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The case for and against a second referendum
Society, Politics & Law

The case for and against a second referendum

...enough. [The Conversation]An argument against a referendum is not an argument against democracy. It’s an argument for a meaningful dialogue between the people and their politicians, rather than the box-ticking exercise that a second referendum would be. This article was originally published on The Conversation. Read the original article. A better understanding of Brexit...
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Electrical Discharge Wire Cutting (EDWC) and Sawing (EDS)
Science, Maths & Technology

Electrical Discharge Wire Cutting (EDWC) and Sawing (EDS)

...article ] Electrical discharge sawing [Diagram to demonstrate 'Electrical discharge wire cutting (EDWC) and sawing (EDS)' - see article ] Manufacture: An alternative to laser cutting, abrasive jet cutting, water cutting and blanking for cutting and profiling sheet and slab. Sheets of different materials may be stacked to cut several parts in one operation. Suitable for...
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Laser cutting
Science, Maths & Technology

Laser cutting

...article ] Removes material by focusing a laser beam onto the workpiece which is melted, ablated and vaporised at the point of impingement. Gas-assisted laser cutting [Diagram to demonstrate 'Laser Cutting' - see article ] In gas-assisted laser cutting, a gas stream is simultaneously focused onto the workpiece. The gas can promote an exothermic reaction and so increase the...
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Under the covers: The emerging critical sleep studies
History & The Arts

Under the covers: The emerging critical sleep studies

...article examines a literary subgenre that Greaney calls “sleepscience fiction.” The article identifies a wide range of contemporary novels and short stories which share a specific setting: the sleep laboratory. According to Greaney’s analysis, sleep-science fiction is populated by villainous scientists who try to observe, measure and contain the narcoleptic or...
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Sharenting: What is it and are you doing it?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Sharenting: What is it and are you doing it?

...articles often describe the frequency of family photo uploads on social media as irritating and annoying. So much so that the term sharenting earned a place in the Collins online dictionary in 2016, defined as “the habitual use of social media to share news, images, etc. of one’s children” (reference). One of the key issues with sharenting is it can be seen as a...
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Methods in Motion: Inside Outsiders and Outside Insiders
Languages

Methods in Motion: Inside Outsiders and Outside Insiders

...article, Jørgen Carling, Marta Bivand Erdal and Rojan Ezzati present the figure of the ‘insider by proxy’: the researcher with migration experience, but from a different migrant group than the one being studied. I intimately recognise their observation that interviewees are more eager to share their critical perspective on the host society with the ‘insider by...
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What is a Sardinian dig telling us about female mobility of the Phoenicians?
History & The Arts

What is a Sardinian dig telling us about female mobility of the Phoenicians?

...in Phoenician communities, indicating that migration and cultural assimilation were common occurrences. Study co-author Pierre Zalloua says, “This DNA evidence reflects the inclusive and multicultural nature of Phoenician society. They were never conquerors, they were explorers and traders.” This article was originally published by PLOS One under a CC-BY licence...
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Radical alternatives to prison
Society, Politics & Law

Radical alternatives to prison

...radical alternatives are easy to implement in a society which is profoundly unequal and currently set on a prison expansionist agenda, it is critical that there is a rational debate about the limitations of the prison and the many different alternatives that can be promoted in its place. This article was originally published on The Conversation. Read the original article....
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