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Who was St David?
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Who was St David?

...work, the idea was rejected by Westminster. Nevertheless, St David’s position as the patron saint of Wales has only grown stronger since then, with parades and concerts now a staple part of the festivities each year. St David’s status as a modern national icon is a good example of how easily myth can trump historical evidence (or rather the lack of it). He lived and...
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Sounds of environmental change
Society, Politics & Law

Sounds of environmental change

...work to evoke the sea. The musician and music producer Martyn Ware composed a soundwork called The British Coastline from the sound recordings uploaded by the public to the Sounding Our Shores website. In interviews, Martyn argues that soundwork emphasises the power of sound to evoke memories and to affect humans deeply and directly about places, landscapes and...
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International Jazz Day
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International Jazz Day

...work of musicians from outside the USA, and recognition of the history of the music in different locations. The organisers of International Jazz Day state that they want to use the day to ‘highlight jazz and its diplomatic role of uniting people in all corners of the globe’. This is a laudable aim, but it potentially over-simplifies the role that jazz has played in...
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What does scientific evidence tell us about making our homes energy efficient?
Money & Business

What does scientific evidence tell us about making our homes energy efficient?

...work by my colleagues and I found older thermostats can easily vary by up to 2°C, meaning we could actually be heating our homes to anything between 19°C and 23°C. If we consider the Energy Savings Trust’s advice that reducing home temperature by 1°C could save 10% on heating bills, then this discrepancy has implications. Often, when a home is made more energy...
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Lying and politics: a brief primer
Society, Politics & Law

Lying and politics: a brief primer

...social situations. Lady Fookes I would describe a lie as a deliberate misrepresentation of a fact. Deliberate and I think that's the key thing. If I may make the comparison with a murder it has to be deliberate to be murder or so reckless of the consequences as to be the same thing which would distinguish it from manslaughter when you do it by mistake. It's not intended....
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60 second adventures in microgravity
Science, Maths & Technology

60 second adventures in microgravity

...work is conducted at the OU in the Astrochemistry Group whose research work is explained in this public lecture from 2013 and a brief clip from ITV news. 'The vomit comet' builds on ELPIS, the European Life and Physical Sciences in Space research programme faciliatated by ESA, the European Space Agency. You can read more about ESA's parabolic flights and how they are...
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Three Irish Poets – Ellen O'Leary
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Three Irish Poets – Ellen O'Leary

...worked to support the Irish Republican Brotherhood and published much poetry to promote the cause of radical nationalism. In the 1880s Ellen and John played a key role in the development of the Irish literary revival. Key to the revival was a desire to draw on the folklore and mythology of Ireland’s past to affirm national pride and create a fresh strand in Irish...
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The immune system
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The immune system

...work?...[Digital illustration of red and white blood cells] Leukocytes (often called %u2018white blood cells%u2019) are different to red blood cells, as portrayed by this computerised graphic The human immune system is an extremely complex network of interacting cells and biological molecules. Once our body’s barriers to infection have been breached the active agents of...
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