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What effect is social media having on the way we mourn global tragedies?
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What effect is social media having on the way we mourn global tragedies?

...social media after a terrorist attack or the death of a prominent figure a sincere expression of emotion, or more to do with self-promotion?...Social media has become an integral part of the way we process and respond to global tragedies. But the reaction to the ‘faked’ tube sign that circulated after last the terrorist attack in London in March shows that opinions...
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Why New York-style rent controls would not work in London
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Why New York-style rent controls would not work in London

...working, NYC mayor Bill de Blasio is having to spend heavily to get more homes built, promising 200,000 more affordable units in the next ten years. This increase in supply is essential because, as economists have long pointed out, capping rents below the market level reduces the amount of property offered by private landlords, while boosting demand for it. The...
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Can design by committee work? Making a case for open source design
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Can design by committee work? Making a case for open source design

...work...In celebrating the merits of free software and the excitement over this radical networked production method, an important truth is left unspoken. Networked collaboration shines in the low levels of network protocols, server software and memory allocation, but user interface has consistently been a point of failure. How come the networked collaboration that...
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Would Donald Trump's wall work to reduce migration from Mexico?
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Would Donald Trump's wall work to reduce migration from Mexico?

...working in partnership with the U.S. Border Patrol as part of Operation Jump Start. The airmen are assigned to the 188th Fighter Wing Arkansas Air National Guard. ] In 2006, US Air Force crew build a fence on the US/Mexico border The data comes from a massive 30-year study led by sociologist Douglas Massey, published last month at the American Journal of Sociology and...
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Music and mental health: the parallels between Victorian asylum treatments and modern social prescribing
Health, Sports & Psychology

Music and mental health: the parallels between Victorian asylum treatments and modern social prescribing

...social prescribing. Music-based activities may be prescribed to help support patients’ mental health, combat isolation, encourage physical activity, and keep an active brain. While social prescribing is a relatively new practice, the use of music as a therapeutic tool is not. The first widespread use of music as a therapeutic tool can be traced back to the 19th century,...
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CARE-KNOW-DO for Social and Emotional Learning: building children’s resilience and agency in crisis settings
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CARE-KNOW-DO for Social and Emotional Learning: building children’s resilience and agency in crisis settings

...Social and Emotional Learning (SEL), combining emotional safety, play-based learning, and step-by-step empowerment. This approach not only helps children recover academically but also builds the resilience and self-belief they need to thrive in the face of adversity...Nearly a quarter of a billion school-aged children in crisis need urgent support for quality education,...
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From headlines to hashtags: is the FA doing enough to promote gender equality through social media?
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From headlines to hashtags: is the FA doing enough to promote gender equality through social media?

...social media can play a role in promoting gender equality in sport, but are the governing bodies taking sufficient action? Steph Doehler explores in this article...With the start of the women’s World Cup in July 2023, discussions and debates on gender equality in football are likely to be commonplace, particularly surrounding the coverage of the women’s game. While...
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Even Brexit backers can’t make the sums work for UK to quit EU
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Even Brexit backers can’t make the sums work for UK to quit EU

Nauro Campos argues that even Brexit backers fail to make a clear financial case for the UK leaving the EU...The costs to Britain of a potential departure from the EU are much argued over, but when it comes to the crunch, even the most likely scenarios put forward by the pro-Brexit camp show the country could be worse off. A recent example that has received an...
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