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There is a biological reason why teenagers struggle to wake up early!
Health, Sports & Psychology

There is a biological reason why teenagers struggle to wake up early!

...classes for teenagers should begin before 8.30am. Yet early starts are still common in many countries around the world, among them Australia, UK, France and Sweden. There is further evidence that later starts are even better: studies show there are clear health benefits for 13 to 16-year-olds who start school at 10 am. Mariah Evans at the University of Nevada, Reno used...
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Henry Tudor: a Welsh hero…?
History & The Arts

Henry Tudor: a Welsh hero…?

...class citizens in their own land. What’s more, his son Henry VIII was responsible for the Laws in Wales Acts (1535 and 1542) which, amongst other things, banned the Welsh language from the law courts and barred Welsh speakers from public office. Any modern attempt to cast Henry as a hero of Welsh history is therefore fraught with problems. He can fulfil that role for...
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Is Huawei's low-key approach the secret of its success?
Money & Business

Is Huawei's low-key approach the secret of its success?

...class competition” (Yip and McKern 2016). So how does Huawei achieve its amazing growth and success? It was amazing to spend time digging into the practices of this successful fast-growing technology company. Away from our intense research activity, we became mindful of stark differences between Huawei and other Silicon Valley technology companies we have visited. We...
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Why Do Historians Disagree?
History & The Arts

Why Do Historians Disagree?

...de-industrialisation in the early to mid-1980s, for example. The role of ideology and politics Disagreements can also be more overtly ideological in character. They can be articulated as conscious or thinly-veiled political disagreements, or, as the unacknowledged (and sometimes consciously denied) manifestation of ideological predispositions. At one level, political...
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Deconstructing the Moors: black presence in the United Kingdom before and during the Tudor period
History & The Arts

Deconstructing the Moors: black presence in the United Kingdom before and during the Tudor period

...De Troyes, C. (1991) Arthurian Romances. London: Penguin Classics. El, C. (2016) Moor. What They Didn’t Teach you in Black History Class. Vol. 1 and 2. California: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform. El, C. (2016) Black a Moor: Bridging the Gap between Black and Moor. California: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform. Eveleth, R. (2014) Not all the...
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How are tiny air pollutants causing massive storms in the Amazon?
Nature & Environment

How are tiny air pollutants causing massive storms in the Amazon?

...de Oliveira Andrade...[Aerial view of the Amazon rainforest, near Manaus, the capital of the Brazilian state of Amazonas. Brazil.] Aerial view of the Amazon rainforest, near Manaus, the capital of the Brazilian state of Amazonas Ultrafine aerosol particles found in polluted urban air can contribute to more intense storms in the Amazon rainforest, with potential knock-on...
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Bringing up problems at work (without making things worse)
Education & Development

Bringing up problems at work (without making things worse)

...De Felice and Garretson (2021) define a workplace problem as ‘a state of affairs that affects one or more people negatively, and which requires some type of action’. In other words, it is something that can plausibly be solved, as opposed to a general complaint about a state of affairs. For example: For example: ‘This rain is so annoying!’ = a complaint, as there...
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An introduction to interaction design
Science, Maths & Technology

An introduction to interaction design

...feedback, you realise that you need to better consider how the device affects the user’s grip on the glass, particularly if their hands are wet or their dexterity is limited (requirements). You might then modify the shape of the device (design alternative and prototyping) and give it to your friends again, specifically to evaluate the grip (evaluating). You might find...
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Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs