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Do people really behave in a rational way?
Money & Business

Do people really behave in a rational way?

...out the possibility that the films had not worked, our results appear to go against psychologists' findings about incidental emotions and instead endorse rational choice. Why? It might be because people were being asked to make choices over a public good where many people would benefit. Emotions may have a different effect on our choices over public goods than private...
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App zeros in on loss of equatorial glaciers
Nature & Environment

App zeros in on loss of equatorial glaciers

...out a brilliant white against the dark rock. But in 25 years from now, an Australian scientist says, the snow on these equatorial summits will have vanished – because climate change will have raised the temperature enough to melt every one of the glaciers. So concerned is the explorer and author Tim Jarvis, UK-born but now living in Australia, that he is trying to make...
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British public open to compromise on Brexit deal, new research finds
Society, Politics & Law

British public open to compromise on Brexit deal, new research finds

...out of the EU on World Trade Organisation terms. All of which suggests that the public are more conducive to compromise than some may have assumed. They recognise it is not possible to have everything they want – and are willing to make concessions. As the second round of Brexit negotiations begin on July 17, it remains to be seen whether the government will enter the...
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How did a natural disaster take us closer to Brexit?
Languages

How did a natural disaster take us closer to Brexit?

...out of nowhere in 2016 nor were they solely emanating from the sphere of politics. In a recently published paper, “‘The BP is a great British company’: The discursive transformation of an environmental disaster into a national economic problem”, I examine the relationship between discourses of corporate responsibility and nationalism in the media coverage of the...
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Methods in Motion: How do researchers know?
Society, Politics & Law

Methods in Motion: How do researchers know?

...out of a sample of 20 mothers, researchers trained in psychoanalytic observation visited mothers at home every week for over a year. They did not ask questions but observed and paid attention to their affective responses to the encounters and to how they became involved. Subsequent notes can be full of detail that goes beyond and beneath language. The group of six...
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Water jet cutting (Hydrodynamic cutting)
Science, Maths & Technology

Water jet cutting (Hydrodynamic cutting)

...out the pressure pulses. [Images to demonstrate 'Water jet cutting (Hydrodynamic cutting)' - see article ] Manufacture: An alternative to abrasive jet cutting, laser cutting, electron beam cutting, plasma arc cutting, EDWC, flame cutting and fine blanking for cutting and profiling sheet materials. Cutting medium is water with additives to aid coherence of the jet stream,...
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Toyota diffusion (TD)
Science, Maths & Technology

Toyota diffusion (TD)

...out in a salt bath of borax and mixed alloy carbides at 1050°C. Tools and dies may be directly hardened from the salt bath. The carbides used are vanadium, niobium and chromium carbide. Vanadium carbide is preferred. The coating layer is pore-free and is formed by diffusion of the carbon atoms diffusing from the steel matrix. The thickness of the layer is controlled by...
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Time to look again at HIV and relationships
Health, Sports & Psychology

Time to look again at HIV and relationships

...out, we spoke to 30 gay and bisexual men in the UK in relationships, where one partner was HIV positive and the other HIV negative. These are sometimes called magnetic, serodifferent or serodiscordant relationships. Watch the video below to see what they said. Transcript For many participants, HIV is not a worry in their day-to-day lives: it’s almost like it isn’t...
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