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'Can anybody hear us?' The Day After, 40 years on
History & The Arts

'Can anybody hear us?' The Day After, 40 years on

...social impact of the film to mark the 40th anniversary of its broadcast. Q: What was the climate of 1983? How did tensions and anxieties reach the boiling point demonstrated in The Day After? Luc-André: In the years after the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis there had been a period of détente between the superpowers, but all of this started to break down in the late 1970s...
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Asexuality 101: Isn’t that for plants?
Education & Development

Asexuality 101: Isn’t that for plants?

...social expectations of how and when relationships should progress. * A loss of sexual attraction, or a loss of libido, for someone who was not previously dealing with these things may indicate an underlying issue, however, and if it is causing distress it is recommended to talk to a GP or counsellor. [Photo of inclusive LGBT flag ] Click on the banner to check out more...
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Growing the popularity of women’s football in the UK
Health, Sports & Psychology

Growing the popularity of women’s football in the UK

...social and digital media might be personal it is not a substitute for a well-crafted journalist’s story. There are certainly more journalists covering women’s football, but there needs to be even more who can then uncover and cultivate the good stories that cut through the thicket of information and hook people into the game. Perhaps the WSL might even benefit from...
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Rocky relations: Why an isolated rock in the Atlantic is a sought after and contested place
Nature & Environment

Rocky relations: Why an isolated rock in the Atlantic is a sought after and contested place

...social media. Once more, the place that is Rockall is the subject of yet more media attention. Sources links and references Herald Scotland Online, ‘Rockall reveals what lies beneath’, September 25, 2011: https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/13037034.rockall-reveals-what-lies-beneath Herald Scotland Online, ‘Irish seek to 'take heat out' of Rockall fishing dispute...
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Ancient ideas: where does the soul go?
History & The Arts

Ancient ideas: where does the soul go?

...social duties. [White-ground lekythos (c.450BC). Hermes guides a departed spirit towards the ferryman Charon.] White-ground lekythos (c.450BC). Hermes guides a departed spirit towards the ferryman Charon. The images above are from the Met Museum's open access / public domain resources. Reincarnation Not all Ancient Greek accounts of the afterlife viewed the Underworld as...
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Resilience: The magic ingredient for Olympians?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Resilience: The magic ingredient for Olympians?

...social support. Athletes with these characteristics were able to positively evaluate a stressor (and their own thoughts about it) and perceive that they were able to cope with the demands placed on them, enabling optimum performance. It could be argued, therefore, that Andy Murray was able to take confidence from his performance in the 2012 Wimbledon final, despite his...
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Jurors are subject to all kinds of biases when it comes to deciding on a trial
Society, Politics & Law

Jurors are subject to all kinds of biases when it comes to deciding on a trial

...social psychology, and individual differences) to unlock the processes behind the decisions jurors reach. The aim of our recent review was to bring together different areas of psychology to identify potential sources of bias that may influence how jurors make decisions. [Autopsy of a Crime Lab | An Interview with Itiel Dror] The big three biases We identified three main...
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COP28: inside the United Arab Emirates, the oil giant who hosted the 2023 climate change summit
Nature & Environment

COP28: inside the United Arab Emirates, the oil giant who hosted the 2023 climate change summit

...social contract, in which citizens of the six gulf states mostly occupy bureaucratic public sector positions administering an oil-based economy with expatriate labour dominating the non-oil private sector. Tech-fixes, targets and the future How does the UAE plan to cut its own emissions? Adnoc and other international oil companies are banking on select technologies (to...
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