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Science doesn't know how free divers do it
Health, Sports & Psychology

Science doesn't know how free divers do it

...skills and mental training basically. You need to let go of everything that you know and everything that makes you feel good or bad. And so it’s a very liberating process. But equally you need to stay completely aware of your body and where you are, entirely in the moment. At a depth of 10m we need more oxygen in our bloodstream than at 100m, because the pressure of the...
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Why Glasgow’s ‘Bolshevist Uprising’ in 1919 wasn’t quite the red threat to UK many believed
History & The Arts

Why Glasgow’s ‘Bolshevist Uprising’ in 1919 wasn’t quite the red threat to UK many believed

...skilled workers than any other British city. Built on imperial and colonial expansion, the city duly became one of the most important centres of weapons manufacturing for British forces. Across Clydeside and elsewhere, workers protested poor conditions again and again during the war years, striking in mines, factories and shipyards. They wanted the working week to be cut...
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What can we expect at the 2021 Tokyo Olympic Games?
Health, Sports & Psychology

What can we expect at the 2021 Tokyo Olympic Games?

...skills and catch as many waves as they can. They will be judged on five criteria including difficulty, innovation, and variety. Currently, the top surfers come from USA, Australia, and Brazil. Americans John John Florence and Carissa Moore are the top Americans while Australian, Stephanie Gilmore, is a seven time World Champion. [Player at Bouldering tournament in Doha...
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Synthesis as a way of understanding the changing uniqueness of rural Ireland
OpenLearn Ireland

Synthesis as a way of understanding the changing uniqueness of rural Ireland

...skills geared to modern tourism or new markets. Moreover, what happens in particular places also has an effect on the wider system. Not only does the existing character of an area influence the ways in which general social processes operate in and affect that local area - the outcome of that interaction can also affect the way those processes operate elsewhere, even at a...
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Iron from the sky: Meteors, meteorites and ancient culture
Science, Maths & Technology

Iron from the sky: Meteors, meteorites and ancient culture

...skills of iron production were relatively limited. Only further analytical testing can confirm if all of these artefacts are made from meteorite iron but they do appear to suggest that iron was a material used to indicate high status at the time of Tutankhamen’s death in approximately 1327 BC. [Gerzeh meteorite bead] Gerzeh meteorite bead Some written clues do exist...
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This is not a city: Milton Keynes
Society, Politics & Law

This is not a city: Milton Keynes

...skills are emphasised over physical goods, investment in digital technologies, applications and physical infrastructure has brought together knowledge and economic productivity. Capitalising on this trend, Milton Keynes has branded itself as a ‘smart city’. Across the globe, smart cities such as Songdo in South Korea and Barcelona in Spain are increasingly using...
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How is Italy reinventing the co-op?
Money & Business

How is Italy reinventing the co-op?

...skills so that they can play a productive role in the community,” explains CEO Simone Marzocchi, noting that For.b also saves the city money by employing people who would otherwise depend completely on welfare. The coop competes with for-profit firms for city contracts. “We win by introducing more social and technical innovation and making an investment in the public...
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A gift of life at the end of life
Health, Sports & Psychology

A gift of life at the end of life

...skills, and a family-centred approach to providing support. The Clare Fuller ‘Conversations about advance care planning’ podcast (episode 20) explores in more detail the impact of high-quality professional care as experienced in end of life care and when being approached about organ donation: 20 Organ Donation: hope and transition after an unexpected death with Vicki...
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