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Astronomy
Science, Maths & Technology

Astronomy

...LA. VLA, HEIDI What would the sun look like if we had magnetically sensitive eyes? How the most sensitive radio telescopes on earth work. Is Our Sun Normal? Astronomers compare events on other stars to helps us better understand our sun. Mapping the Milky Way The discovery of radio emissions from the Milky Way, and the theory of dark-matter. The Shape of Our Galaxy...
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Panic buying and how to stop it
Health, Sports & Psychology

Panic buying and how to stop it

...based on the anticipation that important goods (food, water, toilet rolls) will run out. In many ways, this is a fear about losing control over our lives, and framed in these terms panic buying is a way of regaining control. A large part of fear is the physiological reaction to stress that can colour people’s decision-making and propels individuals to avoid the fearful...
Dancing to the rhythm of cultures
Languages

Dancing to the rhythm of cultures

...de ida y vuelta) was created to refer to the mix of Andalusian and Latin American songs that, after being transformed by the Americans, travelled back to Spain in their new hybrid forms. Spaniards found in the New World participatory bodies. The native Americans as well as the slaves of African origin displayed a fondness for physical expressivity which was a perfect...
Early modern Europe: an introduction
History & The Arts

Early modern Europe: an introduction

...de la Faculté de Médecine, Paris, France/Archives Charmet/Bridgeman Images. In the Enlightenment, beginning in the late seventeenth century, scholars expanded their field of study to cover biology, chemistry and the ‘science of man’, exploring how the mind worked and how people interacted in different societies. The overall goal of Enlightenment thinkers was the...
Creativity and artificial intelligence
Languages

Creativity and artificial intelligence

...based on two buried assumptions which are, I’d suggest, up for argument. The first is that a machine being able to replicate, if not excel in, a capability we have means that our own use of this capability is rendered superfluous. The history of artistic creativity suggests rather that it simply means our ambitions and experiments in this field will undergo various...
Will we ever be able to trust an AI sports coach?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Will we ever be able to trust an AI sports coach?

...based judging is assumed to be susceptible to human error due to variety of factors including judge fatigue and internal biases, and can also be influenced by judges’ values, their experience and training as well as cognitive and sensory limitations (Mazurova et al. 2021). To remedy these errors, Mazurova et al. (2021) explain that international tech companies such as...
Ageing well by connecting and learning about nature outdoors
Science, Maths & Technology

Ageing well by connecting and learning about nature outdoors

...based citizen science projects. Nature-based citizen science is an activity in which people collect high-quality data for scientific use and environmental monitoring. Here Pocock and team tested people’s exposure to nature with both observation as well as citizen science, and confirmed that active engagement with the natural world positively affects people’s...
How can Adult Carers get the best support during Covid-19 pandemic and beyond?
Health, Sports & Psychology

How can Adult Carers get the best support during Covid-19 pandemic and beyond?

...base about carer support. In other words, start with what has been proven to work. The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, or NICE as it is more widely known, produces evidence-based guidance and advice for health, public health and social care practitioners. Unlike the navigation through the scientific uncertainties generated by the new coronavirus...