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Money & Business

Effective communication in the workplace

...resources, how might that help?’ Reflective questions – to check understanding, such as ‘So would you prioritise the most critical areas for attention first and make sure that everyone knew what was most important?’ Leading questions – are not always well received but can be used to help a person reach a conclusion or have an idea that you feel will be...
Studying medicine bilingually
Health, Sports & Psychology

Studying medicine bilingually

...resource is for you. It introduces a number of the factors that you need to think about when applying to study medicine, and outlines some of the particular advantages of studying medicine bilingually at university...Studying medicine bilingually: How do I apply for medicine? - TEACHER: The most traditional way of getting into medical school is to apply in the sixth form...
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Can the way research is reported play into sexist assumptions?
Society, Politics & Law

Can the way research is reported play into sexist assumptions?

...human gender. A storm of media attention ensued. [An illustration of the brain] In many respects, the PNAS paper is emblematic of a renewed interest in neuroscience research on sexual dimorphism – that is, research examining how men’s and women’s brains differ in structure and function. This greater attention to sex differentiation has some distinctly positive...
The String Quartet
History & The Arts

The String Quartet

...human society compels it—no sooner is one launched than another presses forward; if this engenders heat and in addition they've turned on the electric light; if saying one thing does, in so many cases, leave behind it a need to improve and revise, stirring besides regrets, pleasures, vanities, and desires—if it's all the facts I mean, and the hats, the fur boas, the...
Using digital tools to save languages
Languages

Using digital tools to save languages

...human civilisation. Languages are a gateway to new worlds. And not everything is translatable. Languages can also be important repositories for indigenous knowledge—knowledge that is relevant to modern society. It’s up to us, as speakers of minority languages, to decide how long we want to keep our languages alive. Languages can unite people Some time ago, I was...
Stephen Hawking: The tributes
Science, Maths & Technology

Stephen Hawking: The tributes

...human being. Stephen Hawking. Funny, perverse, and, of course, brilliant. — errolmorris (@errolmorris) March 14, 2018 Australian reaction There have been reactions too from the world of Astronomy in Australia. Alan Duffy, Associate Professor and Research Fellow, Swinburne University of Technology Professor Stephen Hawking was an inspiration to me to become not just a...
Rare diseases: low numbers, high impact
Science, Maths & Technology

Rare diseases: low numbers, high impact

...human body allow for the exploration of new avenues in the treatment of rare diseases. For example, gene therapy for CLN3 disease is currently in development to give patients a normal copy of the CLN3 gene; using a modified virus injected into the spinal fluid, to reach the brain1. This type of therapy aims to incorporate a normal gene that can function in place of the...
The Rise and Fall of the Slave Trade
History & The Arts

The Rise and Fall of the Slave Trade

...human being by another, to the point of total obedience – is one of the grimmest phenomena of history, and sadly has been present in many times and places across the globe. People from all ethnic groups have been slaves, and slave masters. But today in the West, the main historical example of slavery that comes to mind is the Atlantic trade in black slaves between the...