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Can the way research is reported play into sexist assumptions?
Society, Politics & Law

Can the way research is reported play into sexist assumptions?

...intelligence, social skills and caring. Social psychological research suggests that such complementary stereotypes are particularly effective mechanisms for obscuring gender inequality – much more so than overt misogyny, which is easy to recognise and challenge. By affording scientific validation to complementary gender stereotypes, sex difference research may help to...
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Eutrophication
Nature & Environment

Eutrophication

...artificial or human-induced eutrophication. Diatoms are microscopic photosynthetic organisms (algae of the kingdom Protoctista), which live either free-floating in lakes or attached to the surface of rocks and aquatic vegetation. It is well established that some species of diatom can tolerate oligotrophic conditions whereas others flourish only in more eutrophic waters....
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Level 2: Intermediate 12 hrs
Tolstoy and the search for the meaning of life
History & The Arts

Tolstoy and the search for the meaning of life

...artificial life. His involvement with Freemasonry gives him some meaning for a while but not for long. Tolstoy, through his own experiences and pondering, narrates the novel to show inadequacies when the characters try to find a meaning in their life, this is shown when Pierre rejects the Masons. It's only when Pierre discovers his true love that his life is finally given...
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Intermediate Italian: describing people
Languages

Intermediate Italian: describing people

...intelligent, but a bit shy and too sensitive. She is very intelligent, but rather shy and too sensitive. She is rather intelligent, but too shy and a bit sensible. a. She is very intelligent, but a bit shy and too sensitive. b. She is very intelligent, but rather shy and too sensitive. c. She is rather intelligent, but too shy and a bit sensible. ......
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
What's in your toolbox?
Health, Sports & Psychology

What's in your toolbox?

...as a fundamental aspect of health. Clinical psychology review, 30(7), 865-878. Hayes, S. C., Luoma, J. B., Bond, F. W., Masuda, A. and Lillis, J. (2006) Acceptance and commitment therapy: model, processes and outcomes. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 44, 1–25. Guilford, J. P. (1968) Intelligence, creativity, and the* educational implications. San Diego, CA: Knapp....
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Foreign games consoles finally enter the Chinese market
Money & Business

Foreign games consoles finally enter the Chinese market

...value of online and mobile game have surged to over $88 billion. Niko Partners, a research intelligence firm specializing in the Asian game market, said in its 2015 China’s video game report that sales of the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One only have yielded 550,000 in China since 2015, partly due to a lack of Chinese games. This article originally appeared on Global Voices...
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Arnold Circus, London: social housing for the 'deserving poor'
Society, Politics & Law

Arnold Circus, London: social housing for the 'deserving poor'

...intelligence’. Newly-built, Arnold Circus replaced the notorious slums of the Old Nichol. Booth noted five-storey flats with shops underneath and two schools. One is still a school today. For more information about the Booth maps, visit the London School of Economics website. [Booth map of Arnold Circus] Arnold Circus, London in the 20th century Arnold Circus residents...
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What made Muhammad Ali "The Greatest"?
Health, Sports & Psychology

What made Muhammad Ali "The Greatest"?

...intelligence organizations; his conversations were wiretapped. But the mood of the times was changing: he was widely regarded as a martyr by the by-then formidable anti-war movement and practically anyone who felt affinity with civil rights. His years of exile over, he returned to boxing. But prospect of a smooth transition back to the title was dashed March 1971 by Joe...
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