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We learn, together: exploring familial learning in home education
Education & Development

We learn, together: exploring familial learning in home education

...data collection agencies. There is currently no formal data collection to provide conclusive numbers, but some agencies suggest that there are in excess of 110,000 home-educated young people in England alone. It is likely that numbers have increased far more significantly in the 4-5 years prior to COVID than the generally agreed 20%. ....why does it matter where they...
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Asexuality 101: Isn’t that for plants?
Education & Development

Asexuality 101: Isn’t that for plants?

...data compiled 2014 by Asexual Outreach] Romantic Orientation Chart; data compiled 2014 by Asexual Outreach Asexuals could be any combination of the above, and thusly also could be Gay, Lesbian, Bi, Pan or Hetero, based on their romantic attraction. This is called the Split Attraction Model, wherein a person can have a different romantic orientation from their sexual...
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As Cassini reaches the end, we should prepare the next mission
Science, Maths & Technology

As Cassini reaches the end, we should prepare the next mission

...data observed as the spacecraft flew past Enceladus were subsequently verified as resulting from a large plume of gas and dust venting from the surface close to the south pole. This was further investigated by Cassini, flying past Enceladus at different altitudes – the closest of which was at 25km. The data it collected helped scientists resolve the plume into a series...
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What do scientists really do? My experience interviewing researchers
Science, Maths & Technology

What do scientists really do? My experience interviewing researchers

...data, or a new way to collect their data and the privilege of doing that, the constant development in their own understanding of science was frequently mentioned as a positive aspect of their career. A prominent idea was that all the smaller discoveries still contribute to the wider science community, and are equally as important as answering the big questions. This is an...
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‘Social Murder’: the realities of ‘Better Regulation’ in Contemporary Britain
Society, Politics & Law

‘Social Murder’: the realities of ‘Better Regulation’ in Contemporary Britain

...data from 2003/04 in these three areas of social protection. Of course, 2003/4 marks the rolling out of the Better Regulation agenda, while this period is also marked by the 2007 financial crisis which was used, by the Coalition Government from 2010 onwards, to justify austerity – so it is likely that within this data there is evidence of both politics and economics at...
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Children are at risk from junk food advertisements on social media
Society, Politics & Law

Children are at risk from junk food advertisements on social media

...data banks on all their users, offering advertisers detailed menus of options for targeting ads. They do so not only with basic demographics such as age or location, but even psychological characteristics and preferences, increasing all consumers’ susceptibility to advertising. Platforms also use children’s data to hone ad targeting. They identify children who are...
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How Bitcoin works
Digital & Computing

How Bitcoin works

...data in the block have been changed, even by the smallest amount, the two hashes will be different and it would be obvious the block had been tampered with. Changing the contents of a block far back in the block chain not only creates a conflict with that block’s hash, but all blocks that follow on from it. And it’s not just my computer checking the hashes, millions...
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Reducing the carbon footprint of on-premises IT
Nature & Environment

Reducing the carbon footprint of on-premises IT

...data storage, social media and online meetings. Vampire devices Around 20% of a typical building’s energy consumption, and therefore energy related carbon emissions, comes from devices that continue to drain electricity supplies when seemingly ‘off’. These are devices that are plugged in and either forgotten about or deemed to be using inconsequential amounts of...
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