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The birth of (synthetic) dyeing
History & The Arts

The birth of (synthetic) dyeing

...English chemist, William Henry Perkin. In 1856, 18-year-old Perkin was experimenting in his home laboratory, trying to synthesise the anti-malarial drug quinine (found nowadays in tonic water). In an experiment with a compound called aniline, one of the simplest chemical components of coal tar,* he obtained a black precipitate. On testing its solubility, he
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Reading: re-asserting the potency of the personal
Education & Development

Reading: re-asserting the potency of the personal

...English schools) started by conducting an audit to determine the opportunities currently on offer for children to read for pleasure and the space made available to talk about their choices with one another and with teachers. Most found that adults were the ones controlling the reading on offer to children. In particular, talk about texts was confined to the official...
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Martin Holt On Using Systems Thinking In Practice
Society, Politics & Law

Martin Holt On Using Systems Thinking In Practice

...English wherever possible as that is the world our students inhabit. Secondly how much new has been developed at the leading edge? Is there anything new or are we just shuffling deckchairs on the Titanic? Finally, I’m not sure that to be a true STiP practitioner we fully realise the extent to which we have to leave our original disciplines behind – or expect others...
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Finding creativity in orbit?
Science, Maths & Technology

Finding creativity in orbit?

...of usage of the English language. Let’s get our priorities right! Maybe if so-called “creative" get a few minutes exposure to the space environment, it may help to educate them as to what is really important – namely the Universe beyond their little worlds! [A branch of FCUK and the large Hadron collider] FCUK versus CERN: Where is the real creative thought?...
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The chemistry of fireworks
Science, Maths & Technology

The chemistry of fireworks

...English monk Roger Bacon introduced blackpowder to Europe in the 13th century. This explosive material consists of sulfur and charcoal (a fuel), mixed with potassium nitrate (an oxidizer). A simple ‘banger’ comprises the blue touchpaper that is impregnated with potassium nitrate, which smoulders when lit. This reaches a sulfurless priming powder, which is a mixture of...
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Understanding Identity
Society, Politics & Law

Understanding Identity

...English ethnicity’ assert itself? Ethnicity and race The implications of race and ethnicity for racism. Racism - individual and institutional Investgating the Stephen Lawrence murder case . Change in attitude is the responsibility of both public institutions and private individuals Ethnicity and identity Young people’s perceptions of identity may hold the key to...
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The story of the Welsh national anthem
History & The Arts

The story of the Welsh national anthem

...English-born, Cardiff organist using the self-appointed title ‘Professor of Music’. He claimed that ‘Hen Wlad fy Nhadau’ was not Welsh at all, but a plagiarised version of a folk song that had been enhanced by the English composer Thomas Dibdin: it was a ‘note for note’ forgery to which seditious, nationalistic Welsh words had been added. The ensuing...
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Can cartoons help keep indigenous Mexican languages alive?
Languages

Can cartoons help keep indigenous Mexican languages alive?

...their descriptions in English. Some animations can also be watched with English subtitles on the YouTube channel. More information and updates about the project are available on the Facebook page and on the page of the Hola Combo creative team. This article was translated for Global Voices by Philip Smart; it was originally published on Global Voices under a CC-BY licence...
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