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The Life of Saint Andrew
History & The Arts

The Life of Saint Andrew

...Scots honour St. Andrew as principal patron of their country, and their historians tell us, that a certain abbot called Regulus, brought thither from Patræ, in 369, or rather from Constantinople some years later, certain relics of this apostle which he reposited in a church which he built in his honour, with a monastery called Abernethy, where now the city of St....
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How is Italy reinventing the co-op?
Money & Business

How is Italy reinventing the co-op?

...law in 1991 has powered their development in Italy. It's a model worth investigating, explains onthecommons' Jay Walljasper...[The Co-Op Store at Beamish Museum] A recreated Victorian Co-Op shop at the Beamish museum - but workers' co-operatives have a modern role to play as well There’s a big secret in the global economy, which the powers that be hope we continue to...
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Reflections on resilience for LGBTQ+ asylum seekers
Society, Politics & Law

Reflections on resilience for LGBTQ+ asylum seekers

...Law Society or Law Society of Scotland or The Law Society of Northern Ireland Asylum Support Appeals Project Migrant Help The Scottish Refugee Council or The Refugee Council (England) or The Welsh Refugee Council Northern Ireland Community of Refugees and Asylum Seekers Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants - Legal advice, FAQs for EU Settlement Scheme and Basic...
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Patterns of Life
Science, Maths & Technology

Patterns of Life

...grow according to the laws of physics as well as genetics. Charles Darwin and Game Theory If evolution’s all about survival, why do peacocks have such huge, extravagant tails? This problem preyed on Charles Darwin’s mind. Luckily, in the 1970s, a hip bunch of mathematicians called game theorists came along with an explanation that would have put his mind at rest....
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How race, gender, age and class affects the way people are perceived
Health, Sports & Psychology

How race, gender, age and class affects the way people are perceived

...law/2011/nov/25/ethnic-variations-jail-sentences-study (Accessed 18 January 2016). National Statistics (2012) Statistics on Race and the Criminal Justice System [Online]. Available at https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/statistics–on–race–and–the–criminal–justice–system–2012 (Accessed 18 January 2017). 6 Eyewitnesses are better at recognising and...
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Using generative AI in relation to legal issues
Society, Politics & Law

Using generative AI in relation to legal issues

...law firm Mishcon de Reya LLP, gives a high-level overview of how generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) works, its risks, and how it may appropriately be used in relation to basic day-to-day legal issues. This note was produced on 27 September 2024 and accordingly reflects the legal and technological position of GenAI as of that date. When used appropriately, GenAI...
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Discovering disorder: young people and delinquency
Society, Politics & Law

Discovering disorder: young people and delinquency

...laws of the country; deviant behaviour may include crimes, but refers more widely to those behaviours that break established social expectations or norms. Activity 2 Can you think of any criminal behaviours that are not deviant? Can you think of any deviant behaviours that are not crimes? Write your thoughts in the box below. Discussion We can think of a number of...
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The jury: Why we need to learn more about their collective decision-making processes.
Society, Politics & Law

The jury: Why we need to learn more about their collective decision-making processes.

...Law. Doi: 10.1177/0258024221080655. Devine, D., & Caughlin, D. E. (2014). Do they matter? A meta-analytic investigation of individual characteristics and guilt judgments. Psychology, Public Policy, and Law, 20, 109-134. doi: 10.1037/law0000006. Devine, D., Clayton, L.D., & Dunford, B, B. (2001). Jury decision making: 45 years of empirical research on deliberating gorups....
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