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Darwin in the land of pumas
History & The Arts

Darwin in the land of pumas

...work, and is generally overstated. The road was uninteresting, over a dry grassy plain; and on our left hand at a greater or less distance there were some low hills; a continuation of which we crossed close to the posta. Before our arrival we met a large herd of cattle and horses, guarded by fifteen soldiers; but we were told many had been lost. It is very difficult to...
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Cell membrane: The cell's city wall
Nature & Environment

Cell membrane: The cell's city wall

...works, so in the cell, different functions are separated into different compartments. All these compartments co-exist quite happily within the outer boundary of the cell. The membranes of these internal compartments are made up of the same material as the outer membrane. VACUOLE The vacuole is found only in plant cells. In a plant cell the vacuole increases the cell...
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Just six numbers
Science, Maths & Technology

Just six numbers

...work of some sort of benign creator. Martin interprets this evidence differently. If we imagine that our Big Bang wasn't the only one, then naturally there would be some which have the requisite tuning for life to emerge, and we find ourselves in just that Universe. If there were many Big Bangs it shouldn't come as any surprise that in some of them the tuning is...
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What's the difference between a tall organisation and a flat organisation? The one-minute guide
Money & Business

What's the difference between a tall organisation and a flat organisation? The one-minute guide

...work is delegated. On the other hand, career paths are less explicit: employees may have to look sideways or even outside the organisation for career development opportunities. What is delayering? In recent years, there has been a trend towards delayering, whereby tall organisations have tended to become flat organisations by the removal of various levels in the...
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How do you read a person their rights when English isn't their first language?
Languages

How do you read a person their rights when English isn't their first language?

...working with non-native speakers of English in legal settings, the group articulated seven recommendations for how the police can better communicate rights to non-native speakers of English. The group hopes that the Guidelines will contribute to a better understanding of difficulties for non-native speakers of English in police interviews, and result in moves to better...
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Past-Time Lover: Albert Einstein
History & The Arts

Past-Time Lover: Albert Einstein

...working in the patent office, eventually my academic career bloomed, and I became respected and acknowledged by many – I even received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1921. During the rise to power of the Nazis under Adolf Hitler, I renounced my German citizenship and also convinced Churchill and other nation’s leaders to seek out Jewish scientists who were being forced...
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Systems explained: What do we mean by feedback?
Money & Business

Systems explained: What do we mean by feedback?

...work and other areas of life. Conclusion Similarly, the greater the deviation from a healthy, less stressed frame of mind, the more difficult it becomes to correct it (through drugs, relaxation, change in lifestyle, etc). The danger of overcompensating in the other direction also increases through, for example, dependence on anti-depressant drugs or rash changes in other...
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How can we address racial inequality and racial disproportionality?
Education & Development

How can we address racial inequality and racial disproportionality?

...working on a ‘plan of action’ to ‘tackle the wrongs of racism, bias and discrimination wherever they are found in policing’ (https://news.npcc.police.uk/releases/update-on-the-plan-of-action-for-inclusion-and-race-equality-in-policing). The plan of action is forthcoming in 2021. References Macpherson, W. (1999) The Stephen Lawrence Inquiry: Report of an Inquiry by...
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