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Is it possible to have respect for the poor and homeless?
Society, Politics & Law

Is it possible to have respect for the poor and homeless?

...course. In a report published by Oxfam just prior to the World Economic Forum in Davos in January, it was estimated that the eight richest individuals in the World (all men incidentally) were worth a total of $426bn (£350bn), equivalent to the wealth of 3.6 billion people. Bill Gates, for example, has personal wealth of $87 billion. Meanwhile, people in dire poverty have...
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How did Facebook likes help Labour at the ballot box?
Society, Politics & Law

How did Facebook likes help Labour at the ballot box?

...and the hyper-partisan media were able to successfully amplify these messages. Of course, Labour didn’t win the 2017 election. But its impressive social media campaign will unquestionably influence other parties’ strategies and tactics in future elections. This article was originally published by the LSE British Politics & Policy blog under a CC-BY-NC-ND licence...
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Brexit and the Irish border
OpenLearn Ireland

Brexit and the Irish border

...course, is making steps to renegotiate the Northern Ireland protocol and leave the EU, the separateness and binary otherness of the UK and Ireland has been spectacularly amplified. For an example of Brexit and the Irish border amplifying differences, take Rory McIlroy, arguably the world’s greatest golfer, a role model and face of a new successful outward looking...
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Learning to swim in murky seas: Exploitation of the Electorate via Social Media
Health, Sports & Psychology

Learning to swim in murky seas: Exploitation of the Electorate via Social Media

...course you could always make a deliberate effort to read more widely in order to get a more diverse view of news stories. You could try to change your automated algorithm by joining groups and commenting on articles that you disagree with, or you could decide to manually look for corroborating information from multiple sources, such as by checking particularly serious...
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Brexit: On the vote in Wales
Society, Politics & Law

Brexit: On the vote in Wales

...course, the Brexit debate in Wales had no Welsh angle. The limited Welsh media dedicated relatively little time to the referendum, but even if they had, it wouldn’t have mattered, such is the dominance of English focused news media. The narrative was about ‘British wide’ issues such as immigration, security. The distinctiveness of the Welsh policy context and the...
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Foreign games consoles finally enter the Chinese market
Money & Business

Foreign games consoles finally enter the Chinese market

...course. The consoles would overheat, some discs would be unreadable, and a host of other issues emerged—all without any technical support, as the manufacturers refused to provide it for illegal purchases. When anything like this happened, Chinese gamers simply had to buy the product again. Pirated games are also a lot cheaper, however. The average pirated game runs no...
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Five ways you can tell if your child is ‘normal’
Health, Sports & Psychology

Five ways you can tell if your child is ‘normal’

...and cultures. Final thoughts... To conclude, it is perfectly natural to think about the question – Is my child normal? But perhaps it isn’t the most helpful question to ask. Something better to consider is – are they happy and are they able to function in their world? You can download a PDF version of this article. Interested in this article? Try a FREE course...
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The Amygdala Hijack: Stress Response in Aviation
Health, Sports & Psychology

The Amygdala Hijack: Stress Response in Aviation

...course of action, often under high workload, time pressure, and ambiguous indications, all of which can be stressful. Sudden and severe stress generates the following bodily responses: increase in heart rate increase in breathing decrease in digestive activity liver released glucose for energy Fight-or-flight response Our bodies assess whether or not a situation is...
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