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What should we watch out for as Trump meets Xi?
Society, Politics & Law

What should we watch out for as Trump meets Xi?

...simple fact of accounting, those dollars must then end up back in the U.S. as investments in U.S. assets. So investments in U.S. assets are the flip side of a trade deficit. As a result, inviting greater Chinese investment in U.S. assets will necessarily increase the trade deficit with China. While most economists believe that the trade deficit is a poor measure of the...
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Do challenges make learning more fulfilling - or off-putting?
Education & Development

Do challenges make learning more fulfilling - or off-putting?

...simple as solving a puzzle that at first seems impossible. With such practice, this interpretation becomes more accessible when students experience difficulty with higher stakes. [The Conversation]No one starts life knowing how to walk, tie shoelaces or ride a bike. The failures along the way – and even the falls, scrapes and bruises – can reinforce the value of the...
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Unparliamentary language: the benefits of swearing in politics
Languages

Unparliamentary language: the benefits of swearing in politics

...simple mention of the word managed to overshadow media coverage of the substantive point he was making. On Fox News, the presenter Steve Doocy tried to argue that ‘people will be talking about whether or not it’s appropriate for the president to use the “n-word” and whether or not it is beneath the dignity of his office’. [Houses of Parliament artistic...
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Social work: Effective practice with substance abusing parents
Health, Sports & Psychology

Social work: Effective practice with substance abusing parents

...simple decision and highlight the challenges in making such decisions. How will the child experience the environment in the unit? Will this be better than the inconsistences inherent in the home situation? Would the child’s removal provide better protection? Will change be made by the parents? Will it be significant enough change? Will it be sustained? Again the...
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What is a digital carbon footprint?
Nature & Environment

What is a digital carbon footprint?

...simple revelation – the biggest single thing we can do to cut our digital carbon footprint is buy less and extend the usable lifetime of the things we already have. The remaining 20% comes from the energy required to use the product or service during its lifetime. While this 20% may seem like a worthless distraction in the face of the hefty 80%, as our usage of digital...
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Rugby: A sport for sampling or specialisation?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Rugby: A sport for sampling or specialisation?

...simple outlook and this linear approach has been questioned in relation to sports performance. Although deliberate practice is considered important the exact requirements of the type and amount of such practice remains in question. Currently the general consensus is that sampling a range of sports throughout childhood provides the best grounding for both progressing onto...
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The science of making musical instruments
Science, Maths & Technology

The science of making musical instruments

...simple, why do the sounds made by each instrument in an orchestra or band sound so different? The pitch is the degree of highness or lowness of a musical note. The pitch depends on how rapid the vibrations are i.e. how high the frequency is. A higher pitch has a higher frequency. [low and high pitched waveforms] The diverse sounds made by the instruments in each section...
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Number theory
Science, Maths & Technology

Number theory

...simple way of listing all the primes up to some number...Number theory: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: use, and understand the theoretical underpinnings of, mathematical induction understand and be able to apply the Generalised Principle of Mathematical Induction and the Second Principle of Mathematical Induction recognise the...
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Level 2: Intermediate 16 hrs