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The Borders of Astrobiology
Science, Maths & Technology

The Borders of Astrobiology

...study). It could be, therefore, that numbers for an engaged research project, notwithstanding the obvious resource implications, could be quite sizeable, and could well involve representation across constituencies, regions, nations, etc. Then there’s the question of processes, and when these are deployed within the research cycle. Put simply, an argument could be made...
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Yachts, planes and buses... Mind the (inequality) gap
Society, Politics & Law

Yachts, planes and buses... Mind the (inequality) gap

...studies, reports, filmed, audio and web-based documentaries which in recent years have drawn attention to the ways such inequalities affect us all. The social harms created by economic inequalities reach almost every part of our world today, and affect daily life in so many different ways, many of which we may never have considered. It is important to understand that the...
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Sustainability at Christmas: Considering single use items, traditional plastics and bioplastics
Science, Maths & Technology

Sustainability at Christmas: Considering single use items, traditional plastics and bioplastics

...Studies in Chemical and Environmental Engineering, 4(4) 100142. Available from https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666016421000645 [Accessed 27 November 2024]. Kolforn, A. (2019) File:-2019-11-03 Alternative Christmas Tree in Cromer (2).JPG - Wikimedia Commons Available from
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Seeing the internet
Digital & Computing

Seeing the internet

...studies! But even in the case of people who don't have any of that technology – who don't own a smartphone or a tablet, and who, in the Global North, are more likely to be poor and old – a lot of what they do will be managed by digital technologies. The bus that runs into town will probably have a sensor on it sending wireless signals to an LED sign on a bus stop...
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A brief history of Harlem
Society, Politics & Law

A brief history of Harlem

...study suggested life expectancy for a 15-year-old female resident of Harlem would be roughly on a par with that of a 15-year-old girl living in India. She'd have about a 65% chance of surviving to 65 - while a black man would have about a 37% chance of making it to the same age, on a par with an Angolan male. As with other areas of deprivation and desperation, crime and...
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Why is FGM practised?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Why is FGM practised?

...at Welsh-speaking higher education students studying in Wales and beyond. NHS Choices www.NHS.uk NHS Mental Health Support https://www.nhs.uk/nhs-services/mental-health-services/ nidirect Mental Health Support www.nidirect.gov.uk Samaritans www.samaritans.org SHOUT Shout 85258 Student Minds https://studentminds.org.uk/ Text About It (Republic of Ireland) Text About It...
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Decolonising computing?
Digital & Computing

Decolonising computing?

...studies discourse. In this connection, my concern has been to show how the concrete historical-geographical phenomenon of European colonisation of the non-European periphery (margins, borders) of the modern/colonial world system has been appropriated as a metaphor in the context of ostensibly ‘critical’ discourses associated with the rise of Big Data and what some...
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Digital carbon footprints and remote working
Nature & Environment

Digital carbon footprints and remote working

...study into the topic, in which climate anxiety is identified as an area of escalating concern, especially in younger generations. The interview identified that a significant part of the solution is to allow people to come together, share their concerns and to feel empowered to make changes as part of a solution bigger than themselves. This is where engaging with employees...
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