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Try your hand at travel writing
History & The Arts

Try your hand at travel writing

...account of the journey, ‘Around the World in 80 Trains’ (2019) Rajesh describes a journey that takes her through the vast expanses of Russia, Mongolia, Kazakhstan as well as to places often hidden from the traveller like North Korea. Journey’s end - the splendour of the Venice Simplon-Orient-Express which brought Monisha and Jem home to St Pancras station, London....
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Methods in Motion: Developing psychosocially informed self-help on gender
Health, Sports & Psychology

Methods in Motion: Developing psychosocially informed self-help on gender

...accounts we heard in our therapy, activism, and research – from women, men, and non-binary, trans, and cisgender people. Autoethnographic reflections on our own gender experiences, expressions, and identities, to model the kinds of activities we invite readers to do. A series of visible spectrums to help readers to locate themselves on multiple dimensions of gender,...
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The new politics of climate change
Nature & Environment

The new politics of climate change

...account. However, it requires the input from central government since local action by councils will need substantial support in carbon divestment. An important aspect of this demand is the commitment of the government to work with other organisations (including local government, businesses, and transnational organisations, such as the EU and UN). XR demand a target of...
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Sarah Everard murder: the problem with the government’s plan to make women ‘feel’ safer
Society, Politics & Law

Sarah Everard murder: the problem with the government’s plan to make women ‘feel’ safer

...accounts of violence, particularly when the experiences are framed as an emotional issue, is one reason women do not speak out about violence and sexual harassment, and why they are often not taken seriously when they do. One review of research evidence suggests that women often report that being dismissed as overly sensitive and emotional is a key reason they don’t...
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Sand casting
Science, Maths & Technology

Sand casting

...account the relative amount of shrinkage and the change in shape that can occur on solidification. Approximate shrinkages for some casting alloy. Alloy Shrinkage (mm m-1) Cast iron 10 Steel 20 Brass 15 Aluminium 13 Magnesium-based 13 The shape of the casting should allow for progressive solidification, from the remotest parts backwards. When wall-thickness variations are...
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English monsters
History & The Arts

English monsters

...accounts of their ferocity in the very surroundings in which they watched plays that referred to them. Falkner, ‘a ruffian’ in Sir Thomas More (1590s) swears, ‘’Sblood, if all the dogs in Paris Garden hung at my tail, I’d shake them off . . .’. Paris Garden was London’s popular Bear Garden. Edgar, in his Poor Tom guise in King Lear (1605) actually recites a...
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Is democracy a good thing?
Society, Politics & Law

Is democracy a good thing?

...its advantages. Among these advantages, and there are many, is that it is a mechanism for getting rid of governments without bloodshed or trauma. Churchill was right; it does seem better than the rest. However, that does not mean it is perfect. And as it is not perfect, we should take full account of Plato’s criticisms and see if anything can be done to mitigate them....
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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?

...accounts for 59.4% of the total global cryptocurrency market, but at the beginning of 2016 it was 91.3%. Many of these other cryptocurrencies have more functionality than Bitcoin (such as Ethereum’s ability to execute smart contracts), or are more efficient and use less energy (such as Litecoin). Government policy, such as taxation or the establishment of national...
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