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Why school is bad for us - an inaugural lecture by Professor Jonathan Rix
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Why school is bad for us - an inaugural lecture by Professor Jonathan Rix

...simple ways to release teachers from these shackles. In his lecture, Professor Rix will draw on everyday examples from around the world to show how a negative schooling experience still dominates the lives of many. "Education as we know it, is about dividing us up; the subjects we study, the classes we study with, the practices that teach us" Jonathan Rix, Professor of...
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Make a bird house
Nature & Environment

Make a bird house

...simple one to the design shown. A single plank of wood 15 x 130 cm is sufficient. If using plywood, only use exterior grade or marine ply. Use wood preservative (water-based) on the outside only and keep it away from the edges of the entrance hole where the birds will often peck at the wood. A piece of roofing felt on the sloping roof will help to keep the wood dry. 1....
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Hacking under your skin?
Digital & Computing

Hacking under your skin?

...simple and requires no specialised equipment. Over time, the team were able to reverse engineer the format of individual commands and found that they were neither encrypted against eavesdropping, nor were commands correctly authenticated to protect against improper use that could cause harm to the patient. After discovering these problems, the team went on to suggest ways...
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Light: Wave-particle duality
Science, Maths & Technology

Light: Wave-particle duality

...simple equation: wavelength x frequency = speed of light, about 300,000 km/s. This recognition of light as a wave phenomenon had in fact overturned two centuries of belief, dating back to work by Isaac Newton, that light was composed of a stream of particles. However, light had one more surprise in store. The theory of quantum physics was derived in the early 1900s,...
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Business Bursts: Failure
Health, Sports & Psychology

Business Bursts: Failure

...simple lack of cashflow, that the firm doesn’t have enough money to pay ongoing bills or wages, and we've seen quite a lot of that with the credit crunch, where it’s been more difficult for firms to, or more expensive for them, to acquire cashflow. Another factor in business failure is where the organisation has failed to secure a market, so it might have a good idea...
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The politics of food introduction
Society, Politics & Law

The politics of food introduction

...simple cider maker it takes a surprising amount of time talking to people in government. We have had to speak with our MP or MEP, to protect either our name or our orchards or our tax position, just so we can exist really. Geoff Andrews One of the interesting aspects of the new politics of food is the composition of the new food movements: farmers, producers, chefs,...
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World in transition: Managing Resources
Nature & Environment

World in transition: Managing Resources

...simple technologies, and facilitate the sharing of ideas through education. In the Andean mountains, scarce supplies of water and agricultural challenges give rise to conflict; but the changes engineered by development agencies can start to show a way out of poverty. Meanwhile, Tanzanian rural schoolchildren are instrumental in bringing about positive long-term change...
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Participatory development in action
Society, Politics & Law

Participatory development in action

...simple technologies, and facilitate the sharing of ideas through education. In the Andean mountains, scarce supplies of water and agricultural challenges give rise to conflict; but the changes engineered by development agencies can start to show a way out of poverty. Meanwhile, Tanzanian rural schoolchildren are instrumental in bringing about positive long-term change...
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