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World-Changing Women: Queen Nzinga
History & The Arts

World-Changing Women: Queen Nzinga

...c.1581-1663 Modern-day Angola State Leadership [Queen Nzinga image] Drawing of Queen Nzinga In the late sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries, city states along the Central African coast began to be of interest to Portuguese Atlantic slave traders who established a fort and settlement at Luanda (in present-day Angola) in 1617. African rulers were faced with a dilemma;...
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Falling hard: Why do Americans love pumpkin so much?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Falling hard: Why do Americans love pumpkin so much?

...C when I made a quick trip to the grocery store in shorts and a tank top earlier this week. Despite the heat, however, the store clearly wanted me to think it was the fall season – and for us Americans, that means pumpkin spice. Weaving in and out of each aisle, I was inundated with row upon row of pumpkin spice M&Ms, pumpkin spice yogurt, pumpkin spice Oreos, pumpkin...
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Superplastic forming
Science, Maths & Technology

Superplastic forming

...C, m value 0.5; titanium 318: temperature range 850–950˚C, m value 0.7–0.9). Alloys are being developed that are superplastic at high strain rates, with a view to increasing cycle times, but this often results in 1–2% microcavities, which impair the mechanical properties. Al/Li/Cu/Mg alloys are being developed for use in the aerospace industry, due to their high...
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How can we design for resilience?
Science, Maths & Technology

How can we design for resilience?

...C. (2024) ‘Connecting human behaviour, meaning and nature’, Phil. Trans. R. Soc, B 379: 20220314. https://doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2022.0314 Capra, F. (2002) The hidden connections. London: HarperCollins. Folke, C. (2016) ‘Resilience’ [republished], Ecology and Society, 21(4), article no: 44. Walker, B. and Salt, D. (2006) Resilience thinking. Washington, DC: Island....
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What does Moon music sound like?
Science, Maths & Technology

What does Moon music sound like?

...La Saboteuse (Naim), has brought her to the attention of a global audience. Yazz is supported by PRS For Music Foundation. Yazz is currently working on completing the recording of her third album, Polyhymnia due for release in 2019. The Earth’s Reflection is commissioned by The Open University and Sound UK. Supported by Arts Council England. Watch our videos on the Moon...
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Astronomy
Science, Maths & Technology

Astronomy

...LA. VLA, HEIDI What would the sun look like if we had magnetically sensitive eyes? How the most sensitive radio telescopes on earth work. Is Our Sun Normal? Astronomers compare events on other stars to helps us better understand our sun. Mapping the Milky Way The discovery of radio emissions from the Milky Way, and the theory of dark-matter. The Shape of Our Galaxy...
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Evolution through natural selection
Nature & Environment

Evolution through natural selection

...C). He added to each group C pond one individual of a fish called Crenicichla alta, which is a particularly voracious predator of guppies. To each group B pond he added six individuals of another predatory fish called Rivulus hartii, which does not prey on guppies. No fish were added to the group A ponds. The ponds were then left alone for a further five months (time for...
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Did Donald Trump ride a tide of anti-feminism to the White House?
Society, Politics & Law

Did Donald Trump ride a tide of anti-feminism to the White House?

...Las Vegas, Nevada] Anti-Hillary Clinton sign at a campaign rally for Donald Trump at the South Point Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada The victory of Donald J Trump in the November 2016 US presidential election came as a particular shock to those who had believed that the American nation was ready and willing to elect its first female president. Evidence of Trump’s sexually...
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