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Evolutionary tree of mammals
Nature & Environment

Evolutionary tree of mammals

...T (thymine). To compare two of these sequences, print out the sequences in colour, and cut them into strips. Lie them next to each other to compare them. Note to facilitators if using this as a hands-on activity This activity is more effective if the sequences are presented as strings of coloured beads, as it is then easy to lay different sequences next to each other to...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Breaking bad: The science of flatulence
Health, Sports & Psychology

Breaking bad: The science of flatulence

...Le Petomane", a late 19th Century French music hall artist whose act consisted of musically breaking wind. Is it time for a post about drugs and farting? Of course it's time for a post about drugs and farting. Drugs do many, many things. Some of these we want, others not so much. The latter get called side effects. One of the less-desired yet relatively benign side...
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The quiet contender of Switzerland hosts Euro 2025
Health, Sports & Psychology

The quiet contender of Switzerland hosts Euro 2025

...Le Low, 2025). While the country is steadily investing in its football infrastructure, player development, and opportunities for women on and off the pitch, progress is slow. Beyond the pitch Crucially, the game plays a powerful role off the field. In a country where over 25 per cent of the population is made up of foreign nationals, football has become a vital tool for...
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The UK votes out; the EU shrinks; the world reacts
Society, Politics & Law

The UK votes out; the EU shrinks; the world reacts

...les marchés. La Une du cahier éco ce vendredi pic.twitter.com/HHd388eVcu — LeMondeEcoEnt (@LeMondeEcoEnt) June 24, 2016 The independent website Médiapart used a brilliant oxymoron, describing the decision as a “welcome catastrophe” and arguing that Brexit offers a unique opportunity for reform of the long-criticised EU. The result highlighted how the political...
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Paris Attacks: Social media is the villain of the piece, and the hero of the hour
Digital & Computing

Paris Attacks: Social media is the villain of the piece, and the hero of the hour

...Le Monde editor, Daniel Psenny, overlooks the emergency exit of the Bataclan, and it was he who shot the vidéo seen more than 12 million times in a few hours. Social networking, social solidarity The public space that these digital networks create allows citizens to build mutual support networks on a self-organising model. On Twitter, hashtags and their associated news...
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David Hume
History & The Arts

David Hume

...le bon David denote a good man. But where, Great God, did this good man get those eyes with which he transfixes his friends?’ Hume's ‘ardent and mocking’ stare so unnerved Rousseau on their last evening together, he claimed, that he attempted to stare back but fell into a ‘giddy and confused state’, leading to their split. Hume claimed to be unaware of his habit...
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Level 2: Intermediate 16 hrs
Economics and the 2008 crisis: a Keynesian view
Society, Politics & Law

Economics and the 2008 crisis: a Keynesian view

...t can be defined as the rate of tax – i.e. the proportion of national income levied by tax. Hence the total revenue received by the government from tax (T) is T = tY With a national income (Y ) of £1200 billion, for example, and a tax rate of 1/3, the total tax revenue will be £400 billion. The amount of income available for consumption (often referred to as...
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Level 2: Intermediate 28 hrs
Meiosis and mitosis
Science, Maths & Technology

Meiosis and mitosis

...T, e t, E t and e T in the ratio 1:1:1:1. Another heterozygous plant, with the genotype Ee Qq, produces four kinds of gametes, E Q, e q, E q and e Q in the ratio 8:8:1:1. How can these differences between the two ratios be explained? Answer In the first plant, the genes are on different pairs of homologous chromosomes — E and e on one pair and T and ......
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs