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The suicide of The Ceasefire Babies
Health, Sports & Psychology

The suicide of The Ceasefire Babies

...article contains discussion of suicide which some readers may prefer to avoid. In the UK and Republic of Ireland, the Samaritans can be contacted on 116 123. In the USA, the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline is 1-800-273-TALK. [A 'peace wall' in Belfast, intended to separate communities] Belfast is still criss-crossed by Peace Walls, designed to keep the two...
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History offers Britain an important lesson on shutting down immigration
Society, Politics & Law

History offers Britain an important lesson on shutting down immigration

...immigration into the UK and emigration from it. And that is no bad thing. But history has shown us that the economic benefits need to be shared, and at the very least, adequate provision needs to be made in order to welcome new arrivals into local communities. This article was originally published on The Conversation. Read the original article. Understanding Brexit...
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Methods in Motion: An emerging politics of Brexit
Society, Politics & Law

Methods in Motion: An emerging politics of Brexit

...to the ways that things come into being, for example, new identities, new groupings, new activisms, new ideological and cultural formations. Our final seminar on 14 June will discuss the challenges and prospects for psychology and the social sciences in the era of Brexit. This article was originally published on the Methods in Motion blog More on Methods in Motion...
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15 facts about number 15
Education & Development

15 facts about number 15

...article, Why we should abolish imprisonment for children and young people. 15: In Hebrew, the number 15 is spelled differently This is because the two words, which usually make up fifteen, ten (yodh) and five (heh), when combined, make up one of the Jewish words for God! To avoid this, the number fifteen uses the words for nine (teth) and six (vav). Explore the variety...
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Science from Early Career Researchers in the School of Physical Sciences
Science, Maths & Technology

Science from Early Career Researchers in the School of Physical Sciences

...articles and videos explores how early career scientists within the School of Physical Sciences carry out research to learn more about the world, and space, we live in...Have you ever wondered how scientists equip space missions with the technology they need to analyse the planets? Or how pieces of space rock can be picked apart in the laboratory to tell us about the...
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Explainer: how hostile is space?
Science, Maths & Technology

Explainer: how hostile is space?

...article written in 2014 by Ben Dryer, a Postdoctoral Researcher in Electronic Imaging at The Open University, explains more...Space may seem calm, but it is a more hostile environment than that on Earth. Invisible radiation is a big problem for space enthusiasts and scientific instruments. Substituting electronic devices to do human tasks reduces risk, but it doesn’t...
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Simplistic models for understanding Coronavirus: Helpful or harmful?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Simplistic models for understanding Coronavirus: Helpful or harmful?

...articles containing fake information and medical advice circulating the internet. However, there are also well-intentioned attempts to share sense-making about Covid-19. This video on YouTube is one example. This video is by 'Footman 447', whose intention appears to have been ”to explain the UK government response to COVID19”. The post went viral with over 2 million...
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Ask the experts: Coronavirus fake news & medical terminology
Science, Maths & Technology

Ask the experts: Coronavirus fake news & medical terminology

...articles he and his colleagues wrote on OpenLearn to aid a general understanding of the underlying biology of viral infections. For example, what is a virus? How does the human body fight a viral infection? Prof. David Male - a professor of biology, whose area of research is the immunology of infection. He addressed some of the common questions regarding immunity, such...
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