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Why Rosetta is the greatest space mission of our lifetime
Science, Maths & Technology

Why Rosetta is the greatest space mission of our lifetime

...work is coming to fruition. Rosetta has now reached the bizarrely shaped rubber-duck comet and it has spent three months mapping its surface in the hope of finding a suitable spot to place its Philae lander. This is a huge feat in itself. It is the first time a spacecraft has entered into orbit around a comet, which is a celestial body with almost no gravity. The images...
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So, what is this EU referendum everybody is talking about?
Society, Politics & Law

So, what is this EU referendum everybody is talking about?

...the question amongst themselves. What do you think about the EU referendum? Is it much ado about nothing? Post your thoughts in the comments section below. Relevant links: David Cameron's EU Speech David Cameron's letter to the European Council President Referendum Timeline European Union - How the EU Works - Facts and Figures - The Economy EU Budget in My Country - UK...
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Calculating your carbon footprint
Nature & Environment

Calculating your carbon footprint

...lifestyle and technical changes, but because their choices send signals to government and industry, as do political actions such as campaigning and voting on environmental issues. Study a free course This resource is part of the Supporting hybrid working and digital transformation collection, made possible by the Higher Educational Funding Council for Wales. [HEFCW logo]...
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Dropping the population bomb - 50 years of BBC environmental broadcasting, part two
Society, Politics & Law

Dropping the population bomb - 50 years of BBC environmental broadcasting, part two

...work on as academics and popular broadcasting. It’s also interesting to tie together the networks of knowledge and skill that are being brought together to make difficult topics watchable. I think that environmental broadcasting matters now more than ever, and there is plenty that the BBC and other media storytellers can learn from their own past. The themes running...
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How can we say Bitcoin is overvalued when we don't know how to value it?
Money & Business

How can we say Bitcoin is overvalued when we don't know how to value it?

...work against the price of Bitcoin. Just like gamblers place bets on horse races rather than buying a horse, investors may simply buy and sell the futures contracts rather than Bitcoin itself (some contracts are even settled in cash, rather than Bitcoin). All of this could lead to less actual Bitcoin changing hands, leading to less demand. Although the rush to invest is...
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Early reflections from Glasgow on COP26
Nature & Environment

Early reflections from Glasgow on COP26

...work together to directly change technologies wherever and whenever possible. Better late than never! Sustainable economies? Global finance is now starting to align in a way that we have never seen before. Public and private bonds, investments, pensions and insurance industries have a careful eye not just on divestment from fossil fuels but on investment in those...
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How can digital books support children’s learning?
Education & Development

How can digital books support children’s learning?

...works in the classrooms and what creates enjoyable reading at home. Network-based efforts such as the one supported by the UNESCO Inclusive Policy Lab are important resources for facilitating the cross-sectoral dialogue necessary here. [Mum with kids using a laptop together] Upholding the principles of equality and diversity Confident and successful child readers thrive...
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We shouldn’t judge Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by its cover
History & The Arts

We shouldn’t judge Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by its cover

...work is too violent, sexist and even racist (consider Wonka’s slurs about his highly racialised workforce) for modern children. Penguin’s cover was definitely provocative – but if it gets a generation of adults to re-read the book it will be an effective one. Leafing through it again, I found many interesting themes: the ghettoisation of Charlie’s family,...
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