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Our sense of balance
Science, Maths & Technology

Our sense of balance

...works alongside the vestibular system which is responsible for balance of the head. In sum therefore, how our sense of balance is created and maintained is complex, arising from a variety of systems in the body processing visual information, as well as peripheral proprioceptive and vestibular information. But we have many more sensory systems that ensure that we can...
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What is sleep paralysis?
Health, Sports & Psychology

What is sleep paralysis?

...worked. Another approach is to try to disrupt episodes rather than prevent them by attempting to move body parts such as a finger, or trying to relax. Of people who try to disrupt episodes, 54% believed them to be effective. While sleep paralysis can be a terrifying ordeal to go through, those who do experience it should try to remember that it is a temporary and harmless...
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Why don't statistics reveal when sports matches have been fixed?
Science, Maths & Technology

Why don't statistics reveal when sports matches have been fixed?

...work on nurse and carer problems, but if people are concerned that their sports and games are being corrupted by deliberate fixing, then lessening the reliance upon betting, or somehow changing the nature of betting, may offer some way forward as all match fixing appears related to it and the vast sums of money linked to it.[The Conversation] This article was originally...
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What's the problem with the government's plans for our schools?
Education & Development

What's the problem with the government's plans for our schools?

...working in schools can understand it – not to mention parents. According to PTA UK, a charity that helps parent-teacher associations, just one in ten parents know what role RSCs play in their child’s education, leading to confusion when it comes to deciding where and who should address any problems. Effective strategic planning is recognised as one of the cornerstones...
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How do voters choose between two unappealing candidates?
Society, Politics & Law

How do voters choose between two unappealing candidates?

...sounding bossy or having a spray-tanning habit. People voting by rejection will be more deliberate – and will look carefully at what makes a candidate bad. Emotional claims will not work. Voters will think carefully about why they want to reject one of the candidates.[The Conversation] This article was originally published on The Conversation. Read the original article....
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Windrush generation latest to be stripped of their rights in the name of 'migration control'
Society, Politics & Law

Windrush generation latest to be stripped of their rights in the name of 'migration control'

...work or housing, health care or other support for lengthening periods. Increasing racism and hostility towards minority ethnic and religious groups are part of making life unbearable for some of those who have fled persecution. A hostile environment In 2012, home secretary Theresa May set out to “create a really hostile environment for illegal migrants”. Beginning in...
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Explainer: how hostile is space?
Science, Maths & Technology

Explainer: how hostile is space?

...work, we know that light passing by heavy objects is bent ever so slightly. Dark matter is proposed to make up nearly quarter of all mass in the universe, so to find its presence, the Euclid mission will measure the bending caused by such matter to the light received from galaxies. The bending is so small that if radiation damage is not understood and dealt with, the...
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The challenge of invasive alien species
Nature & Environment

The challenge of invasive alien species

...works and power plants, thereby clogging them. Physical removal is costly and is a major nuisance. Impact of invasive species on biodiversity (South Africa) How do invasions happen? Invasions occur as a result of species being introduced into areas which they have not previously existed in. As such, species need to be transported to the new sites either through natural...
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