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Hanes anthem genedlaethol Cymru
History & The Arts

Hanes anthem genedlaethol Cymru

...ben, codwyd cywilydd ar Atkins, a pharhaodd y gân ar hyd ei llwybr tuag at anfarwoldeb. Cyfansoddwyd yr alaw gan James, y mab, a’r geiriau gan Evan, y tad. Awgryma’r ffynonellau llawysgrifen a’r cyd-destun hanesyddol i’r gân gael ei pherfformio’n delynegol a myfyriol i gyfeiliant byrfyfyr telyn – nid yn annhebyg i strymio meddal gitâr. Fe’i cyhoeddwyd yn...
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Different cultures, different childhoods
History & The Arts

Different cultures, different childhoods

...Ben Okri’s novel, The Famished Road). When they are born, they remain in contact with this other world for several years, and may decide to return there if they are not properly looked after. So parents treat young children with great care so that they’re not tempted to return, and also with some reverence, because they’re in contact with the spirit world in a way...
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However you feel about it, Labour's manifesto offers a choice
Society, Politics & Law

However you feel about it, Labour's manifesto offers a choice

...Ben Williams...[Jeremy Corbyn projected onto a sheet] Jeremy Corbyn projected onto a sheet during a Momentum event in Birmingham, March 2017 In formally launching the Labour Party’s 2017 general election manifesto in Bradford, Jeremy Corbyn has promised to deliver a “programme of hope” to achieve a “better, fairer Britain” by aspiring to benefit the “many not...
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What happens to our brains when we're afraid - and can that help us overcome fear?
Health, Sports & Psychology

What happens to our brains when we're afraid - and can that help us overcome fear?

...Ben Seymour, of the University of Cambridge’s Engineering Department, was one of the authors on the study. He explained the process: "The way information is represented in the brain is very complicated, but the use of artificial intelligence (AI) image recognition methods now allow us to identify aspects of the content of that information. When we induced a mild fear...
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Does the 2017 election show that the UK has a broken electoral system?
Society, Politics & Law

Does the 2017 election show that the UK has a broken electoral system?

...Ben Williams...[Turn up election poster] 'Turn up' campaign posters in London - but what if turning up had no effect? A report by the Electoral Reform Society claims that the outcome of the 2017 UK general election adds weight to the argument that British democracy needs a dramatic overhaul. The report offers a damning analysis on the first-past-the-post electoral system...
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Health, Sports & Psychology

Understanding mental capacity

...BEN Just take your time. Don't rush it. Just answer slowly questions, because if you rush the questions, they're not going to get in their head properly in time. It's like they're not going to listen in time to the question. ROBERT Speaking up to the doctors and saying I can't understand this. Can you talk to me more clearly so I can understand it? JANE Communicate to me,...
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Hanes Blaenau Gwent
History & The Arts

Hanes Blaenau Gwent

...ben yn ddirybudd wrth i'r gweithfeydd dur a'r pyllau glo gael eu cau ar ddiwedd yr ugeinfed ganrif. Mae'r sleidiau olaf yn olrhain rhai o brif uchafbwyntiau ac isafbwyntiau 75 mlynedd diwethaf hanes yr ardal. Rydym yn symud o rôl hollbwysig Cymdeithas Cymorth Meddygol Gweithwyr Tredegar fel model ar gyfer sefydlu'r GIG i streic aflwyddiannus y glöwyr rhwng 1984 a 1985....
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Why I'd say yes, yes, yes to the Bad Sex award
History & The Arts

Why I'd say yes, yes, yes to the Bad Sex award

...Ben Okri has just found out after winning the Literary Review’s 2014 Bad Sex in Fiction Award. I speak from experience, having essayed a few torrid moments in my last novel Dark Aemilia. Given that my protagonist had inspired the later, bleaker Shakespeare sonnets, which give a compelling insight into the pain of unrequited or rejected love, it seemed appropriate that...
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