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...project – the Scottish Jury Research – involved 863 participants divided into 64 juries. They all watched a video of either a rape trial or a non-sexual assault trial (where the defendant claimed he acted in self-defence). Jurors were drawn from jury service eligible members of the public to reflect a representative sample of the local population. The trials were...

...projections suggest both Labour and the Conservatives could be around 30 to 40 seats short of an overall majority. In practice, the magic figure – taking out Sinn Fein MPs and the Speaker – looks set to be 323. David Cameron, as the incumbent, would be given first chance to form a government but Labour is in a stronger position to secure the confidence of the house,...

...projection that he could transfer to canvas. [Illustration of the camera obscura principle] Illustration of the camera obscura principle In 1608 a true telescope was created by Hans Lippershey, using two lenses; from this moment, telescopes evolved through the refinement of their lenses to the deep space telescopes used by astronomers now. Looking beyond our world on the...