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Can comedy change your life?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Can comedy change your life?

...courses Maeve Higgins once set herself a task. The Irish-born comedian wanted to see what life would be like if she stopped laughing at things that weren’t funny. Turns out it wasn’t as easy as she thought. “It was so effing hard,” she says. “Laughter is a lubricant and is expected, and it’s really hard not to do it.” It’s coming up for 11pm on a...
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How does nature tell the time?
Nature & Environment

How does nature tell the time?

...course S103 Discovering Science And if you really want to go back to basics, explore the origins of the earth and life through course S269 Earth and Life If you would like to know more about dendrochronology then here are a few suggestions to help you find out more: Books you can read ’Tree Rings: Basic and Applications of Dendrochronology’, Fritz Hans Schweing Ruber,...
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Olde dessert recipes
History & The Arts

Olde dessert recipes

...course served up in one dish. The following is Elizabeth Raffald's recipe in her own words. It uses a syllabub topping made from the recipe above. To make a trifle Put three large macaroons in the middle of your dish, pour as much white wine over them as they will drink, then take a quart of cream, put in as much sugar as will make it sweet, nib your sugar upon the rind...
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Meet the ThrustWSH project team
Science, Maths & Technology

Meet the ThrustWSH project team

...course, not everything goes to plan. Finally, do you think if you were on the team you would spend a lot of time at a computer? Listen to Matthew Kear who works on the electronics to find out. Transcript. Why are we excited about super-cavitating hydrofoils? Aeroplanes can fly at high speeds but they move through air. ThrustWSH has to reach high speeds by flying in (or...
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Methods in Motion: Remaking self-help
Society, Politics & Law

Methods in Motion: Remaking self-help

...language, but it does draw on academic theory. It doesn’t require much in the way of funding, but it manages to reach a lot of people. In terms of method, I would argue that exploring new formats for conducting and disseminating research can prompt us to ask questions - and allow us to find answers or address groups – that we could not envisage incorporating into...
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Can engineering help improve patient safety?
Science, Maths & Technology

Can engineering help improve patient safety?

...language of design in healthcare. Do we understand what the need is? Do we understand what the requirements are? Can we think of a range of concepts we might use and then design a solution and test it before we put it in place? We seldom see this in healthcare, and that’s partly driven by culture and lack of training, but partly by lack of time.” Dixon-Woods agrees...
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Simplistic models for understanding Coronavirus: Helpful or harmful?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Simplistic models for understanding Coronavirus: Helpful or harmful?

...language you can! Details in the thread below. #Covid_19 #COVID2019 #COVID19 #coronavirus Thanks to @XTOTL & @TheSpinoffTV pic.twitter.com/BQop7yWu1Q — Dr Siouxsie Wiles (@SiouxsieW) March 10, 2020 Footman 477 may well have been well-intentioned. But his explanation may give rise to misunderstandings about the process of infection and response and lead to people being...
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Social work: Effective practice with substance abusing parents
Health, Sports & Psychology

Social work: Effective practice with substance abusing parents

...language. It is also important to recognise that trust is a pre-requisite for any work and takes time to establish. In addition, children often move in and out of talking about distressing feelings and situations. Finally, the importance of observation and behaviour in making assessments of children in these circumstances, is crucial. References Barlow, J. Hart, D. and...
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