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Supporting Mental Health Through Online Music Fandoms
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Supporting Mental Health Through Online Music Fandoms

...language based on shared experiences. 6. Knowledge exchange in online fandoms A key component of online music fandoms is learning from one another. Members actively take time to develop their own expertise and share it with others through content. This content forms part of a large information hub that others can draw upon. Older fans also take on mentorship roles with...
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Where does outer space begin?
Science, Maths & Technology

Where does outer space begin?

...free of any appreciable atmospheric drag. Clearly, at 200 km, you are in ‘space’ (the International Space Station orbits at 320-347 km). Lower orbits down to about 160 km are possible, but there is too much drag for these to be stable. But in the USA, there is no single accepted definition of where space begins, perhaps because the US Government prefers to keep its...
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The reason for low wages
Money & Business

The reason for low wages

...free market’ and the threat that that so-called neoliberalism poses for the survival of the middle class. Edward McClelland charts this history in his article The ‘middle class’ myth: Here’s why wages are really so low today in The Atlantic. This history speaks to the broader underlying causes of low wages. Whereas less pay is commonly framed as an economic issue...
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Out for the count: the mathematics of voting systems
Science, Maths & Technology

Out for the count: the mathematics of voting systems

...free elections, but how does the voting system affect the outcome? Across the UK and the world, different systems are used: the Additional Member System for the Scottish Parliament and Welsh Senedd, the Single Transferable Vote for the Northern Irish Assembly, the Alternative Vote for Irish presidential elections, and First Past The Post for Westminster. Transcript But...
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Life-changing scholarships and bursaries at The Open University
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Life-changing scholarships and bursaries at The Open University

...free access to life-changing OU education, along with dedicated careers and disability support. Studying enables these military heroes to retrain for the civilian jobs market, to gain new skills and to take their first steps towards new dreams. For veteran and current OU scholarship recipient Steven, the opportunity to study has given him a renewed sense of purpose when...
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The Financial Five a Day Podcast Series
Money & Business

The Financial Five a Day Podcast Series

...free’, to pay yourself first and to automate your saving and investments. Transcript Find out more about Emmanuel here. [Pushpa headshot]Podcast 6: Pushpa Wood Pocket money in adult life Pushpa is a university teacher, researcher, and practitioner around money education. She leads personal finance policy discussions both domestically in New Zealand and with an...
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Syria: who's involved, and what do they want?
Society, Politics & Law

Syria: who's involved, and what do they want?

...Free Syrian Army fighter] A Free Syrian Army fighter takes cover during clashes with Syrian Army Bashar al-Assad Scott Lucas, University of Birmingham Among those glancing at Syria’s seven-year conflict, a simple but misleading declaration is circulating: “Assad is winning”. But the Assad regime has only survived because of the political, economic and military life...
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Discover Moon minerals
Science, Maths & Technology

Discover Moon minerals

...courses and qualifications. Moon Minerals is a comprehensive and easy to follow visual guide of minerals that have been reported in lunar samples. For those who may like to delve a bit deeper to develop an understanding of the scientific context for many of these minerals, you will find the associated text particularly helpful. Indeed, one of the aims of making this book...
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