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What is forensic science?
Science, Maths & Technology

What is forensic science?

...based recreations of crime scenes, to laboratory-based investigations of tissue, fibres and DNA samples, through to relatively low-tech observations such as counting the number and maturity of insects invading a decaying corpse. It is common for evidence from several types of forensic science to be used in one case. The application of science to collection, analysis and...
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Is the 2020 New Deal a Green New Deal?
Nature & Environment

Is the 2020 New Deal a Green New Deal?

...based on the Keynesian policy of stimulating economic growth through increased public expenditure, was used. This was introduced by President Franklin D. Roosevelt (pictured below) following his election in 1933, with a wide range of New Deal measures passed by Congress within the first 100 days of him coming to office. It could be argued that the speed of response to...
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Is public spending a drain on the economy or the mark of a civilised society?
Society, Politics & Law

Is public spending a drain on the economy or the mark of a civilised society?

...based on fossil fuels – an infrastructure of oil rigs, refineries, pipelines, petrol stations, motor vehicles. To tackle climate change, we need a very different infrastructure based on clean energy, such as wind, solar and tidal. In 30 years’ time, many businesses will no doubt be involved in the business of climate change mitigation, but for now the market signals...
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Telephone bereavement support: does it work?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Telephone bereavement support: does it work?

...based networks1. We may also find it useful to access some information about how we can take care of ourselves as our grief emerges, and how we can learn to express our feelings for the person no longer with us in body. The remaining 40% may need some additional help in their grief. This can involve peer support groups, individual counselling, access to social media...
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What part did citizen science play in hurricane disaster relief?
Science, Maths & Technology

What part did citizen science play in hurricane disaster relief?

...based information. The end result is a series of maps that highlight affected areas, providing a robust source of information which helps Rescue Global and the disaster relief community to generate more detailed mapping, and conduct needs assessments, aid deliveries and evacuations on the ground. Rapid response When Rescue Global began their Hurricane Irma response...
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Women in sport: stories from grassroots cricket
Health, Sports & Psychology

Women in sport: stories from grassroots cricket

...based clubs have a male and a female team. The prize money on offer is the same for both tournaments. The women’s competition is scheduled to run alongside the men’s, sometimes using the same venues including several ‘double header’ fixtures where the women’s match is be played directly before the men’s. The Hundred: a new era for women's sport? These...
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Solving the perplexing mathematicians' problem of the spectre
Science, Maths & Technology

Solving the perplexing mathematicians' problem of the spectre

...based his set of tiles on Pentagons, which are difficult to tile, even with other shapes. Penrose incorporated the same disruptive properties of the pentagon to create two tiles that form an aperiodic set. This set of Penrose tiles uses a thin rhombus and a fat rhombus. Ordinarily, rhombus-shaped tiles can be used to tile the infinite surface periodically, so Penrose...
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Defining your research methodology
Education & Development

Defining your research methodology

...based on: (a) Your study’s aims and objectives. (b) Your personal perspective (including your assumptions, beliefs, values, and experiences related to the topic). (c) The theoretical or philosophical theories you hold. For example, a positivist approach holds that knowledge is real and objective, obtainable through measurements and statistics; an interpretivist approach...
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