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The science of sleep
Health, Sports & Psychology

The science of sleep

...changes in concentration during the course of twenty four hours, but the key hormone seems to be melatonin. Its concentration rises in the evening, which makes us feel sleepy; in fact one can take synthetic melatonin as a sleeping tablet. In the morning the concentration falls, helped by light. When the eyes receive strong light (not artificial lighting) melatonin...
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A Peace of Us - The Good Friday Agreement Podcast
OpenLearn Ireland

A Peace of Us - The Good Friday Agreement Podcast

...changed our communities, arts, sports, and lives...Find out about The Open University's Politics courses. Episode 1: The role of the Arts in a post-conflict society Episode 1 host and guests [Photograph of our host, Jordan Keeny.] Host: Jordan Kenny, BBC Radio 1 Jordan Kenny’s a TV and radio presenter/reporter, normally heard on BBC Radio 1’s Newsbeat programme....
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After the First World War: the 1919 Egyptian Revolution
History & The Arts

After the First World War: the 1919 Egyptian Revolution

...change the status of their occupation. On December 18, 1914, Britain declared Egypt a protectorate of the British empire, deposed the pro-Ottoman Khedive Abbas Hilmi, and replaced him with a relative. Egypt became an enormous military base for Allied forces, serving as the rear area for the disastrous Gallipoli campaign, and the more successful Allied invasions of...
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Football culture: the use of banners
Health, Sports & Psychology

Football culture: the use of banners

...change and can be seen on many occasions. Others have more specific messages, for instance directed at an opposing team or player and their supporters, or celebrating a particular player or manager. [A banner reading 'Diego Costa the Guv'nor' with an image of Diego Costa. ] When we see the banners not as individual artefacts but as part of a broader, collective tapestry,...
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Hardboiled Blues: Rory Gallagher’s Blues Lyrics Revisited
OpenLearn Ireland

Hardboiled Blues: Rory Gallagher’s Blues Lyrics Revisited

...changing your whole life. The blues is full of murder, full of jealousy and rage, y’know, very basic human emotions. I think those basic human emotions get to us, as listeners, listening to the blues – and they get to us as readers when we read crime fiction (Yates, 2016). In 2013, Rankin, in fact, teamed up with the Gallagher estate to develop the unique, immersive...
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Chinese education: How do things work?
Society, Politics & Law

Chinese education: How do things work?

...change will be rapidly achieved. Teaching and learning In most Chinese schools students will be mostly learning through listening, note-taking and reading the textbook. Activities such as problem solving, critical analysis, collecting evidence and experimentation are rare, and there is little emphasize on study skills in many schools. However, over recent years the...
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10 billion dollar companies that didn't exist 10 years ago
Money & Business

10 billion dollar companies that didn't exist 10 years ago

...experiment that I don’t feel fairly compensates the writers, producers, artists, and creators of this music." The company has been valued at over $8 billion. So much for an 'experiment', Taylor. Think Taylor Swift is the only pop star against Spotify? Explore Adele's impact in this article _Is Adele's decision to keep 25 off Spotify going to change the music industry?_...
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Queen Victoria on William Shakespeare
History & The Arts

Queen Victoria on William Shakespeare

...changes of scenery, the splendid & strictly correct antique costumes, all taken from the best works & models, — the excellent grouping of every scene, the care with which every trifle was attended to, — made it a unique performance. There was very appropriate music, composed by a Mr Hatton. Parts were touching beyond belief, & we came back deeply impressed & enchanted....
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