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How did the USSR react to the bombing of Hiroshima?
History & The Arts

How did the USSR react to the bombing of Hiroshima?

...think it would be a success. It was only a few days before the President had told Stalin about it in Berlin that we had learned definitely that it would work successfully. The Generalissimus replied that Soviet scientists said that it was a very difficult problem to work out. The Ambassador said that if the Allies could keep it and apply it for peaceful purposes it would...
How does trauma influence identity and engagement with extremism?
Health, Sports & Psychology

How does trauma influence identity and engagement with extremism?

...think of ourselves makes up our identity. Most of us have many identities. For example, I am a woman, a daughter, a friend, British, and a researcher, among other things. However, our identity is not defined by ourselves alone. We need those who are part of our group to accept us. For example, if we see ourselves as British, for it to be meaningful, we need other British...
A scenario on e-professionalism for nurses
Health, Sports & Psychology

A scenario on e-professionalism for nurses

...think about the four pillars of accountability as described in Caulfield (2005) – professional, ethical, legal and employer – and allows you to decide, using evidence, if online incidents and behaviours require escalation. By evidence, this means professional guidance, policy, procedure or legislation, for example. The image below outlines, in order, what is meant by...
Welcome to Applying Psychology to Work Hub
Health, Sports & Psychology

Welcome to Applying Psychology to Work Hub

...think we already know in terms of how to work through these different situations. In fact, they, and the issues they bring with them, have always existed for individuals and for organisations: this is not new, and many organisations already applied psychological concepts and theories to provide better working environments. However, the impact of COVID-19 pandemic has...
Being human: spirit, consciousness and being (or not being) in bodies
Health, Sports & Psychology

Being human: spirit, consciousness and being (or not being) in bodies

...think spiritual experiences only exist in relation to having a particular religion or faith. Actually, spirituality is much more broadly defined. It can relate to anything which helps us to see ourselves as part of – and connected to – a much greater whole. This might be in terms of a connection to a divine being as part of religion or faith but can also be a...
Bumblebees
Nature & Environment

Bumblebees

...think she chooses a place out of the sunlight? 2: Something to eat In early Spring, when the queen emerges from hibernation, she first searches for food, to replenish her spent stores of body fat. You can help by ensuring that you have a succession of flowers that will span the season. Make sure that you include spring flowering plants as well as the showy summer ones....
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The legal profession has a mental health problem – which is an issue for everyone
Society, Politics & Law

The legal profession has a mental health problem – which is an issue for everyone

...think about how legal professionals might be affected by the work that they do. But lawyers, of course, are not simply hard-nosed workhorses. In fact, the mental health of legal professionals is a growing concern. These concerns were first raised in the 1990s and 2000s in the United States and Australia. In the UK, there is growing literature on the issue, but many of the...
Impossible Peace 2: The missing legacy voices
OpenLearn Ireland

Impossible Peace 2: The missing legacy voices

...think about them in the different phases of the conflict and in the peace of this place. Some of them shouldered the heavy weights of change, while others made things difficult and, at times, impossible. We often talk about the different sides in conflict. There are also different sides in peace. And there are those whose voices will no longer be heard in the...