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How do musical instruments produce sound?
History & The Arts

How do musical instruments produce sound?

...become sound in the first place. The issue, then, is a matter of ‘technology’; that is, the ideas, the processes, and ultimately the materials which distinguish different musics and musical instruments. I might not be able to tell you how many instruments there are, but I can take a stab at the number of different types of instruments. And to this we turn to the field...
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Navigating Black Irish identity in the music of Phil Lynott
Health, Sports & Psychology

Navigating Black Irish identity in the music of Phil Lynott

...become a beloved national figure, and his status as both Black and Irish has come to be embraced as a harmonious part of his identity. This was consolidated by Gary Moore’s 1989 tribute song, ‘Blood of Emeralds’, where Lynott is described as ‘the darkest son of Ireland’, underscoring the compatibility of his dual heritage. [Phil Lynott statue on Harry St, Dublin...
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Exploring immortality
History & The Arts

Exploring immortality

...become like one of those long running soap operas on the TV that just goes on and on in repetitive circles without ever reaching any sort of conclusion. So, as a philosopher, I think I’m interested in much more general questions than you are as a religious studies scholar. Not questions about a particular practice relating to immortality, but questions about the concept...
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The immune system
Science, Maths & Technology

The immune system

...become infected by viruses or by the few types of bacteria and protists that can ‘hide’ inside the cells of their host (Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the bacteria that cause TB, can do this). Without the cytotoxic T cells, we would be particularly susceptible to infectious diseases caused by these pathogens. The other T cell type is called the helper T cells. They send...
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Could Bernie Sanders be the next American President?
Society, Politics & Law

Could Bernie Sanders be the next American President?

...becoming a fortress dedicated to battling forces of change inside and outside of its territory. We must make America great again, in the words of Donald Trump. The Republican Party has been trying to slam the door on the openness to ideas, immigration, and other cultures which distinguished the early history of the USA, and which enabled it to participate in the creation...
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Historical perspectives on race
History & The Arts

Historical perspectives on race

...become an important tool in the development of eugenics and racist thinking, and was later linked with Charles Darwin’s evolutionary theories and the racial hierarchies of social Darwinism. The growth of nationalism, and the early emergence of the nation state during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries in Europe. Increasingly, matters of political and personal...
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EPQs: designing your research question
Education & Development

EPQs: designing your research question

...become opportunities. Answer... Doing something novel means asking a question that no one has asked before and finding answers that no one else has found. Vague questions are very tricky to answer, especially if your time is limited, so keeping your question focussed helps it to be answerable. Leaving room for development helps ensure you will stay interested through the...
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Dallas Campbell meets Frank Drake
Science, Maths & Technology

Dallas Campbell meets Frank Drake

...become a store room. Dallas Campbell: So where would you actually, where would you actually …? Frank Drake: When we were observing we had a counter here, and in fact here’s the original equipment here which was used to control the telescope. This is, goes back to 1958. So that’s 50 years old and probably still works. Dallas Campbell: Shall we turn it on? Frank...
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