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What did Bernie Sanders' campaign achieve?
Society, Politics & Law

What did Bernie Sanders' campaign achieve?

...official campaign slogan promised, is up for debate. But I reckon that if Clinton reflects properly on how radical Bernie was, if she thinks carefully about how much he transformed her campaign, she could only conclude that the revolution was real and cannot be ignored.[The Conversation] This article was originally published on The Conversation. Read the original article....
Displaced children of our time
Education & Development

Displaced children of our time

...think about the human toll of international crises and our political policies. But although we may have found sympathy for this young boy, and demanded something be done, the reality of life for young refugees remains extremely hard. Like Alan Kurdi, many children and young people make the journey with their family. But others arrive unaccompanied, either because they set...
Methods in Motion: A view from a train
Health, Sports & Psychology

Methods in Motion: A view from a train

...thinking about method is ‘how do we know?’ But what has the idea of ‘being in motion’ got to do with knowledge and how we know it? In this blog I will take a big step back and examine how, in the history of natural science, ‘being in motion’ has put our knowledge into question. This, in my view, is interesting because it shows how questioning knowledge itself...
What do safe drinking guidelines mean?
Health, Sports & Psychology

What do safe drinking guidelines mean?

...think there is an irreconcilable tension between providing information with the aim of enabling people to make an informed choice, and telling people what they should do. Rather than trying to do both in a single announcement, perhaps future public health communications should clearly separate these two processes. Explaining a 1% lifetime risk I got a surprising amount of...
How Trump tweets
Society, Politics & Law

How Trump tweets

...think it helped me win all of these races where they’re spending much more money than I spent. On Twitter, Trump is behaving like the celebrity he is – cutting out the troublesome middleman to promote himself and his policies without the inconvenience of long-form explanation. The limit of 140 characters is perfect for communicating emotion rather than nuance. The...
Learning through spoken interaction
Education & Development

Learning through spoken interaction

...think they understand but are not sure. In this case, they might want confirmation and could say something like “Do you mean …?” or “Does this mean..?" Teachers do not just explain. They also ask the learners questions and answering questions is another skill they need. It is appropriate to answer questions in short forms with just a word or short phrase as in the...
Christmas at war: 1916 - Festivities at the front
History & The Arts

Christmas at war: 1916 - Festivities at the front

...refugees who are hunted out of the light of day the shells of their enemies. And yet, if they cannot be merry, they are full of hope and courage. If you would know what the people of France think of Germany's peace cry, talk with the inhabitants of Arras. Not one of them will awaken on Christmas morning with a prayer for peace. From: Daily Express, Boxing Day 1916...
Why we should abolish imprisonment for children and young people
Society, Politics & Law

Why we should abolish imprisonment for children and young people

...think again about what we mean by child prison as a ‘last resort’. Disclaimer: Please note the views expressed in this article and the video are those of the author and contributors, not those of The Open University. References [i] The 2018 information on child life sentence is derived from conversations with Children Rights International Network (CRIN) and an answer...