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Seismograph
Society, Politics & Law

Seismograph

...studying seismic activity are using rather more sensitive devices that the one we made. Modern seismographs are able to detect tiny movements in the earth’s surface, usually using electromagnetism. If you move a magnet inside a coil of wire, it creates an electric current. It’s easy to amplify an electric current, so even tiny movements can be detected. Today's...
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Euro 24: Innovation and Trends in Modern Football
Health, Sports & Psychology

Euro 24: Innovation and Trends in Modern Football

...study by FIFA and players’ union Fifpro revealed that over 50% of players in the semi-finals and finals of Euro 2020 and the 2022 Africa Cup of Nations experienced online abuse. Time will tell if the new system tackles instances of online abuse towards players effectively. Fans at matches will also be encouraged to participate in anti-discrimination initiatives, with a...
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Supporting sustainable and responsible space exploration
Science, Maths & Technology

Supporting sustainable and responsible space exploration

...studies have found evidence of buried lakes of liquid water, the main ingredient needed for life (as we know it) to exist. Vast oceans lie beneath the surface of the icy moons Europa and Enceladus; ideal conditions for the formation of hydrothermal vents like those deep beneath Earth’s oceans that might have harbored the reactions initiating the chemistry of life. In...
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Why are today's progressive political heroes still old white men?
Society, Politics & Law

Why are today's progressive political heroes still old white men?

...for class solidarity or broad appeals to racial justice and gender equality: they must be just as committed to changing the familiar white male face of progress. [The Conversation] Peter Bloom, Lecturer in Organisation Studies, Department of People and Organisation, The Open University This article was originally published on The Conversation. Read the original article....
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Why is discovering gravitational waves from a neutron star collision a big deal?
Science, Maths & Technology

Why is discovering gravitational waves from a neutron star collision a big deal?

...studying the cosmos. By working together collaboratively – using instruments that operate not just across the entire spectrum of light but are sensitive to gravitational waves and even neutrinos too – astronomers are poised to fully open a completely new “multi-messenger” window on the universe, with many further discoveries to be made and cosmic mysteries to be...
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Building peace through teaching Remembrance Sunday
Education & Development

Building peace through teaching Remembrance Sunday

...Studies. It can help children and young people relate to events from both the past and present. It can also help students better understand the experience of classmates from conflict-affected regions. Finally, it can help students apply lessons from the past to today’s contexts, understanding the consequences of political rhetoric founded in racism, sexism and suspicion...
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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?

...study. International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 15(1), pp.25-40. Klinar, P., Burnik, S. and Kajtna, T., 2017. Personality and sensation seeking in high-risk sports. Acta Gymnica, 47(1), pp.41-48. Pain, Matt TG and Pain, Matthew A. (2005) ‘Essay: Risk taking in sport.’,The Lancet. Elsevier B.V., 366. Zuckerman, M., Kolin, E.A., Price, L. and Zoob, I.,...
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Rosa Parks and Rob Williams sparked a revolution against racism – but has the US squandered their legacy?
Society, Politics & Law

Rosa Parks and Rob Williams sparked a revolution against racism – but has the US squandered their legacy?

...studies. Significantly, the legacy of Parks and Williams for black communities and their demands for racial justice resulted in new opportunities amid unprecedented global shifts. Moreover, they challenge us to take a closer look at the political heirs to the lady on the bus and the uncompromising black man. Post-industrial black ghetto Since the 1970s, the US black...
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