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Riches & misery: the consequences of the Atlantic slave trade
History & The Arts

Riches & misery: the consequences of the Atlantic slave trade

...social divides between the rich white and poor black communities, the consequences of which still haunt American societies now, many years after emancipation. The divide was reinforced by the determination to segregate black and white communities and discourage intermarriage, and by the reluctance to liberate black people from slavery from one generation to the next. This...
Fossil evidence for evolution
History & The Arts

Fossil evidence for evolution

...social and economic fabric from such revolutionary stuff! Yet the young man's experiences over the next five years were to inspire a truly revolutionary theory that would replace the old supernatural dogma with an entirely naturalistic explanation for the diversity and adaptedness of life – evolution by natural selection. [Fossil bed in Patagonia [Image: Carlob under...
London inside out
Society, Politics & Law

London inside out

...interactions with others. The same move has been made in relation to place-identity. And yet the way that this insight has been developed has often been to concentrate on the implications for the internal constructions of identity: the internal multiplicities and fragmentations, and so forth. And so it has been with place-identity too: it is a commonplace now that every...
Dominic Weston - Earth in Vision
Nature & Environment

Dominic Weston - Earth in Vision

...social media, through the web, through other things, even podcasts, are better ways to get certain stories where people are maybe already subscribed or on board to a certain channel, like a YouTube channel, to a podcast, where they want to hear this, and so they’re already investing and will take more of that message than maybe they are if they just turn on the...
Human use of animals
History & The Arts

Human use of animals

...socially and psychologically in terms of mixing with the right kind of social groups suited for their species. Laying hens might be suffering for their entire lives, more than a year or so. Breeding sows might be in stalls also for pretty much their entire lives. And then you have to say, what do we get out of this? Well, we produce food a little more cheaply. I don’t...
Returning to STEM Badge icon
Science, Maths & Technology

Returning to STEM

...social interaction, build identity, create a sense of purpose and enable you to contribute positively to your community. As a volunteer, you will not usually have a contract with the employer, but many formal volunteering schemes offer a volunteer’s agreement that gives you some rights and lets you know what to expect – these can also indicate training, supervision,...
Level 3: Advanced 24 hrs
Understanding service improvement in healthcare
Health, Sports & Psychology

Understanding service improvement in healthcare

...social media and online forums now means that it is possible to conduct ‘dialogues’ in new ways that are not literally face-to-face, adopting Socrates’ principles and using ‘netiquette’ in your discussions with others. The tips from Socrates are valid in any medium: Don’t simply think it, discuss it. Only in this way will you deepen your command of ideas....
Introduction to cyber security: stay safe online Badge icon
Digital & Computing

Introduction to cyber security: stay safe online

...social networks to payment systems, passwords are how we identify ourselves and interact with the services that we use. So you'll learn the ways in which attackers will try to discover your password so they can impersonate you online. And you'll learn how you can improve the security of your passwords, and online identification methods that use different techniques and...