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Perseus: what’s in a name?
History & The Arts

Perseus: what’s in a name?

...His story is uncomplicated yet satisfying, and he doesn’t force us to think about any of the difficult aspects of heroic behaviour that regularly crop up in other myths – such as Achilles’ terrible anger, Oedipus’ incest, or Odysseus’ willingness to lie. Rather, the appeal of Perseus lies in this simple heroic narrative, a classic tale of good defeating evil....
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The art of performing under pressure
Health, Sports & Psychology

The art of performing under pressure

...combination of technique, pressure preparation training, and composure all add up to the Eastwood ideal of the gunslinger. He is the master of performance under pressure. The shoot-out king. Think of him next time you see an athlete facing down that pressure moment. The updated version of Twelve Yards is out now in paperback. Can you take the heat? Try our penalty game...
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What do safe drinking guidelines mean?
Health, Sports & Psychology

What do safe drinking guidelines mean?

...think there is an irreconcilable tension between providing information with the aim of enabling people to make an informed choice, and telling people what they should do. Rather than trying to do both in a single announcement, perhaps future public health communications should clearly separate these two processes. Explaining a 1% lifetime risk I got a surprising amount of...
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Thirty-seven winters of discontent
History & The Arts

Thirty-seven winters of discontent

...think so and, naturally, warned that the country was about to have a winter of discontent. 1988 Obviously, nations in the Southern Hemisphere experience their winter of discontents at the other end of the year to those in the Northern. Hence, it was still summer in the UK when the FT was describing New Zealand's job losses across all key industries, rising racial tensions...
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The weakness of European Wales
Society, Politics & Law

The weakness of European Wales

...think tank, Wales Governance Centre, discusses the potential implications and opportunities for Wales post-Brexit with Dr Jo Hunt and Dr Rachel Minto of Cardiff University. Created as part of Brexit Hub on OpenLearn. Superficially at least, there are a lot of similarities between popular portrayals of the national past in Wales and Scotland. In both countries, the rise of...
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W.E.B. Du Bois – A Man for All Times
Society, Politics & Law

W.E.B. Du Bois – A Man for All Times

...thinking: double consciousness: African Americans can see society both through their own experience, and understand how white people see it differently; and the Veil: it’s as if a veil hangs between African Americans and a full life, through which they can dimly see others aspiring and achieving as they try to do. Here is the example in this quote: After the Egyptian...
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Early adopters: What are smartphones doing to children?
Education & Development

Early adopters: What are smartphones doing to children?

...think strategically,” says paediatrician Dimitri Christakis, Director of the Center for Child Health, Behavior and Development at the Seattle Children’s Research Institute. “If your child has 12 hours awake and two of those are spent eating, how will you allocate the rest of the time?” The problem is that tablets are extremely appealing to children and adults...
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Companies and financial accounting
Money & Business

Companies and financial accounting

...Think, for example, of the City of London Corporation, which was established in the Middle Ages and, until 2006, used to be called the Corporation of London. Implications of having a separate legal personality include: Once incorporated, the company will continue until it is formally wound up. Companies can enter into contracts, or sue and be sued in their own right. The...
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