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COP26 and the Glasgow Pact...one small step
Nature & Environment

COP26 and the Glasgow Pact...one small step

...adapt to climate change, reduce their reliance on fossil fuels, and compensate for any unavoidable loss and damages. Short-term national plans – the formal detailed NDCs (Nationally Determined Contributions) that nations must produce and keep ratcheting down on a 5-year cycle under the Paris Agreement. Longer-term aspirational pledges – announcements about the year...
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Early reflections from Glasgow on COP26
Nature & Environment

Early reflections from Glasgow on COP26

...of sorting out the details of the rule book on the Paris Agreement (Article 6) as well as perennial issues such as adaptation and technology transfer. However slow it might seem, things do seem to be shifting. I am starting COP26 as an optimist….let’s see if I remain so by the end. [Screenshot of animation for COP26] Click on the banner to explore the COP26 hub...
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The psychological impacts of climate change
Nature & Environment

The psychological impacts of climate change

...adapt. For others like Greta Thunberg, that same fear marks the start of a journey of politicisation to do something about it: We saw these horrifying pictures of plastic in the oceans and floodings and so on, and everyone was very moved by that. But then it just seemed like everyone went back to normal … And I couldn’t go back to normal because those pictures were...
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How can digital books support children’s learning?
Education & Development

How can digital books support children’s learning?

...adapt the reading difficulty and support provided to the child when they read on their own. These benefits are not without issues and close attention needs to be paid to the way children’s progress is monitored and used for supporting their learning. Another key issue is the quality of texts available for children’s digital reading. Quality of children’s e-books The...
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Tackling juror trauma and stress
Society, Politics & Law

Tackling juror trauma and stress

...adapted into practice in England and Wales. Within the trial itself, research is essential to discover which modalities and approaches to information presentation minimise trauma, and which are likely to exacerbate it. Mental health specialists within court could help jurors verbalise their anxieties, implement self-help strategies, and provide ongoing support throughout...
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Public health communication during a pandemic
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Public health communication during a pandemic

...adapt to the changing outcomes of ongoing risk assessments, health experts’ recommendations and political decision-making. A common way to connect these different phases,̶ and ensure the communication of a clear and consistent message,̶ is to formulate the public health risk as a problem, which can be dealt with a single action in each phase. For example, in the first...
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Left behind?
Society, Politics & Law

Left behind?

...adapted for left-handed people, but everyone wearing one at the launch was, yep, you got it, right-handed! Think about the everyday items that are designed for right-handers. The list is endless. If you are a wine lover, for example, best to buy screw-top bottles because corkscrews are made for right-handers. Guitars are made for right -handers (though Hendrix and...
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Is there life on Mars?
Science, Maths & Technology

Is there life on Mars?

...adaptations that allow them to, on one hand, scavenge water from their surroundings, and on the other, to prevent water escaping from them. So, let’s fast forward and to Mars nowadays. On the first line of this post I mentioned that Mars is depicted as dry… but is this completely and absolutely true? Not really, Mars contains ice, but also there is evidence that...
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