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Perilous past-time of poison
Health, Sports & Psychology

Perilous past-time of poison

...in an attempt to ensure that this was never repeated. This included changes in the certification of death by doctors and the assessment of healthcare professionals to prove fitness to practise. Of course, it is now very difficult to get hold of poisons such as arsenic and polonium-210. So next time someone makes you a cup of tea, try not to wonder exactly what is in it....
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Beachbrains
Science, Maths & Technology

Beachbrains

...course, there is a big, big difference between brain and beach. Whereas one grain of sand touches only a few others, each neuron in a human brain can count as many as 7000 neighbours: around 7000 tangled synaptic tendrils reach out from each neuron. Our beach is simply 1000 times less connected than a human brain. Moreover, a grain of sand and a neuron are very different:...
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Telegram brief history. Stop
Digital & Computing

Telegram brief history. Stop

...courses and qualifications. [Fine specimen of a real antique Morse code telegraph machine.] An antique Morse code telegraph machine The word 'telegram' may conjure up the image of a frayed yellowing document, containing a message about a now distant historical event, something with little connection to today's world. However, many of the myriad ways by which we now...
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Writing from the heart
Education & Development

Writing from the heart

...course Just Write is not an end in itself, but the memories and ideas triggered in this time can be revisited and serve as a resource for writing; clay that can be remoulded and reshaped according to the author’s emerging intentions. Caught up in our attempts to cover a range of genre, to embed grammatical knowledge and help children achieve their targets, we may be...
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Do boys need male role models?
Education & Development

Do boys need male role models?

...course boys, and girls, benefit from the presence in their lives of positive, involved fathers. But it is difficult to single out fathers as making a unique contribution. Conversely, focussing on the need for a ‘male role model’ downplays the important contribution of women, whether mothers or female teachers and welfare workers. Beyond the family, research has...
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The Z Files: Professor Geoff Palmer
Health, Sports & Psychology

The Z Files: Professor Geoff Palmer

...course I didn’t get it; however I saw the advert for a PhD opportunity in Edinburgh, and I applied and I came up to this city. My link with this industry when I look around started in 1968. I’d finished my PhD on barley and I went to the Brewing Research Foundation, this elite institution, there wasn’t even a black person in retail much less in the research...
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Shared documents and constructive collaboration
Education & Development

Shared documents and constructive collaboration

...course of action. You can see this in the use of questions, and of hedges – words indicating possibility rather than certainty – like maybe, I assume, would it be worth. Note that, in all cases, the tone is respectful and professional: there is no criticism of a person’s skills or ideas, only constructive suggestions tightly focused on the document itself! Key...
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Do music lessons help with children's other classes?
Education & Development

Do music lessons help with children's other classes?

...course, even if music does not improve cognitive abilities and educational outcomes, it is still one of the main ways human beings express their feelings and creativity. It is a universal language everybody can understand and enjoy – so there are still plenty of good reasons to teach, perform, and listen to a variety of music.[The Conversation] This article was...
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