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Big moon rising
Science, Maths & Technology

Big moon rising

...attention. Here's why...Find out more about our Astronomy and Planetary Science qualification. Four “supermoons” will rise from August 2024 (2024's first supermoon was on 19 August and the rest are on 18 September, 17 October and 15 November). As usual , there will be many pictures trying to show off the “over-sized” moon. But I don’t think it deserves so much...
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Business Bursts: Failure
Health, Sports & Psychology

Business Bursts: Failure

...attention to that market, so that the precise needs in the market are not being addressed. And finally it may be inadequate products, which could be a result of a lack of innovation. Leslie Budd In the last ten years, in all the advanced economies, we've forgotten the business cycle, that things go up and things go down and you have booms and you have slumps. And if you...
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Wales: Culture and identity
Society, Politics & Law

Wales: Culture and identity

...attention to rugby. Place and belonging in Wales Graham Day connects place, with the notion of difference in contemporary Wales. Work and difference in Wales Dave Adamson looks at occupations in Wales. Gender and race in Welsh society Sandra Betts and Neil Evans discuss the issues of gender and race in Welsh society. The issue of class in Wales How class relates to the...
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Rocky relations: Why an isolated rock in the Atlantic is a sought after and contested place
Nature & Environment

Rocky relations: Why an isolated rock in the Atlantic is a sought after and contested place

...attention to an historic dispute over ownership of the place that is Rockall, though calling it a ‘place’ maybe overdoing it somewhat. Rockall is aptly named: it is a rock and that’s about all it is! At least, at the surface! Lying-in the North East Atlantic, some 162 nautical miles from the island of Soay, in the St Kilda group, and 230 nautical miles North West...
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Shakespeare: For All Time?
History & The Arts

Shakespeare: For All Time?

...attention has intensified. What this controversy illustrates is the uncanny ability of Shakespeare’s works to remain in our public consciousness even 400 years after Shakespeare’s death. They retain their ability to shock and provoke us. Writing in 1623, Shakespeare’s playwright colleague Ben Jonson described him as “not of an age but for all time,” and the...
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Do as Dumbledore does: the benefits of private speech
Languages

Do as Dumbledore does: the benefits of private speech

...attention: Albus Dumbledore: Good evening, Draco. What brings you here on this fine, spring evening? Draco Malfoy: Who else is here? I heard you talking. Albus Dumbledore: I often talk aloud to myself. I find it extraordinarily useful. The fact that Dumbledore was lying in this case does not mean that he did not think that talking to himself was truly useful. I do too; so...
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Five reasons why you should care about mindfulness
Health, Sports & Psychology

Five reasons why you should care about mindfulness

...attention to the sensations of your breathing, bringing your attention back to just focusing on the sensation of your breathing whenever the mind wanders (it sounds rather easy, but you’ll find it does take a bit of effort). See this NHS site for more details. 2: Mindfulness can help you manage something we all experience - pain The human condition includes pain, it is...
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Neurodivergence and birth trauma
Health, Sports & Psychology

Neurodivergence and birth trauma

...Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and Cerebral palsy, their condition has been linked to their experience of birth trauma. Some of the factors and components of birth trauma are explored below. Decreased oxygen supply: Studies show that reduced oxygen supply and blood flow in utero, and during birth, is associated with an...
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