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By extending the remit of PCCs, the government is playing with fire
Society, Politics & Law

By extending the remit of PCCs, the government is playing with fire

...changes would have to be made to bring coherent areas under the auspices of individual PCCs. There is considerable concern from the unions that the culture and purpose of the two services are far too distinct to be brought together under one system of governance. Paul Embery, the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) regional secretary for London, has argued that the move is based on...
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To the Moon and beyond
Science, Maths & Technology

To the Moon and beyond

...changed only a decade ago. In 2008, Saal et al.[2] published a paper reporting significant quantities of water in volcanic green glass beads that are formed when lava erupts energetically on to the Moon’s surface in fire fountain eruptions. This created a paradigm shift in lunar science and prompted the re-analysis of the Apollo collections using newer techniques. This...
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How Do Batteries Work?
Science, Maths & Technology

How Do Batteries Work?

...change imbalance at the ends. The arrow shows the direction of movement of the electrons. Now let’s consider what would happen if we concentrated all the electrons at one end of the wire. There would then be a large excess of positive charge at one end, and a large excess of negative charge at the other. The electrons, which are free to move, would rush back towards the...
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Immigration detention: what's the problem with privatisation?
Society, Politics & Law

Immigration detention: what's the problem with privatisation?

...change the policy of indefinite detention. It is not just the management of migration, but management of misery and suffering which has now become one of the most profitable activities. The “security market” is highly oligopolistic, with 4-5 contractors systematically bidding for lucrative public services contracts. Billions of tax payers money is handed over to these...
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Enabling parents to improve children’s services: Walking the Walk in Evelina London Children’s Hospital
Health, Sports & Psychology

Enabling parents to improve children’s services: Walking the Walk in Evelina London Children’s Hospital

...change, observation can play a vital role. Lessons gained from the Walking the Walk approach offer a rich source of learning and can be used to supplement data routinely collected, such as audit results, user feedback through complaints and compliments, and staff experience. The feedback from the host colleagues suggests this approach is highly adaptable and offers a...
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Tackling abuse: the triumphs of women rugby players
Health, Sports & Psychology

Tackling abuse: the triumphs of women rugby players

...change resulted in even stricter or more rigid classification, for example in sport, where physical traits are often used to determine eligibility? Rather than broadening the understanding of gender to allow for a more inclusive spectrum, certain systems may have inadvertently reinforced narrow, essentialist ideas of what it means to be ‘truly’ male or female. It...
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What part did citizen science play in hurricane disaster relief?
Science, Maths & Technology

What part did citizen science play in hurricane disaster relief?

...changing response priorities, the Planetary Response Network team could select which sets required urgent analysis, immediately load them onto the Zooniverse platform and launch a fresh call for volunteers. A joint effort After each round of analysis is complete, the Machine Learning Research Group at Oxford runs the results through machine learning algorithms. These...
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What can emoji teach us about human civilization?
Languages

What can emoji teach us about human civilization?

...changed all this. When people – originally in Mesopotamia (present-day Iraq), and then in Egypt – began carving small pictures on clay and bone as a way of keeping track of their goods, the first steps were taken towards creating a system which would not only allow language to travel across space, but also across time. It’s writing that lets us communicate directly...
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