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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?
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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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Year of the Horse: Chinese Lunar New Year
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Year of the Horse: Chinese Lunar New Year

...change with enthusiasm. In 2026, the horse year is specifically a ‘Fire Horse year’ (火马年 huǒ mǎ nián); the added element of fire intensifies this sense of motion, suggesting a year of breakthroughs, innovation and high energy, though also one requiring balance and care amidst rapid shifts. Cultural connotations of the horse In traditional Chinese thought, the...
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The benefits of outdoor green and blue spaces
Health, Sports & Psychology

The benefits of outdoor green and blue spaces

...changes. Evidence suggests that being in nature for more than 120 - 150 minutes a week is related to the best possible physical as well as mental health and wellbeing. Nature refers to many aspects of the physical landscape, including plants, animals, the landscape itself. It can refer to nature in urban settings (e.g. parks, gardens, allotments); farmland; natural...
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