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Back to the Future: Is time travel possible?
Science, Maths & Technology

Back to the Future: Is time travel possible?

...physical or biological process, or anything at all that you care to measure, would indeed happen more slowly when moving rapidly, as viewed from a stationary view point. [Save the Clock tower leaflet, Back to the Future] Special relativistic time dilation has been measured many times in laboratory experiments, and the results agree precisely with Einstein’s predictions....
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Musicians, loops and the longest piece ever
History & The Arts

Musicians, loops and the longest piece ever

...physical tape loops. Any sound whatsoever, once recorded, can be manipulated in this way to create new timbres and reveal hidden rhythms. Here, for instance, is the sound of a dog eating a carrot: [Dog eating a carrot] It is an easy task for a computer to make a ‘loop’ from a short part of this and repeat it over and over again – no need nowadays for cutting and...
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Machiavelli and Political power
Society, Politics & Law

Machiavelli and Political power

...Northern Ireland Also on this site: join Kriss Akabusi as he asks is there any limit to physical power and Anita Roddick asks just how powerful is people power ? If you think you might be interested in studying more about these subjects, find out what the Open University has to offer. The BBC and the Open University are not responsible for the content of external websites...
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A school reaches for the stars with an online astronomy course
Science, Maths & Technology

A school reaches for the stars with an online astronomy course

...Physics Innovations Robotic Telescope Explorer) operate autonomously through the night. Participants on the online course can request images of their chosen objects and these are sent to a scheduler to be taken automatically by COAST. Operating through the night, COAST moves from one part of the sky to another taking images of each requested object from the schedule in...
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Spiritualism, stigma and prejudice: what is everyone so scared of?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Spiritualism, stigma and prejudice: what is everyone so scared of?

...physical body and that communication with spirit is possible through the channel of trained mediums. But there the similarity with such portrayals ends, as the everyday reality of Spiritualism is much more mundane. A self-respecting Spiritualist medium is unlikely to let themselves be ‘possessed’ in a dramatic performance. Rather than being an eccentric recluse living...
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The many forms of workplace bullying
Money & Business

The many forms of workplace bullying

...physically. [The Conversation]Given this, it is important that we take the opportunity to have conversations on this topic at every level in our organisations. Time to dust down and review HR policies, time to consider the culture, structure and anti-bullying strategies. These are essential in developing workplaces that offer better work and working lives. This article...
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The rural dimension – after rundale
OpenLearn Ireland

The rural dimension – after rundale

...physical environment and how those combine and change over time. In order to reconstruct past landscapes, we rely heavily on secondary sources. For example, the first edition of the Ordnance Survey for this area, taken in the middle of the last century, shows no field boundaries here at all and the settlement clustered up in the middle of what is now a long row of houses....
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Seven myths of being a female engineer
Science, Maths & Technology

Seven myths of being a female engineer

...physical exertion is required from her role too: “It’s all indoor, mostly computer-based work, or sitting in a lab working with components.” Being an engineer is not necessarily about brawn. [Electronic engineer] Only 11% of professional engineers are female (Engineering UK 2015) 2. To be an engineer, you have to get your hands dirty (literally) “Engineering is...
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