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Transport and Sustainability
Science, Maths & Technology

Transport and Sustainability

...work. Why diesel engines have slightly higher energy efficiency than petrol engines. The reasons for the shift from petrol to diesel engines. 5 Petrol and diesel emissions Typical emissions of vehicles under ‘driving cycle’ and real-world conditions; ways to reduce NOx and particulate emissions. The importance of ‘real world’ emissions testing. The Volkswagen...
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Level 2: Intermediate 12 hrs
Geometry
Science, Maths & Technology

Geometry

...Work out the percentage of the total vote polled by each of the four parties. Answer (a) Red party: 120°. Blue party: 95°. Yellow party: 95°. Green party: 50°. (b) 120° + 95° + 95° + 50° = 360°. (c) Since 360° represents 100%, 1° will represent or . So the Red party polled The Blue party and the Yellow party polled The Green party polled...Geometry: 1.3 Angles,...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Oliver Sacks: "Romantic, in the sense of the romantic poets"
Health, Sports & Psychology

Oliver Sacks: "Romantic, in the sense of the romantic poets"

...works, it struggled to throw off some of the technical writing habits of academic medicine. It wasn’t until his 1973 book Awakenings that he became recognised both as a remarkable writer and a remarkable neurologist, as the book recounted his experience with seemingly paralysed patients from the 1920s encephalitis lethargica epidemic and their remarkable awakening and...
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Article 5 mins
How we talk about Savile
Society, Politics & Law

How we talk about Savile

...work on more recent press reporting of Savile suggests there is no room for complacency. The UK press’s coverage of Savile between his death in October 2011 and three days after the ITV broadcast of Exposure in October 2012, which named him as a serial abuser of girls (the evidence of his abuse of boys came later), shows a similar sexist complicity to that of Savile’s...
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Are the Orlando murders part of a public health emergency?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Are the Orlando murders part of a public health emergency?

...work in countries like Australia. Ziming Xuan: How common are mass shootings? One indication is that after the Umpqua shooting last October, President Obama spoke about the “routine” nature of mass shootings in our country. We’ve regularly heard from the president on the issue. After the Kansas mass shooting in February 2016, Obama also urged the country not to...
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Who is Theresa May?
Society, Politics & Law

Who is Theresa May?

...Work and Pensions, May took up her more permanent position as Home Secretary after the Conservative Party came to power as the lead partner in the 2010-2015 coalition government. She held that position right up until now – an exceptionally long stint in one of the government’s toughest jobs. Transcript Traditionally in British politics, it was anticipated that Prime...
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First, they came for the Marmite... but what next as the pound falls?
Money & Business

First, they came for the Marmite... but what next as the pound falls?

...work when the contract itself does not make provision for the consequences of external shocks in what is commonly described as a force majeure clause. Most contracts do apportion losses and costs of an extreme occurrence, offering lists of events that would qualify. It is unlikely that the recent drop in sterling would qualify as a frustrating event that allows parties to...
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What would happen to the economy if we all stopped drinking?
Money & Business

What would happen to the economy if we all stopped drinking?

...work but perform below their optimal level), unemployment, and premature death. Government estimates suggest that these cost the economy in the order of £8-11 billion, between 0.4-0.6 per cent of GDP, each year. Reducing alcohol consumption would increase labour supply and productivity, and so increase the economy’s capacity to produce goods and services. So, to sum...
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