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Babylonian mathematics
Science, Maths & Technology

Babylonian mathematics

...University, translated by Otto Neugebauer and Abraham Sachs. Words in square brackets are their suggested reconstructions of what the tablet presumably says (where it is damaged), and words in parentheses are the translator's additions so that the English is (relatively!) more understandable. I found a stone, (but) did not weigh it; (after) I subtracted one-seventh, added...
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How can Wikipedia Activism restore diversity to science?
Science, Maths & Technology

How can Wikipedia Activism restore diversity to science?

...University!) If you need to learn on your own, try the Wikipedia Adventure. There’s support at the Wikipedia Teahouse too. If you want to take on more, and are looking for inspiration, check out the ongoing Wikipedia project on women scientists – and one on the history of science. At the NIH, we made a start last year for Women’s History Month, and we’re going to...
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How are scientists testing for the growth of antibiotic resistance?
Health, Sports & Psychology

How are scientists testing for the growth of antibiotic resistance?

...University in St. Louis. To find out, he and his colleagues ran an “evolution experiment,” growing a strain of bacteria sensitive to a bacteriocin in the presence of a strain that produces the bacteriocin but is itself immune to it. By repeatedly transferring bacteria to fresh growth media, they were able to follow the bacteria for about 70 generations. Their results...
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Why challenging sexual violence takes more than just a starring role at The Oscars
Society, Politics & Law

Why challenging sexual violence takes more than just a starring role at The Oscars

...University of Illinois and founding member of INCITE!, has highlighted how domestic violence is a key pathway to prison for black working-class women. Likewise, in the UK the Prison Reform Trust has found that 57% of women in prison have experienced domestic violence. Despite all this – and even though the number of complaints made against police handling of sexual and...
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Protest Banners: Trade Union
Society, Politics & Law

Protest Banners: Trade Union

...university study – is an ideal starting point. You will be introduced to a range of absorbing subjects to prepare you for a wide range of qualifications in the humanities, including: art history English literature English language studies history modern languages The theme of popular protest runs throughout the module and is used to link the various subject areas. As...
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The jury: Why we need to learn more about their collective decision-making processes.
Society, Politics & Law

The jury: Why we need to learn more about their collective decision-making processes.

...N. (2018). Juror’s perceptions of forensic science expert witnesses. Forensic Science International. Doi: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2018.07.030. Willmott, D., Boduszek, D., & Booth, N. (2017). The English jury on trial. Willmott, Dominic, Daniel Boduszek, and Nigel Booth. 2017. “The English Jury on Trial”. Loughborough University. https://hdl.handle.net/2134/19626309.v1....
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Is ‘Barbenheimer’ going to save cinema?
History & The Arts

Is ‘Barbenheimer’ going to save cinema?

...Universal respectively), the hype has paid off. Opening weekend box office returns were the fourth highest on record, with Barbie taking $155 million and Oppenheimer $80 million. On 6 August 2023, Gerwig became the first woman to make over a billion dollars globally in cinemas as a solo director. Given that box office takings have declined by 50% over the past four years...
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Belfast: Racing to the top for the Grande Partenza
Health, Sports & Psychology

Belfast: Racing to the top for the Grande Partenza

...University building in the city centre. By sheer coincidence, the ‘Big Start’ route passes close to Cherryvale Sports Ground where the tyre was tested on a bicycle, before Dunlop patented his invention in 1888. Belfast is ahead of the pack in terms of cycling as a form of commuting. Census data from 2001-2011 reports that Belfast saw a 60% rise in the number of people...
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