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How the sausage links us together
History & The Arts

How the sausage links us together

...think of sausages as a plebeian food eaten first by peasants and then by the working class – but many of Europe’s most iconic sausages were probably devised to please the palates of the rich. In the 16th century, salamis, capicolli pork sausages and other preserved meats were luxuries enjoyed by city dwellers, which also provided a bit of income for farmers. And so it...
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Unparliamentary language: the benefits of swearing in politics
Languages

Unparliamentary language: the benefits of swearing in politics

...trying to make. With politics, of course, it’s always important to look beyond the words themselves to see how language is being used to create a particular effect. How rhetoric is being used to shape our understanding of the real issues. And in this respect, swearing is simply another rhetorical strategy that politicians embrace if they think it might help their cause....
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A bird on the edge: the story of the chough and how it speaks for people
Society, Politics & Law

A bird on the edge: the story of the chough and how it speaks for people

...think of a stronger claim for the chough’s significance in capturing and articulating this particularly human story of language, culture and identity and the histories and geographies that bind them together. It is a tale of a marginalised population clinging, both literally and metaphorically, to the edge of a continent and how strength is gained from small but defiant...
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The Psychological Risks in Reality TV and How Aftercare Should be Done
Health, Sports & Psychology

The Psychological Risks in Reality TV and How Aftercare Should be Done

...think through very carefully how to minimise harms, and indeed to maximise benefits for participants. Ten years working with the production team for the BBC/Open University Child of Our Time series opened my eyes to the care taken throughout to ensure that the families were happy with how they were portrayed and that a thorough duty of care protocol was followed before,...
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Southwest Donegal: uniqueness and interdependence in 2015
OpenLearn Ireland

Southwest Donegal: uniqueness and interdependence in 2015

...Think in terms of how the historical layers have been constructed and, have in turn combined with the previous layer to produce a modified, yet new set of social relations. What elements and processes have been involved? Did you anticipate these outcomes based on what you saw and your knowledge of how Ireland has changed in the past 30 years? Explore the articles in this...
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What is a digital carbon footprint?
Nature & Environment

What is a digital carbon footprint?

...thinking the digital option is inconsequential in comparison. Indeed, watching a movie at home likely contributes to less carbon than hopping in a conventional car and driving to a specially constructed large building, where you might be tempted to consume even more physical products. However, it is not inconsequential, nor as little as you might expect – digital is not...
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What do Europe's new data rules mean for children online?
Education & Development

What do Europe's new data rules mean for children online?

...thinking to a multi-stakeholder audience, in advance of a public consultation process (now open). Building on an earlier roundtable and new report, and some subsequent lively discussion, we hoped this new roundtable would replace confusion with clarity. As set out in our new report, some things are now clearer, and others are not. Let’s start with the former: First, in...
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Why is childbirth a medical procedure?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Why is childbirth a medical procedure?

...thinking about women's experiences of birth. But when medical interventions are presented as routine and when women are encouraged to make 'choices' that will be better for their babies, then it is easy to see how women's choices are being managed within a medical model of childbirth. Reactions to medicalised birth Reactions to the medicalisation of birth have been...
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