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Why are the Paris attacks given greater attention than the ISIS killings in Beirut?
Society, Politics & Law

Why are the Paris attacks given greater attention than the ISIS killings in Beirut?

...out of dire circumstances, in the context of government corruption, socioeconomic decline, deprivation, and, ultimately, exclusion. This is the case not just in Syria, but also in places like Kenya and Nigeria. We need to remember that the brutal Afwerki dictatorship in Eritrea and ISIS in Syria, among others, drive millions of people away from their homelands in search...
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Why has violence been escalating in Mali during 2015?
Society, Politics & Law

Why has violence been escalating in Mali during 2015?

...out occasional attacks in the desert. HRW says that continuing criminal violence by these groups, as well as widespread abuses by the security forces, represents a serious threat to the population of Mali. HRW regards these two elements as fuelling discontent among the general population that could lead to increased recruitment to both Islamist and Tuareg groups and a...
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Is Adele's decision to keep 25 off Spotify going to change the music industry?
History & The Arts

Is Adele's decision to keep 25 off Spotify going to change the music industry?

...Out of date? So perhaps the album is a lost and meaningless relic of the past. Stephen Witt goes so far as to argue that it is the album format that is killing the music industry – not music piracy. Reflecting on hip-hop in particular, he argues that albums with filler actually encourage piracy. Why pay for a whole album when you only like a few songs? Legal services...
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Can your friend be your therapist?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Can your friend be your therapist?

...out in other ways too, such as providing practical support and advice and helping the distressed person to access other forms of support when the need arises. They can give hugs and suggest fun things to do as well as providing a sympathetic ear. Research on informal support indicates the value of being alongside the person in distress, taking their situation seriously,...
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What can lucid dreaming teach us about consciousness?
Health, Sports & Psychology

What can lucid dreaming teach us about consciousness?

...out more about the transitions between these states – and hopefully consciousness itself – we have launched a large-scale online survey on sleep experiences to look at the relationships between these different states of hybrid consciousness. Lucid dreaming and the brain About half of us will experience at least one lucid dream in our lives. And it could be something...
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How we found gravitational waves
Science, Maths & Technology

How we found gravitational waves

...out in the cosmos is mind-bogglingly small by the time it reaches us. As if detecting this were not difficult enough, all manner of local disturbances on Earth make it worse, from the ground shaking to power-grid fluctuations; and instrumental “noises” that could mimic or indeed completely swamp a real signal from the cosmos. To achieve the astounding sensitivity...
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What's so exciting about gravitational waves being discovered?
Science, Maths & Technology

What's so exciting about gravitational waves being discovered?

...out from their origin but quickly decay. Any object moving through the space-time fabric causes waves or ripples in that fabric. Unfortunately, these ripples also disappear fairly quickly and only the most violent events produce distortions big enough to be detected on Earth. To put this into perspective, two colliding black holes each with a mass of ten times that of our...
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RIP, LEA: The local education authority vanishes
Education & Development

RIP, LEA: The local education authority vanishes

...out from the demise of local authority control of education. [Anfield Boards School sign, Liverpool] Signs of the tradition of local authority support for education 1. A local champion for vulnerable children Local authorities must currently engage with parents and schools to ensure that the right provision for every child is available locally. Ensuring the specific needs...
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