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Nos Galan Gaeaf: the traditional Welsh celebration being eclipsed by modern Halloween
History & The Arts

Nos Galan Gaeaf: the traditional Welsh celebration being eclipsed by modern Halloween

...laws, detailed in 13th-century manuscripts, but those references are disappointingly prosaic. And, it is only in the modern period that we have references to Nos Galan Gaeaf customs, exhaustively catalogued in the 20th century by the historian, Trefor M. Owen. [Black and white photograph of Ty Canol woods, Pembrokeshire]Beware the lurking Hwch Ddu Gwta and the Ladi Wen....
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In-car technology: are we being sold a false sense of security?
Digital & Computing

In-car technology: are we being sold a false sense of security?

...law allows them to do so providing their hands are on the wheel. This implies it is a safe alternative. But research clearly shows that the driving behaviour and crash risk of a phone-using driver (whether that is hand-held or hands-free) is similar to, and sometimes worse than, that of a drunk driver. Our research has shown that phone use carries a significant cost to a...
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How do we learn language?
Education & Development

How do we learn language?

...law, art and medicine. The rise to our current position of influence is hard to imagine were we not able to share our thoughts and work together with this thing we call language – the powerful mind-manipulation tool that I am using right now to get these ideas from my head to yours without the need for surgery. Despite language being an extraordinarily complex system of...
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The why and how of green social prescribing in aid of health ageing
Health, Sports & Psychology

The why and how of green social prescribing in aid of health ageing

...law, to providing actual access to nature. Civil society and business play a part, including supporting community groups. There is also scope for educating society about engaging with and appreciating nature and the value of having nature as part of our daily lives. An example of social prescribing: The Parks Trust experience The Parks Trust is a self-financing charity...
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How are social workers portrayed in the media?
Languages

How are social workers portrayed in the media?

...Law and Order, 2010] Or was it about him seducing the nanny? [Reign, 2015] It seems that for TV scriptwriters these characters are viewed as female first and professional second. A way forward It’s not all doom and gloom, however. Recently some good initiatives have emerged to encourage a broader range of news interest in the profession. The BASW Social Work Journalism...
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If Infinity Wars had peer review instead of script editors
Science, Maths & Technology

If Infinity Wars had peer review instead of script editors

...laws of thermodynamics. There is no algorithm presented in the Methods that describes the selection process for who gets to live or die. To make this a random process is not only intellectually lazy, but it also contradicts Thanos’s claim that his motivations are benevolent. What about worlds or ecosystems that have already achieved the balance he hopes to create; would...
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Reflecting on Race at The Open University
Education & Development

Reflecting on Race at The Open University

...Law. The late Andrea Levy, an acclaimed author who explored topics related to British Jamaicans, and how they negotiate racial, cultural and national identities, was put forward by the Faculty of Wellbeing, Education and Language Studies. Evelyn Boyd Granville, the second African-American woman to receive a Ph.D. in mathematics from an American University, was put forward...
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Understanding Female Genital Mutilation and its impact across the lifespan podcast
Health, Sports & Psychology

Understanding Female Genital Mutilation and its impact across the lifespan podcast

...law, the police, educators (from primary to higher education), community workers, commissioners, and the wider public. It enables a level of awareness and understanding about this hidden illegal practice, the implications for the people affected, how it can be prevented, key educational requirements for professionals and the gaps in service provision across the UK and...
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