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The assassination of Franz Ferdinand
History & The Arts

The assassination of Franz Ferdinand

...courses and qualifications [Franz Ferdinand approaching his Gräf & Stift car] On 28 June 1914, Gavrilo Princip, a Serbian nationalist, assassinated the Austrian heir to the throne, Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie in the Bosnian capital Sarajevo. To understand the importance of this event, imagine the Prince of Wales and his wife being assassinated while...
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Two kings, two very different coronations
History & The Arts

Two kings, two very different coronations

...courses. [The Royal Coronation of H.M. King George IV]The Royal Coronation of H.M. King George IVShow descriptionWestminster abbey during the coronation of George IV, George IV is seated on a raised platform with spectators surrounding him. Although coronation ceremonies are characterised by tradition, they are also important opportunities for new sovereigns to...
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Messaging apps – paying attention and timing it right
Languages

Messaging apps – paying attention and timing it right

...courses. A lot has been written about the ‘attention economy’ – the way that social media companies, businesses and advertisers compete to gain people’s attention in order to boost sales. They do this because otherwise their message or product gets lost in the overwhelming amount of information that circulates on the internet. [Three young women sitting down, all...
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Jurors are subject to all kinds of biases when it comes to deciding on a trial
Society, Politics & Law

Jurors are subject to all kinds of biases when it comes to deciding on a trial

...courses. From CSI to Law and Order, Line of Duty and Midsomer Murders, there is huge public fascination with crime and the criminal justice system. Especially when things come to a climactic ending and jurors decide on a defendent’s fate. But how much do jurors get it wrong? Will the jury convict an innocent person, or might they free a guilty person? Ultimately, who...
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Do animals have sex for fun?
Nature & Environment

Do animals have sex for fun?

...courses and qualifications. There’s an idea circulating that humans are the only animal to experience sexual pleasure; that we approach sex in a way that is distinct from others. As with many questions about sex, this exposes some interesting facts about the way we discuss the subject. [Snails having sex] On one level, the question of whether humans and nonhumans...
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Roman cookery
History & The Arts

Roman cookery

...course or as a light snack. © the British Museum, British Museum Press Pine Kernel Sauce 1 teaspoon celery seed 1 teaspoon cumin 8 peppercorns 1 teaspoon dried mint 1 teaspoon dried thyme 1 teaspoon dried savory 2oz pine kernals 1 tablespoons white wine 1 tablespoon clear honey 1 tablespoon white wine vinegar 1 tablespoon fish sauce 1 teaspoon olive oil Dry roast the...
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The Material World: On Chesil Beach (getting closer to Titan)
Science, Maths & Technology

The Material World: On Chesil Beach (getting closer to Titan)

...course, Titan's surface material is 'icy' rather than 'rocky' but ice at -179oC has similar mechanical properties to rocky material on Earth's surface. So, in the early part of 2008, a programme of simulated impacts into the range of surfaces offered by Chesil Beach was carried out. But life is never simple. Some of the data was unexpected and needed to be double-checked....
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Heart of a heartless world, soul of soulless conditions
History & The Arts

Heart of a heartless world, soul of soulless conditions

...course and the audio taster Buffy meets Pygmalion has, at time of writing, attracted nearly 60,000 hits on iTunesU. April, a technological miracle is ultimately only a moving statue. She is a simulacrum which in Latin can mean sculpture, substitute, likeness and ghost. When the vampire Spike commissions April’s inventor to produce a Buffy robot to satisfy his passion...
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