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How India reacted to Sundar Pichai's new role at Google - and what will he do?
Science, Maths & Technology

How India reacted to Sundar Pichai's new role at Google - and what will he do?

...works the same way as long you have access to a computer with connectivity, even if you were a rural kid anywhere or if you were a professor at Stanford or Harvard [..] When asked about the different “divisions within Google that are doing crazy stuff”, Pichai responds: We do them, because we believe that software is increasingly playing a critical role in solving...
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Calling the game: Sexism in World Cup punditry
Health, Sports & Psychology

Calling the game: Sexism in World Cup punditry

...working for the BBC. During a game between Costa Rica and Serbia, after Aluko gave in-depth analysis of Costa Rica’s play, her fellow pundit on the show, Patrice Evra, responded by slow clapping. A few moments later, after another contribution by Aluko, Evra said to the other male pundit, Henrik Larsson: “This is just amazing, I think we should leave Henrik, because...
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Wheelchair basketball player Yasmin on coaching, classification and the cost of disability sport
Health, Sports & Psychology

Wheelchair basketball player Yasmin on coaching, classification and the cost of disability sport

...working in design. Always a keen sportswoman, she came to disability sport at the age of 18 and is an active wheelchair rugby player and a wheelchair basketball player and coach. The success of the 2012 and 2016 Paralympic Games has raised awareness of disability sport amongst the general public, but has it made taking up their chosen sport easier for competitors such as...
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Social mobility isn’t just about 18-year-olds: adults need life chances too
Society, Politics & Law

Social mobility isn’t just about 18-year-olds: adults need life chances too

...working and learners with low or alternative entry qualifications, to poorer learners in low-status jobs – often women who are seeking a transformative life chance to benefit their families. Their needs cannot be met by the inflexibilities inherent in mainstream full-time higher education. If universities were further given incentives to offer more attractive, flexible...
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Uncanny valley: why we find human-like robots and dolls so creepy
Society, Politics & Law

Uncanny valley: why we find human-like robots and dolls so creepy

...work has looked at many types of mismatch, including speech synchronisation, speech speed and facial expressions. In one 2013 study, near-human agents that reacted to a startling noise by showing surprise in the lower part of their face (not the upper part) were found to be particularly eerie. This study suggested that this may be even be reminiscent of the pattern of...
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How to find invisible black holes
Science, Maths & Technology

How to find invisible black holes

...Do you want to be a black hole hunter? All you need to get started is a computer, tablet, or mobile phone. Head to Zooniverse.org and find SuperWASP Variable Stars or SuperWASP: Black Hole Hunters. Your work will directly contribute to real scientific research, and if you find something interesting, we will be sure to give you credit when we publish the results!...
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Friction welding
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Friction welding

...working, e.g. commercially pure metals, solid-solution alloys, mild steel. Post-weld heat treatment is usually unnecessary, but for steels this depends on the carbon equivalent value. Group B. Heat-treatable alloys with mechanical properties affected by the welding process: e.g. plain carbon steel, alloy steel and precipitation-hardening Al-alloys. Group C. Materials...
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Sylvia Plath and the linguistics of depression
Languages

Sylvia Plath and the linguistics of depression

...work, The Bell Jar People who experience mental disorders like depression are the foremost experts in what that feels like for them, which can determine what ways are most effective at alleviating their distress. Yet, this immensely valuable expertise often remains untapped. In the healthcare system, there may not always be enough time to devote to unpicking the rich...
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