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John Perry Barlow: An Appreciation
Science, Maths & Technology

John Perry Barlow: An Appreciation

...working on a search algorithm called BackRub which they would eventually rename as Google; and Apple was a failing computer company teetering on the edge of bankruptcy. Barlow was one of the first people to promote the idea that the Internet allowed goods and services to be copied indefinitely at almost no cost. In 1994, Barlow wrote The Economy of Ideas, for WIRED...
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Why does behavioural economics point to a hard Brexit?
Society, Politics & Law

Why does behavioural economics point to a hard Brexit?

...worked out to the Brexiteers’ advantage. The Remainers’ dilemma Faced with a certain loss from the “soft” option, those (the majority) who voted for Brexit will inevitably be drawn towards the “hard” alternative. It might be a huge gamble, but it seems worth taking if it brings some chance of ultimate gain, against the certain loss from a soft Brexit. While...
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How scientists found rare fireball meteorite pieces on a driveway – and what they could teach us
Science, Maths & Technology

How scientists found rare fireball meteorite pieces on a driveway – and what they could teach us

...Working with colleagues in France and Australia, the meteor-watchers worked out the fireball’s trajectory and determined where the meteorite pieces could be located, just north of Cheltenham in the UK. Based on their calculations, Ashley King, a specialist in meteorites at the Natural History Museum in London, made an appeal on local TV and radio stations for...
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Strategies to reduce the prison population
Society, Politics & Law

Strategies to reduce the prison population

...work. In the early 20th century, suffragettes, prisoners of war, conscientious objectors to World War I, political prisoners and those criminalised for their homosexuality all directly experienced prisons. Prisoners, like Lady Constance Lytton, who was sister-in-law to a Liberal prime minster, talked openly about the pain and unnecessary suffering of prison. A bad...
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Thermal spraying (Hardfacing)
Science, Maths & Technology

Thermal spraying (Hardfacing)

...work has to be carried out in a soundproof enclosure. Process Flame temperature (°C) Particle velocity (m s-1) Spray rate (kg h-1) Feed stock Fuel Oxy/fuel 2600–3100 90–100 0.1–15 Powder, wire, rod or cord Oxygen + propane or acetylene Electric arc 4000–8000 150–300 1–50 Wire Electricity Plasma up to 20,000 150–600 0.5–10 Powder Electricity + inert gas...
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A brief history of Science
History & The Arts

A brief history of Science

...work was brought together in European universities, and that it started to look more like science as we know it today. Progress was relatively slow at first. For example, it took until the 16th century for Copernicus to revolutionise (literally) the way that we look at the Universe, and for Harvey to put forward his ideas on how blood circulated round the human body. This...
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Clean Brexit, Dirty Brexit: Is this the last exit before armageddon?
Nature & Environment

Clean Brexit, Dirty Brexit: Is this the last exit before armageddon?

...worked hardest and gave most to the reactionary Tory / UKIP Brexit campaigns. Lawson as president of Conservatives for Britain, a faction within the Vote Leave campaign, set out his stall in a speech to Chatham House in February 2016. “Even more costly is the burden of EU regulation, particularly damaging to our small and medium-sized businesses. This has been reliably...
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Can I use 'we' and 'I' in my essay? Introducing corpus linguistics
Languages

Can I use 'we' and 'I' in my essay? Introducing corpus linguistics

...works? Searching the web works as a very rough and ready way of quickly getting a sense of how language items are used. You might be interested in trying a 'Google fight' to resolve disputes over how frequently two words or phrases are used! Go to www.googlefight.com. Here's what I found when I searched for 'we' and 'I': [A screengrab comparing the number of returns for I...
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