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Goal-setting for a better world: Millennium Development Goals and Post-2015 Development Agenda
Society, Politics & Law

Goal-setting for a better world: Millennium Development Goals and Post-2015 Development Agenda

...Development Study with The Open University: You may try Environment: Journey’s through a changing world or Earth in crisis: environmental policy in an international context UN Millennium Development Goals portal J Waage and C Yap Thinking beyond sectors for sustainable Development published by Ubiquity Press, 2015. Find out more about the book on the dedicated Tumblr....
Life with the lions: Why relocating South African lions to Rwanda might create its own problems
Science, Maths & Technology

Life with the lions: Why relocating South African lions to Rwanda might create its own problems

...Studies on other species have found effects on fitness only after gathering long term data over many generations, illustrating the risk of certain interferences. Second, genetic diversity on the species level can be considered as its evolutionary potential. It contains the blue print on which selective pressures can act. It therefore functions as the insurance for long...
Fair shares? Why sharing needs a democratic revolution
Society, Politics & Law

Fair shares? Why sharing needs a democratic revolution

...study. Freegle is a grassroots organisation which runs an online platform, very similar to Freecycle, which helps keep unwanted items out of landfill. The platform enables people to freely and directly give unwanted items such as furniture and electronics) to others in their local area. Since being founded in 2009 Freegle has grown rapidly and claims to have approximately...
Falling hard: Why do Americans love pumpkin so much?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Falling hard: Why do Americans love pumpkin so much?

...studied the effects of product unavailability on its attractiveness to consumers. Participants were asked to listen to and rate four music records. Afterward, they were told that they were allowed to keep one. One group of participants was also informed, however, that the record they rated as their third choice was unfortunately unavailable because it went missing during...
Were most women overlooked from the Ascent of Woman?
Society, Politics & Law

Were most women overlooked from the Ascent of Woman?

...study of “the world as provincial middle class people saw it” places women at the centre not only of domesticity, but also religion and enterprise, the foundation pillars of the British middle classes in the late 17th and early 18th centuries. While the BBC programme explores cultural and material histories, usually in relation to costumes of display, the stories they...
From the 'Red Clyde' to the 'Blue Clyde'?
Society, Politics & Law

From the 'Red Clyde' to the 'Blue Clyde'?

...studies, the period of ‘the Red Clyde’ continues to shape our understanding of the history of Glasgow and of the West of Scotland more generally. The colour red generally denotes socialism – and this is by no means confined to Glasgow or the UK of course. However, other issues that were to the fore in protests in Glasgow at this time reflected demands for Scottish...
Here's how we can save the car – and the planet at the same time
Science, Maths & Technology

Here's how we can save the car – and the planet at the same time

...study). This is perhaps because such technologies are more energy intensive to produce due to the materials that compose them. New ideas needed So what is the alternative to the current system? If car travel is going to remain common, perhaps we need to be smarter about how we build and use them. Our cars currently spend 92% of their time parked – and, when driving,...
Is Adele's decision to keep 25 off Spotify going to change the music industry?
History & The Arts

Is Adele's decision to keep 25 off Spotify going to change the music industry?

...studies from Amanda Krause and colleagues directly challenge the notion that streaming means that music fans are becoming more passive. For instance, active use of shuffle and playlist functions was evident. The authors argued that the more control technology affords, the more complex the patterns of music listening. As reported by the Guardian, a quarter of all songs...