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Never trust a pirate: Christiaan Huygens’s Longitude Clocks
History & The Arts

Never trust a pirate: Christiaan Huygens’s Longitude Clocks

...think of this Relation [of Holmes’s], and if the said Captain seems a sincere man whom one can absolutely trust. For it must be said that I am amazed that the clocks were sufficiently accurate to allow him by their means to find such a tiny island [as Fuego]. On 6 March, Huygens was still pressing Moray for ‘something of the detail of what you have learned from Mr...
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Exploring the English language
History & The Arts

Exploring the English language

...thinking about language. Firstly, however, some useful ‘tools of the trade’ – you'll take a look at some vital foundations of English grammar. This OpenLearn course provides a sample of Level 2 study in English Language...Exploring the English language: Learning Outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: understand how the English language has...
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Level 2: Intermediate 9 hrs
Why don't statistics reveal when sports matches have been fixed?
Science, Maths & Technology

Why don't statistics reveal when sports matches have been fixed?

...think that it is possible, which can muddle understanding. For instance, we cannot calculate the probability that a nurse has harmed a patient, or, that a tennis player has deliberately lost a game. What we can do is calculate the probability of seeing a given outcome were it true that the loss of the match was entirely accidental – and that is what statistics are quite...
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What are premature babies telling us about antibiotic resistance?
Health, Sports & Psychology

What are premature babies telling us about antibiotic resistance?

...think we can all get behind. It also brings me back to the idea that we can engineer our way out of this corner by changing us and not the bacteria, we don’t even need to stop the bacteria from producing toxins, we could just be looking for a way to break down the toxin to something more innocuous. This article originally appeared on Lunatic Laboratories under a...
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Becoming a superhero: what are the limits of human performance?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Becoming a superhero: what are the limits of human performance?

...think, feel and manage the pressures of elite competition. Maybe this is where elite athletes’ characteristics mirror those of the superheroes of our childhood dreams. Whilst the unique ability to handle extreme competitive pressure may or may not be innate, the competitive and challenging sporting environment may allow the development of strategic understanding, mental...
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Article 15 mins
Who was Mary Magdalene?
History & The Arts

Who was Mary Magdalene?

...think that Mary’s title has nothing to do with the brothels of Magdala noted in Jewish texts, but could refer instead to her stature and role as a “watchtower” over the flock of disciples, echoing the prophecy of Micah 4:8-11. This could echo similar honorary titles given to other biblical characters in the same way that Jesus called Simon Peter a Rock (John 1.42)....
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No Pause for Thought? Brexit, Bias and Political Manipulation
Health, Sports & Psychology

No Pause for Thought? Brexit, Bias and Political Manipulation

...think about the psychology of our politicians and their political communications. We start from the position that the UK appears woefully underprepared for the Brexit negotiations and a world outside the EU. There is a shortfall of civil servants to address the myriad of loose ends that need to be tied up during and after the Brexit negotiations. Industries are already...
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Article 10 mins
How did music influence Virgina Woolf?
History & The Arts

How did music influence Virgina Woolf?

...think of my books as music before I write them’; recent criticism has started to explore the implications of the relationship between music and writing in her work. And although music has often been seen as the art in which Bloomsbury was least interested, Vanessa Bell’s work as a set designer for ballets, Bell’s painting (with Duncan Grant) of a music room for the...
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