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Telegram brief history. Stop
Digital & Computing

Telegram brief history. Stop

...code telegraph machine.] An antique Morse code telegraph machine The word 'telegram' may conjure up the image of a frayed yellowing document, containing a message about a now distant historical event, something with little connection to today's world. However, many of the myriad ways by which we now communicate can be seen as the telegram's direct descendants. In order to...
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Article 5 mins
Addressing ethical issues in your research proposal
Education & Development

Addressing ethical issues in your research proposal

...Code of Human Research Ethics (BPS, 2021). You can also refer to guidance from the British Educational Research Association and the British Association for Applied Linguistics. [Pebbles balance on a stone see-saw] Ethical principles are essential for protecting the interests of research participants, including maximising the benefits and minimising any risks associated...
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Psychological research, obedience and ethics
Society, Politics & Law

Psychological research, obedience and ethics

...code of ethics concerning the psychological research that is conducted with human participants. You will also gain an understanding of the guidelines that govern the use of non-human animals in psychological research in a second online activity, and why psychologists conduct such research. You will have the opportunity of viewing two short films which will introduce you...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
App zeros in on loss of equatorial glaciers
Nature & Environment

App zeros in on loss of equatorial glaciers

...simple − 25 mountains at zero latitude; 25 years from now, zero ice.” All the 25 peaks lie within 200 miles either side of the Equator. And while Jarvis does concede that some glacier traces might linger for 30 years, he says that Kilimanjaro − Africa’s highest mountain, at nearly 6,000 metres − will certainly be bare by 2040. Several years ago, Jarvis headed a...
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Article 10 mins
Multipoint cutting (translational)
Science, Maths & Technology

Multipoint cutting (translational)

...simple fixturing. Force on work depends on feed, which may be manual or power, and is normally 100–200 N but may as well be as high as 400 N when cutting a straight line. Flood or mist cooling. Blades supplied in coils that are cut to length and resistance butt-welded. Blade speeds are normally 10–400 m min-1. A wide variety of blade designs and materials available,...
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The Goldlist method: Learning vocabulary by writing it down
Languages

The Goldlist method: Learning vocabulary by writing it down

...simple and effective. If you’d like to know more details about the method and get tips from a goldlisting pro, get a free detailed ebook called Goldlist Method In a Nutshell at www.languagementoring.com/goldlist. [Goldlist image 1 (Lýdia Machová)] About the author: Lýdia Machová, PhD, is a polyglot, language mentor, and TED speaker who helps others learn languages...
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Can I become fitter by doing short bursts of exercise?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Can I become fitter by doing short bursts of exercise?

...The simple conclusion is we need to move more and move more often – and try to do a structured higher-intensity activity (insert your most enjoyable/manageable here) on three or more days of the week. How we convince more people to do this is more difficult to answer.[The Conversation] This article was originally published on The Conversation. Read the original article....
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Bringing up problems at work (without making things worse)
Education & Development

Bringing up problems at work (without making things worse)

...simple framework that focuses on clarity, solutions and professionalism...Nobody likes to be the one to point out problems at work, but sometimes it does fall to us. How can we do it in a constructive way that gets the core message across and doesn’t affect our professional self-image? And what exactly counts as a problem, anyway? What makes something a problem? De...
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