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Can animals be courageous?
History & The Arts

Can animals be courageous?

...account of courage implies that animals cannot be courageous. But this is a conclusion he is willing to accept. So Socrates and Laches cannot make any further headway with their objection. Is Nicias right? The issue will depend in part on what kind of trait or quality we take courage to be. On one view, courage can be compared with traits such as strength, intelligence or...
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Exomoons: astronomers report first ever discovery
Science, Maths & Technology

Exomoons: astronomers report first ever discovery

...account for the size of the observed transit timing variation. As the authors point out, the combination of these two things “suggest that the exomoon is the best explanation”. Is it really a moon? Accepting that the data do indeed show evidence for an additional body co-orbiting the star with the planet Kepler-1425b, the question arises – is this really a moon?...
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What is a confidence and supply government?
Society, Politics & Law

What is a confidence and supply government?

...account for ten to 15 votes. On top of that, Labour may even be able to find support from the SNP and the Liberal Democrats. On this basis, Ed Miliband could, at least to begin with, form a minority government. In this case, he would be safe in the knowledge that the Conservatives, presumably in the midst of a leadership election or with a new and potentially more...
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Managing Relationships and Work
Health, Sports & Psychology

Managing Relationships and Work

...accountable by recognising the part they play, and fulfilling their responsibilities, aspects which require a certain amount of self-knowledge and self-management. Interpersonal skills – how we interact with other people and manage our relationships – and an appreciation of psychological traits such as the following have a huge bearing on how we deal with work tasks,...
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People with dementia and meaning in music
Health, Sports & Psychology

People with dementia and meaning in music

...account of the ‘memory bump’ is important - that is, people with dementia retain their clearest musical memories for music heard between the ages of 10 and 30 (Rubin et al, 1998). Music can be used to link the person’s musical preferences with their personal identity, life experiences and significant events and their overall life history (McDermott et al, 2014)....
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The case of Simone Biles and perceptions of athlete mental health
Health, Sports & Psychology

The case of Simone Biles and perceptions of athlete mental health

...accounts – Simone Biles’ own profile, Fox News and CNN (American news outlets), and Bleacher Report (international news outlet specialising in sports and sports culture). A total of 87,714 user comments were collected from 29 posts covering the news and were analysed using the qualitative software, Leximancer. The findings illustrate how social media allows users to...
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Understanding operations management
Money & Business

Understanding operations management

...accounting, personnel and engineering. Operations managers' responsibilities include: Human resource management – the people employed by an organisation either work directly to create a good or service or provide support to those who do. People and the way they are managed are a key resource of all organisations. Asset management – an organisation's buildings,...
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Level 3: Advanced 4 hrs
Emotions and emotional disorders
Health, Sports & Psychology

Emotions and emotional disorders

...account, remain more or less as they were in our ancestors. In Eaton et al.’s (1988) memorable phrase, modern people are like ‘stone-agers in the fast lane’. What are the implications of this for our well-being? Physically, it has been suggested that many of our chronic health problems, for example atherosclerosis (hardening of the arteries), diabetes, high blood...
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Level 2: Intermediate 6 hrs