations importing goods will, again, have to add the customs. The UK will most likely have to find and establish their own agreements with those nations it wants to trade with but it will have a very isolated standing in agreeing the terms and conditions for these agreements. The European Union’s single market has the strength and...
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Ordinary dying and the Queen: Reflections on a case study
Health, Sports & Psychology

Ordinary dying and the Queen: Reflections on a case study

...become ‘normal’ or ‘ordinary’ and how does this then come to shape understandings of how someone should die or what gets called a good death? So, we too were drawn to reflect upon whether the Queen’s death should be considered and promoted as ‘ordinary’ or as a role model for dying in the 21st Century. Viewed as a social phenomenon the Queen’s death was...
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English monsters
History & The Arts

English monsters

...become so deeply associated with the cruel misuse of authority. The tragic history of the hero of Coriolanus (1607), described as ‘a very dog to the commonalty’, is marked by the failure of his relationship with the people of Rome most vividly represented in his treatment of the starving Citizens in a time of dearth. Amazingly, performances of the period occasionally...
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Plastic materials, pollution and recycling
Science, Maths & Technology

Plastic materials, pollution and recycling

...become integral to modern life. But they can also present challenges to the environment and human health. Anyone who is interested in science, from the fundamentals of chemistry, or the properties of materials, to human health and the future of the planet needs to take an interest in plastics! [3D Printer - the first layer] Figure 1: A 3D printer producing a new object...
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What's up with Whatsapp - and should we weaken its security?
Digital & Computing

What's up with Whatsapp - and should we weaken its security?

...becomes useless. However, WhatsApp’s previous system meant that the company was able to access the keys and so in theory could easily unlock the messages, breaching Alice’s privacy. Last year, the company introduced what’s called “end-to-end encryption”, which seems to have solved this problem. Alice and Bob now use keys that WhatsApp doesn’t keep specific...
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How can we say Bitcoin is overvalued when we don't know how to value it?
Money & Business

How can we say Bitcoin is overvalued when we don't know how to value it?

...becoming less profitable to be a miner, especially as the energy required increases. At some stage the cost may exceed the price of Bitcoin, making the network less worthwhile to both mine and invest. Bitcoin may be the best known cryptocurrency but it is also losing marketshare to other cryptocurrencies, such as Ethereum and Litecoin. Bitcoin currently accounts for 59.4%...
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Fracking: Is it possible to persuade the public that the benefits outweigh the risks
Nature & Environment

Fracking: Is it possible to persuade the public that the benefits outweigh the risks

...becomes even more important when you consider that people who feel an activity is bad are more likely to automatically judge the associated risks as high and benefits as low (based on their initial emotion-based response). But this relationship can be altered with information. Where information reduces the perception of risk, the perception of benefit goes up (and...
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