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Why could phosphorus depletion leave us all hungry?
Society, Politics & Law

Why could phosphorus depletion leave us all hungry?

...prevented famine. But thinking about phosphorus as a human right does highlight that the right to food cannot be enforced by simply mandating access to an end product. It will also necessitate developing agricultural systems that are managed in a way that is both equitable and sustainable. This article was originally published by SciDevNet in 2014 under a CC-BY licence...
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Building over farmland: Will city expansion leave the world hungry?
Nature & Environment

Building over farmland: Will city expansion leave the world hungry?

...systems will be affected. “I think this is going to be context dependent. Whether we have food security issues in cities depends on how dependent the city is on locally produced versus imported foods, and also the biogeography that the city is located in,” Ramankutty says. He emphasises that loss in global crop production can be easily overcome by “small shifts in...
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Writing for pleasure?
Education & Development

Writing for pleasure?

...system? Do we ourselves see writing as a pleasurable form of self-expression; a way of making sense, a social act of making meaning in an uncertain world? Are professional conceptions of writing so heavily framed by the Government’s criteria for writing at the ‘expected standard’ that the voice and verve of the young and their personal engagement in writing is being...
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Axiforge process
Science, Maths & Technology

Axiforge process

...system) is attached to the main vertical ram. The heated billet is first deformed by the side rams, then the piercing punch is activated. Three-die system: [Diagram to demonstrate Axiforge process - see article] Four-die system: [Diagram to demonstrate Axiforge process - see article] Horizontal axis mode Split dies are mounted on the base of the press and the main ram,...
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Introduction to cyber security: stay safe online Badge icon
Digital & Computing

Introduction to cyber security: stay safe online

...think we should make a completely general global hypertext system, the very proper answer at CERN was, well, that's fine, but it's not what we're here for. So in fact, it was only because my boss, Mike Sandel, who had a sort of twinkle in his eye, and thought, hm, I don't know what exactly this is about, but I have a feeling that it sounds kind of exciting. And he said,...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Supporting older people with learning disabilities and their families
Health, Sports & Psychology

Supporting older people with learning disabilities and their families

...think it’s something that really does need addressing within the system. So diagnostic overshadowing is a biggie. It’s not necessarily very well understood by the whole system. I should clarify when I say system, I actually, for all intents and purposes, mean health and social care. One anecdote, one example I can give from my personal practice is, again-- I was a...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Dr Benny Peiser - Stories of Change
Nature & Environment

Dr Benny Peiser - Stories of Change

...system, do you think that Mr Osborne has come on side to the luke-warmer side or the don’t worry about it too much side or do you think he has a different plan? BP: No, I think that George Osborne has always understood that this is a political and economic issue, he’s obviously not a scientist but he looks at the economics and he has come to realise that it doesn’t...
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Bill McKibben - Stories of Change
Nature & Environment

Bill McKibben - Stories of Change

...thinking about then?’ to look back at. If we can, can we start talking about the politics? You know, we see American politics unfolding in the bizarre way that it is: can you give me your estimation as to where you think the politics are on this in the States at the moment? BM: Well, look, the politics in the States have always been fraught – of course, they’ve...
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