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Bowie as a conduit
History & The Arts

Bowie as a conduit

...troubled, would-be soothing xylophones. This was a route to modern classical music as it mimics the minimalism of Steve Reich and Philip Glass. Lyrics (where they appear) are patches of non-sequiturs which hint at depression, failing relationships, an inability to hold the bits and pieces of the day together. One of the oddest of hit singles, ‘Sound and Vision’,...
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After Manchester: Can you make venues safer?
Society, Politics & Law

After Manchester: Can you make venues safer?

...Troubles, when pipe bombs were used, as well as in the 2013 Boston Marathon attack when a pressure cooker was converted into an IED and ball bearings, nuts and bolts were released at high velocity as shrapnel to maximises the impact of the explosion. Swift response The effectiveness and efficiency of the emergency services in dealing with the aftermath of the Manchester...
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The reason for low wages
Money & Business

The reason for low wages

...troubling reality of the labour market – that without government regulations and collective bargaining, employers are able to use competition to reduce wages. However, there are also arguments that these measures stifle job growth. The article The Facts on Increasing the Minimum Wage by Mike Patton in Forbes summarises these debates. The fluctuation of wages is commonly...
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An introduction to crime and criminology
Society, Politics & Law

An introduction to crime and criminology

...troubles and social issues are often linked together. ...Crime evokes a wide variety of reactions in people: fear, anger, fascination, excitement, curiosity. This course, An introduction to crime and criminology, considers the relatively common-place problem of vandalism in the form of graffiti as one example through which to explore your own views about an everyday sort...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Oliver Sacks: "You are in the hands of a master storyteller"
Health, Sports & Psychology

Oliver Sacks: "You are in the hands of a master storyteller"

...did it because he clearly explained the fascinating content of his field and how it touched people. You can, too. I do have one strange quality in common with Dr. Sacks. We both have trouble recognizing the faces of people we’ve met before. In this, too, he gives me hope. This article was originally published at Without Bullshit under a CC-BY-NC licence [Oliver Sacks]...
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Witnessing war through a smartphone lens
Society, Politics & Law

Witnessing war through a smartphone lens

...troubling issues on Europe’s external borders. But at the same time, we are all becoming more intensively aware that we cannot escape the ineluctable force of our global connectedness. FREE photobook: Download a digital version of the book at this link, a full spread PDF version at this link, or a single page PDF version at this link. All the images have no copyright...
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Sharenting: What is it and are you doing it?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Sharenting: What is it and are you doing it?

...troubled identities like “show off” or “attention seeker”.​ [Mother and son selfie] Parenting pressures Happy family photos and status updates in digital spaces are more complex than the phenomenon of sharenting would imply. Posts respond to a number of relational concerns around online sharing within the normative parameters of social acceptability. As some of...
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Telegram brief history. Stop
Digital & Computing

Telegram brief history. Stop

...trouble!'. For example, in about 150 BCE, the Greek historian Polybius devised an alphabetical signal system using pairs of torches, but this doesn't seem to have been widely adopted (the Ancient Greeks were clearly too clever for their contemporaries!). Indeed, it wasn't until the late-18th century that a communications network widely regarded as the precursor to the...
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