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The experts who put storytelling, language and better paid teachers at the heart of early education
Education & Development

The experts who put storytelling, language and better paid teachers at the heart of early education

...out how children learn. Jerome Bruner, Catherine Snow and Kathy Sylva are not familiar names you might recognise from TV panel shows. But their original ideas have become widespread and deeply rooted in early education systems worldwide. My own collaboration with Sylva and Snow taught me the importance of patient, humble and systematic research. Bruner, who died last year...
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Oil majors told to adapt or die
Nature & Environment

Oil majors told to adapt or die

...out of such ventures.” Limiting emissions There are doubts over whether the oil companies have the necessary technical and managerial skills to operate successfully in what is rapidly becoming a decentralised energy system. The IOCs also find themselves burdened with “stranded assets” – fossil fuel deposits that cannot be exploited if international agreements on...
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Methods in Motion: Inside Outsiders and Outside Insiders
Languages

Methods in Motion: Inside Outsiders and Outside Insiders

...out in a context in which the migration third sector becomes increasingly implicated in normative migration and integration regimes. I dreaded the first interviews that I conducted in German, shortly after arriving from the Netherlands as a researcher in Austria. Each interview started with apologies about my language mistakes. Going through the already painful process of...
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Radical alternatives to prison
Society, Politics & Law

Radical alternatives to prison

...out centres. Alternative means of handling conflicts could also be adopted that can engage constructively with the values and ‘social capital’ already existing in the community. Through peace circles, peer juries, and motivational interviewing, for example, community members can become involved in delivering safety and building new social bonds. New relationships...
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Low pressure die casting (counter-pressure casting)
Science, Maths & Technology

Low pressure die casting (counter-pressure casting)

...out hot, thus reducing the loss in production time. Dies are usually cooled between castings, using air or water sprays, and have die-coatings similar to those used for gravity die casting. Sand or shell cores can be used in the dies to produce internal cavities, but usually require a refractory coating to prevent metal penetration under pressure. Castings have no runners...
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Full mould casting (evaporative pattern)
Science, Maths & Technology

Full mould casting (evaporative pattern)

...out or decoring problems, as the loose sand flows away easily. Tool life excellent, since tooling does not contact either sand or liquid metal (this unusual advantage is only found elsewhere for the lost wax process). A vacuum is necessary to provide mould strength when the expanded polystyrene evaporates, and to remove the fumes. The pouring rate is critical and depends...
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Golden Globe Ocean Race: Monsoon and its role on regulating global climate in the past
Nature & Environment

Golden Globe Ocean Race: Monsoon and its role on regulating global climate in the past

...record of global warmth could help us understand how monsoon rainfall responded in the past with variable climatic conditions. A recent study has shown that the Indian Summer Monsoon acts as a gatekeeper for the movement of heat and moisture originating from the southern hemisphere during the abrupt climate transition. You can find out more in the article below....
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May the Forza be with you: Star Wars in other languages
Languages

May the Forza be with you: Star Wars in other languages

...out: ...[R2-D2 with French, Spanish, German and Chinese dictionaries] R2-D2 or D2-R2? Unless you are C3-PO, fluent in over 6 million forms of communication, you may not understand every Star Wars language. We’re not talking about the languages spoken in the saga such as Shyriiwook, Huttese, Bocce or even Binary (beep beep doop!), but the languages that the Star Wars...
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