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Queen (and Slave) Of The Sciences
Science, Maths & Technology

Queen (and Slave) Of The Sciences

...Base Case. The next stage is to prove what we call the Induction Step. We look at an arbitrary number. I am going to call the arbitrary number we are looking at k, if you don’t mind. If we can prove that when the statement is true for k it is also true for the successor of k then we are finished. Let me explain this further. We have shown the statement is true for the...
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Challenging gender discrimination in academia: a call for inclusive change
Education & Development

Challenging gender discrimination in academia: a call for inclusive change

...based authorship principles, female early-career researchers frequently face pressure to cede primary authorship to senior colleagues. This contradicts the principle that those who design, conduct and write research should receive appropriate recognition. Research shows that senior male academics disproportionately occupy top authorship positions even when junior...
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Hearing Race: Can language use lead to racism?
Languages

Hearing Race: Can language use lead to racism?

...based on where you live, which we would describe as regional or national dialects and/or English spoken with regional accents. Though SE is common, nearly all people in England speak with a combination of standard and regional non-standard dialects depending on social factors like class and context. Depending on where you are from in the UK, you may be ‘very pleased’,...
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Can the Economy be Irish?
Money & Business

Can the Economy be Irish?

...de-globalising project. ...[Scrabble words spelling out the word 'Brexit'] Image credit: Speedpropertybuyers The Irish are great storytellers, illuminated through the centuries by Beckett, Yeats, O’Brien, Shaw, Wilde, Binchy, Enright and Joyce to name a few. The great English lexicographer, Samuel Johnson, said that narrative is the superior form of knowledge, whilst...
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Toyota diffusion (TD)
Science, Maths & Technology

Toyota diffusion (TD)

...based on salt bath heat treatment. Carbide layer is formed by migration of carbon atoms from the substrate to the surface, where they combine with carbide-forming elements (V, Nb, Cr) in the molten salt bath, to produce a wear resistant carbide layer (3000–3600 Hᵥ). Salt bath [Images to demonstrate 'Toyota Diffusion (TD)' - see article ] Manufacture: Toyota diffusion...
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Investigating environmental futures through speculative design
Society, Politics & Law

Investigating environmental futures through speculative design

...based on the signals it receives from sensors attached to the tree, which are in turn responding to chemical processes, moisture levels and other phenomena related to plant growth. The purpose of our prototype was not to solve technical issues, but rather to enable speculation around the futures of environmental care. We began by asking ourselves how far we might stretch...
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Inside the mind of Trump's true believers
Health, Sports & Psychology

Inside the mind of Trump's true believers

...based on promises of vast change, such as the immediate repeal of Obamacare. These promises never took into account the great difficulties of radical change. Indeed, in late February 2017, Trump acknowledged, “Nobody knew health care could be so complicated.” And, of course, Trump had no political or public sector experience to inform his most controversial decisions....
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How race, gender, age and class affects the way people are perceived
Health, Sports & Psychology

How race, gender, age and class affects the way people are perceived

...based on socio-cultural factors, it has hopefully illustrated some of the prejudice and discrimination that are linked to the way socio-cultural factors are perceived in our society today, and in the mental health and criminal justice system. The animation highlights the decisive turns and twists at the different junctions and crossroads in the life of Emma and Steve (the...
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