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Brass Instruments
History & The Arts

Brass Instruments

...Physics of Brass Instruments How much of the sound is down to the player, and how much of it is down to the instrument they are blowing through. Experiments in Acoustics A lab experiment investigates the way that lips vibrate in a brass instrument mouthpiece. Brass Instrument Development Who drives change? Is it composers, inventors or performers? The latest scientific...
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What is COVID-19?
Science, Maths & Technology

What is COVID-19?

...physical distancing. Unless and until a vaccine and effective drugs are developed, minimising contact is currently our only tool to get on top of this pandemic. It is important to learn lessons from the international response to the crisis. As the UK prepares for the impact of the peak of the epidemic, life in China is gradually returning to normal, as the lockdown and...
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What's so exciting about gravitational waves being discovered?
Science, Maths & Technology

What's so exciting about gravitational waves being discovered?

...physics discoveries of the past 100 years. But what are they? [Computer simulation of two merging black holes producing gravitational waves] Computer simulation of black holes colliding To best understand the phenomenon, let’s go back in time a few hundred years. In 1687 when Isaac Newton published his Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica, he thought of the...
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Entrepreneurial resilience or moving the goal posts?
Money & Business

Entrepreneurial resilience or moving the goal posts?

...physical shop, online. She was clear that they had never intended to run an online store – but with the growth of eBay and Amazon, visitors to their shop started to dwindle and she and her partner realised that they had to try something new. She described how they had some resources – a large stock of specialist books and a home that had a large garage they could use...
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What do sports authorities have to do to take account of transgender competitors?
Health, Sports & Psychology

What do sports authorities have to do to take account of transgender competitors?

...physical characteristics – they only do so when combined with certain hormones. Then add intersex people, discrepancies between internal and external sex organs and mismatches between genitals and chromosomal sex into the mix - and you’ve got a whole lot of complication. As was the case with Semenya. Facing the future On the whole, the physical differences among men...
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Climate Change, Coastal Erosion and Flooding: The Thames Gateway and London
Society, Politics & Law

Climate Change, Coastal Erosion and Flooding: The Thames Gateway and London

...physical geographies, such as soil and rock types, topography and the shape of the coastline. But it also depends in part on the economic power of the country involved. Wealthier countries, such as the United Kingdom, are more likely to be able to afford costly prevention and adaptation strategies compared to poorer countries, such as Bangladesh. Some states that are most...
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Five tips for relaxing during difficult times
Health, Sports & Psychology

Five tips for relaxing during difficult times

...physical when relaxing. Progressive muscle relaxation involves a person tensing and then relaxing their muscles, as a means to assist them to feel calmer. This technique does not require a place that is completely quiet, but it does help. You don’t need to close your eyes to do this technique, so you can read instructions, until you get familiar with how this exercise...
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Concussion, identity loss, depression: boxing’s toughest opponent isn’t in the ring, it’s mental health
Health, Sports & Psychology

Concussion, identity loss, depression: boxing’s toughest opponent isn’t in the ring, it’s mental health

...physical injury, its impact on mental health is profound. Damage to the brain can impair emotional regulation, increase impulsivity and heighten vulnerability to depression and suicidal thoughts. Yet for all this risk, boxing offers very few long-term support systems – something Hatton himself criticised. Outside the ring, boxers face other pressures that rarely make...
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