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Never trust a pirate: Christiaan Huygens’s Longitude Clocks
History & The Arts

Never trust a pirate: Christiaan Huygens’s Longitude Clocks

...course, after which, finding a favourable wind, he steered towards the coast of Africa, heading directly North North-East. But when he had sailed four or five hundred leagues in this direction, the Masters of the three ships under his command, fearing that they would run out of water before they reached their pretended destination, proposed that they should steer a course...
Tim Lenton - Stories of Change
Nature & Environment

Tim Lenton - Stories of Change

...course, that there are many parts of the world where there aren’t suitable rocks to capture the carbon once you’ve burned it, that’s the other trouble, isn’t it? TL: Exactly. So it’s conceivable that we could do this a giant recycling operation for our excess carbon pollution in the atmosphere, and I suspect that we may at least explore the capability to do that...
US Election 2016: A last week reading list
Society, Politics & Law

US Election 2016: A last week reading list

...at least, feel free to binge-watch another episode or series. Odds are that you’ll still participate politically and probably to a greater extent than others who stream less or simply “watch” the news on broadcast or cable television. Read the full article at The Conversation: Are we streaming into political participation through a personalized, on-demand TV diet?...
What does 'settled status' for EU citizens mean?
Society, Politics & Law

What does 'settled status' for EU citizens mean?

...free movement under EU law, and later want to return home. Singh was an Indian national, married to a British national, who lived in Germany. When he moved back to the UK with his wife, the marriage subsequently broke down and he was threatened with deportation but won his case. Such people have now also been guaranteed rights after Brexit. This means if that a non-EU...
The hostile environment for immigrants is drawn from a well of taken-for-granted assumptions
Society, Politics & Law

The hostile environment for immigrants is drawn from a well of taken-for-granted assumptions

...free existences. Those at the top of Government are even more likely than the average MP to be drawn from a privileged elite for whom poverty, benefits and discrimination can only be learned second-hand and not from the everyday experience that is the reality for many working class people. Theresa May, for example, was educated at a private Roman Catholic School for Girls...
Ageing well by connecting and learning about nature outdoors
Science, Maths & Technology

Ageing well by connecting and learning about nature outdoors

...free, downloadable resources for learners of all ages, prompting engagement with the outdoors. These range from games to crafts to ID activities. We are also excited to work with the public on citizen science projects, for example our May Hogwatch initiative where members of the public and volunteers help us to monitor hedgehogs across the city. We also promote the annual...
Freud: The Expert View
Health, Sports & Psychology

Freud: The Expert View

...free association (the patient saying whatever comes into the mind), dream interpretation and closely analysing the relationship between patient and the therapist himself. Freud’s original aim was to release blocked feelings (catharsis), but later it became to help the patient gain insight into the unconscious feelings that led to neurosis. Freud's theories are best...
North Sea, air safety and Brexit
Nature & Environment

North Sea, air safety and Brexit

...free. In 2017, an S-92 crashed at Black Rock Island off the coast of Ireland, killing all four crew. A preliminary report by Ireland’s Air Accident Investigation Unit found the tail of the helicopter had struck rocky surfaces on the western end of the island before losing control. Investigations are ongoing. In 2016, an S-92 spun out of control during an emergency on a...