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SecureDrop
Society, Politics & Law

SecureDrop

...system...[Secure Drop logo] SecureDrop is an open-source whistleblower submission system that media organizations can use to securely accept documents from and communicate with anonymous sources. It was originally created by the late Aaron Swartz and is currently managed by Freedom of the Press Foundation. It was initiated by a non-governmental organisation/charity and...
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How can knowing how DNA repairs itself help defeat cancer?
Health, Sports & Psychology

How can knowing how DNA repairs itself help defeat cancer?

...systems with drugs leaves cancer cells with no way of repairing DNA damage, so they die. Transcript As we’ve written about on the Cancer Research UK blog, this idea forms the basis of an entirely new class of drugs for treating cancer, known as PARP inhibitors. PARP – or poly-ADP ribose polymerase, to give it its full name – is a protein found in all our cells, and...
The Legacy of Nuclear Power, Part 2
Society, Politics & Law

The Legacy of Nuclear Power, Part 2

...think you are making a very strong point at the end of your book when you take a critical, when you are critical of the currently favoured approach to dealing with nuclear waste, which is deep geological disposal and you are kind of advocating a slightly more short-term perspective, as you’ve just said. Andrew Blowers: Well let me say when I wrote the policy, which the...
The Borders of Astrobiology
Science, Maths & Technology

The Borders of Astrobiology

...think we are from showing the space environment humility and respect? Should we be confident/positive about the future of space governance? [Portrait of Andrea Owe]Andrea Owe, environmental philosopher with the Global Catastrophic Risk Institute: The short answer is, quite far. It depends, of course, on who you ask – who is ‘we’? In the end, however, what matters in...
Newsworthy Lawyers
Society, Politics & Law

Newsworthy Lawyers

...system. Professor Gary Slapper discusses the developments that led to this revolutionary change with Frances Gibb, Legal Editor of The Times, under whose professional investigative journalism resulted in the democratisation of law... Newsworthy Lawyers Professor Gary Slapper of The Open University, and Frances Gibb, Legal Editor of The Times, discuss opening up the legal...
Recycling: Putting consumers to work
Society, Politics & Law

Recycling: Putting consumers to work

...systems. Recycling provides just one example of a larger trend in which consumers are expected to carry out unpaid work in order to consume or dispose of goods and services. You will likely be familiar with self-service in supermarkets, with online checking-in and with self-assembly equipment. The growth of the internet has introduced new kinds of work for consumers, like...
Robert Owen and New Lanark
History & The Arts

Robert Owen and New Lanark

...thinking in the essays in A New View of Society understand the main proposals in the essays understand New Lanark's role as a model for social reform during this period...Robert Owen and New Lanark: 1 A New View of Society - Some of Robert Owen's ideas were confirmed by personal experience as a philanthropic employer who strongly emphasised the importance of environment,...
Level 2: Intermediate 12 hrs
The banking crisis: cause and effect
Money & Business

The banking crisis: cause and effect

...system. The aftermath of the worst financial crisis since the 1930s saw economic activity slump. In the UK, higher unemployment, falling house prices and a sharp increase in government debt proved to be the alarming legacy of the near implosion of the banking system. This fascinating insight into the downfall of the global financial markets gives us a clear understanding...