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What is a scientific model?
Science, Maths & Technology

What is a scientific model?

...variables, as we call them, best explains variation in my skylark numbers. So if we just click this button here that sends it off to the programme, and give it a couple of seconds to run - there it is. So the model has run and if I open up the model, okay, so what it’s showing me here is you can see here that it’s showing me that field size has a positive influence on...
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History offers Britain an important lesson on shutting down immigration
Society, Politics & Law

History offers Britain an important lesson on shutting down immigration

...Class also played a significant role in both cases, and has been mobilised in the rhetoric of radical groups such as UKIP. These parties have focused on the notion that mainstream politics has failed to address the concerns of British-born, working class people. They over-simplify a complex constellation of class, race and the effects of austerity measures. Successive...
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Can yoga help us achieve sustainable development goals?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Can yoga help us achieve sustainable development goals?

...classes, often in the bespoke yoga studios around the world. Yoga has quickly risen in popularity: a 2016 study showed that in the US, for example, there are 36.7 million yoga practitioners, up from 20.4 million in 2012, and they spend over 16 billion US Dollars on yoga classes, gears and accessories. Yoga has proven beneficial in treating mental illnesses such as...
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Parenting as a South Asian parent in the UK
Education & Development

Parenting as a South Asian parent in the UK

...classes with the aim of getting them into grammar schools and prestigious universities. Anxiety about educational achievement hangs over the parent–child relationship among South Asian families to the detriment of the child’s overall development. It is not uncommon to come across such a stereotypical impression about behaviour of South Asian parents. How true is such...
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Fy llwybr unigryw i’r brifysgol: straeon go iawn
Education & Development

Fy llwybr unigryw i’r brifysgol: straeon go iawn

...De Cymru sy’n rhannu eu profiadau amrywiol, gan gynnwys gofalwyr ifanc, unigolion gydag awtistiaeth a’r rheiny sydd wedi ymuno â’r brifysgol yn hwyrach mewn bywyd...Mae’r gyfres hon o fideos yn dogfennu teithiau myfyrwyr prifysgol o gefndiroedd sy’n cael eu tangynrychioli mewn addysg uwch ar hyn o bryd. Stori Tom Gwrandewch sut y gwnaeth Tom oresgyn heriau...
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How are Ethiopian coffee growers responding to climate change?
Science, Maths & Technology

How are Ethiopian coffee growers responding to climate change?

...at the Kenya Meteorological Department, says the model used in the research is a powerful tool for linking climate variables with biological parameters. “This is a very interesting [study] with deep insights into the characteristics of the impacts of climate change on crop production,” he notes. This article was originally published by SciDevNet under CC-BY licence...
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Golden Globe Ocean Race: The landscape above and below the sea
Science, Maths & Technology

Golden Globe Ocean Race: The landscape above and below the sea

...variability in underwater depth is astonishing! [bathymetry (i.e. depth measurement) across the North Atlantic Ocean] These ridges, the mountain ranges under the sea, are the most active volcanic features on the globe and new ocean crust is being formed there every day. Transcript These ridges and trenches are part of the tectonic system of our planet. The oceans also...
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The house doesn't always win
Digital & Computing

The house doesn't always win

...variable. Some are known to have security problems, and some will never receive the necessary software updates to make them more secure. If you want to start equipping your home with internet of things devices, be careful. Buy from big brands and read the reviews, then make sure that you apply any updates as soon as they become available. So it’s time to get used to a...
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