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TOTEM LATAMAT: an Indigenous reminder we are all part of the ecosystem
Nature & Environment

TOTEM LATAMAT: an Indigenous reminder we are all part of the ecosystem

...sources and increasing investment in nuclear power, as well as geothermal and tidal energy. Technology, he claims, will get us out of this. However, in common with Patricia Fara’s review, I believe that scientific enquiry and its technological consequences are not necessarily “progressive” at all. “Progress” is a huge contributor to the crisis we face: it is the...
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Back to the Future: Is time travel possible?
Science, Maths & Technology

Back to the Future: Is time travel possible?

...source of muons is from cosmic rays (high energy nuclei originating from the depths of space) that strike atoms in the Earth’s upper atmosphere. If the number of muons liberated in the upper atmosphere is measured at the top of a mountain, then knowing the lifetime of a muon and the fact that they are travelling close to the speed of light, it’s possible to calculate...
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Public health communication during a pandemic
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Public health communication during a pandemic

...source and audience (from whom, to whom?), which are discussed in more detail below. What? In any public health messaging, content selection is driven by a need for accuracy, reflecting up-to-date and reliable medical and scientific evidence. Given that early in the pandemic information is limited, while demand for information is high and pressing, a phased approach to...
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Bumblebees
Nature & Environment

Bumblebees

...source of nectar and pollen. 3: Somewhere to nest The queen bumblebee will also be searching for a place to nest. You can provide a suitable, secure place. Nesting sites for bumblebees – the DIY solution Bumblebees find nest sites that are warm, dry and dark. Often they choose burrows made by small rodents, but different species have different preferences and only...
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Section 3: Red Clydeside: Key Issues and Key Events
Society, Politics & Law

Section 3: Red Clydeside: Key Issues and Key Events

...sources and publications, the following events and developments are usually taken as key episodes during the period of the Red Clyde: The Glasgow Rent Strike, 1915 The anti-war movement The formation of the Clyde Workers Committee (the world’s first workplace shop steward’s organisation), in 1915 The 40 Hours Strike and the Battle of George Square, 1919 Election of...
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Article 15 mins
What does it mean to be a South Asian young adult carer?
Health, Sports & Psychology

What does it mean to be a South Asian young adult carer?

...sources of support such as bursaries, benefits, respite, counselling, educational support and financial advice. You can find out more about young adult carers services via the Carers Trust website. If you are a parent of a young adult carer, talk to them about the caring they are doing. Encourage them to seek support from social care services, including those mentioned...
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Physical activity: a family affair
Health, Sports & Psychology

Physical activity: a family affair

...Open University course E313 Exploring psychological aspects of athletic development...Physical activity: a family affair: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: summarise the main research evidence of family influence on a child’s level of physical activity participation relate expectancy-value theory (Eccles, 1993; Eccles et al., 1983)...
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Level 3: Advanced 15 hrs
Geometry
Science, Maths & Technology

Geometry

...open as wide as possible. [Obtuse angle] Figure ang3 Half turn (Straight angle) This corresponds to a straight line; it is exactly 180°. The pages of an open book that is lying flat approximately describe a half turn. [Half turn (Straight angle)] Reflex angle Any angle that is between a half turn and a complete turn; that is, between 180° and 360°. When a box is opened...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs