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Opening up history: religion and politics in the Elizabethan era
History & The Arts

Opening up history: religion and politics in the Elizabethan era

...become familiar with in this obscure work, behaving more or less as I’d guessed. 11. What advice would you give to those who want to study history, whether as part of a degree at university, or beyond a university context? For me, the essence of being a historian (as opposed to simply reading about history) is being critical: refusing to take other people’s word for...
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Vikings - just misunderstood?
History & The Arts

Vikings - just misunderstood?

...becoming more joined-up during this period than at any time since the heyday of the Roman Empire. Trade fostered international links across the North Sea, Baltic and beyond, and similar developments were happening as far afield as the Middle East, Africa, and Asia. This was a period in which people began to live and work in entirely new ways, and technological change was...
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How radical was Martin Luther King?
History & The Arts

How radical was Martin Luther King?

...becomes totally poisoned, part of the autopsy must read ‘Vietnam.’ It can never be saved so long as it destroys the hopes of men the world over.” He angered crucial allies. King and President Lyndon Johnson, for example, had been allies in achieving significant legislative victories in 1964 and 1965. Johnson’s “Great Society” launched a series of initiatives...
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Thrill seeking and risk taking - what has made extreme sports into a worldwide phenomenon?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Thrill seeking and risk taking - what has made extreme sports into a worldwide phenomenon?

...become safer the rise in the number of high-risk activities has occurred as a means of compensation? People want more from life and, as Barlow et al (2015) recognises, often crave life in a pure, simple and sharp form. Extreme sports allow people a return to nature, an antidote to the over-sanitised World we live, whether riding the waves or scaling a rock face these...
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Traditional Ecological Knowledges: Learning from the past to inform the future
Nature & Environment

Traditional Ecological Knowledges: Learning from the past to inform the future

...become increasingly clearer, especially with studies on climate change – human management of the environment is shaping the world around us. Our environmental challenges Our world is facing major environmental challenges, including deforestation, pollution, loss of biodiversity and the chaos of climate shocks. The alarm has been raised and many scientists, educators and...
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An exploration of ‘doing’ ethics in design practice
Science, Maths & Technology

An exploration of ‘doing’ ethics in design practice

...becomes clear that designing technology isn’t just about creating something new, but also about understanding the consequences of what we make. This is where design ethics comes in Designers haven’t always been central to conversations about ethics. For a long time, ethics lived in academic papers, risk assessments, or occasional organisational workshops—somewhere...
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World Cup 2026: it looks like a lucky dip tournament!
Health, Sports & Psychology

World Cup 2026: it looks like a lucky dip tournament!

...become the smallest nation ever to play at the World Cup. This is a country smaller than the Isle of Man, with a population of 150,000. Although in Tahith Chong they have a player who has played for Manchester United. Curacao will play the 2014 champions, Germany, in the group stages, while Cape Verde will play 2010 champions, Spain. Cape Verde, which is a collection of...
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Why the bands played on: Live music in the shadow of the Paris attacks
History & The Arts

Why the bands played on: Live music in the shadow of the Paris attacks

...becomes more difficult, this will put extra constraints on a form of cultural activity for which touring is crucial, and increasingly so. British musicians have had problems in the past, such as, for instance, getting visas to play the South by Southwest festival in Texas. World music expo Womex, likewise, has encountered visa issues and associated difficulties regarding...
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