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The Bottom Line Expert Opinion: How to Manage a Boardroom
Money & Business

The Bottom Line Expert Opinion: How to Manage a Boardroom

...prioritization of short term gains over long term innovation and sustainability. For further reading, see Steven Pearlstein's “How the cult of shareholder value wrecked American business” for an investigation of these problems. This article was written to accompany the Winter 2015-16 series of The Bottom Line. For more information on the series, visit the series page....
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The housing crash and the man who saw it coming
Money & Business

The housing crash and the man who saw it coming

...sustainable, and while in 2004 and 2005 the bubble was continuing, so one could not predict a bursting of it. By the middle of 2006 it was clear that the production of new homes had increased even more than the speculative demand, that housing starts and measures of production were becoming toppy, new home sales were also flattening out and also the price increases were...
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Can we design places to combat loneliness?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Can we design places to combat loneliness?

...sustain friendships. Living in housing which is poorly maintained can have a similar impact. Can loneliness be tackled by changes to housing? The study also found that access to good quality public and active (walking, cycling) transport on the other hand, seems to have a protective effect. So too does living somewhere with access to community centres and natural spaces....
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Between life and death: what Halloween reveals about our fear of the afterlife
Health, Sports & Psychology

Between life and death: what Halloween reveals about our fear of the afterlife

...sustain the preservation of life. This instinct can be translated into fear when facing potential death, it is the enemy. [A Celtic altar is prepared for Samhain, featuring pumpkins, and glowing candles surrounded by autumn foliage. AI generated] The significance of the 31st October, the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain, was espoused to be a time when the veil between...
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Golden Globe Ocean Race: Antarctic ice cliff instability and sea-level predictions
Nature & Environment

Golden Globe Ocean Race: Antarctic ice cliff instability and sea-level predictions

...sustained process: if the result is undesired, as in this case, you can also call it a vicious cycle). ‘Marine’ in both MISI and MICI refers to glaciers which are based on bedrock below sea level and there are large parts of Antarctica where the bed is actually deepening upstream along the glaciers (blue areas in the interior of Fig. 1). What happens for the...
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Reducing the carbon footprint of on-premises IT
Nature & Environment

Reducing the carbon footprint of on-premises IT

...sustainability focused call to action has been demonstrated to be a more compelling reason to change for many, than simple ‘cost cutting’ campaigns, thereby leading to a reduction in both financial and carbon costs with less corporate motivational effort. Relying on supplier carbon reductions? As part of the supply chain’s move to renewables, it could be fair to...
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Supporting climate action through digital education
Education & Development

Supporting climate action through digital education

...sustainability in the national curriculum. In an analysis of the gaps in the UK’s green skills, the Green Alliance (2022) claims to take a broad view of green skills. Their definition includes skills that contribute indirectly to meeting climate goals, as well as those that directly contribute. Despite this, their report focuses on the sectors facing the most pressing...
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Apollo 11’s ‘one small step’ sparked a new rush to reach the Moon
Science, Maths & Technology

Apollo 11’s ‘one small step’ sparked a new rush to reach the Moon

...centuries ago couldn’t know that one of their descendants would walk on the Moon, we must continue to inspire and engage the future Neil ­Armstrongs of the world who will realise the dream of extending humanity’s presence to the Moon and beyond in a safe and sustainable manner. This article was originally published on the Scotsman's website and can be viewed here....
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