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One Lump or Two? Understanding the Place of Sugar - Part One
Society, Politics & Law

One Lump or Two? Understanding the Place of Sugar - Part One

...physically refined it is, the more culturally refined it becomes. It's not easy to stack the rough unrefined cubes, but a steady hand is doing just that. A white cube is placed carefully atop a brown cube. The voice over is recognisably Tom Hardy: in his trademark gruff voice, he intones about your monthly data allowance. At this point, the link between the stack of sugar...
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Plasma nitriding/carburising
Science, Maths & Technology

Plasma nitriding/carburising

...diameter can be plasma carburised in the UK. Case depths vary from 0.2 to 2 mm, with good tolerances. See Also: Physical vapour deposition (PVD), Chemical vapour deposition (CVD), Electroplating, Electroless plating, Toyota diffusion (TD), Thermal spraying, Plasma arc spraying, Carbonitriding/carburising, Induction/flame hardening, Ion implantation and Nitrotec process....
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Lessons from Covid-19: It’s time for a radical approach to homelessness and housing policies
Society, Politics & Law

Lessons from Covid-19: It’s time for a radical approach to homelessness and housing policies

...physical ways. Stigma describes the feeling of shame of humiliation and of being excluded from mainstream society. However, stigma is not simply a naturally occurring phenomenon; it is constructed and engineered at a much wider political level. The sociologist, Imogen Tyler, argues that stigma is crafted as a strategy of government, where ‘stigma power’ is exercised...
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Do animals have sex for fun?
Nature & Environment

Do animals have sex for fun?

...physical correlates of what we sometimes experience – shuddering, muscular rigidity, a cessation of movement, vocalisation, changes of facial expression, ejaculation. None of these are guaranteed, and consequently we should not expect them necessarily to be associated with sex in other species. But using this method, most commonly to study non-human primates, the...
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The Material World: On Chesil Beach (getting closer to Titan)
Science, Maths & Technology

The Material World: On Chesil Beach (getting closer to Titan)

...physical processes at the landing site. Remember that these data from Huygens won't be improved on for at least 20 years - when we hope to return to Titan with an even more ambitious mission. John and Karl were writing in support of a special edition of BBC Radio 4's The Material World, which was first broadcast on November 27th, 2008. You can listen to the full programme...
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Heart of a heartless world, soul of soulless conditions
History & The Arts

Heart of a heartless world, soul of soulless conditions

...physical identity, fears of social alienation and the complexity of the human condition. The Twilight Zone Vampires as we have come to know, love, or be bored silly by (brooding and Byronic types craving redemption and exercising abstention are becoming something of a cliché) do not have any obvious precedent in the Greek and Roman past. These rather bloodless creatures...
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Why Study Philosophers?
History & The Arts

Why Study Philosophers?

...physical surroundings in which it was produced. There is no doubt that our six thinkers touch upon profound issues in human life, from the nature of evil with Arendt and Kierkegaard on personality, to the very basics of language and life with Wittgenstein. All of our six philosophers had problematic relations with academic philosophy. The conclusions Arendt drew from her...
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How do you spot a stroke - and what should you do?
Health, Sports & Psychology

How do you spot a stroke - and what should you do?

...physically inactive, along with excessive salt consumption (which can lead to high blood pressure), are all lifestyle-related risk factors that can be modified. How do you recognise it? The Stroke Foundation [and the NHS in the UK] have an easy-to-remember acronym called FAST. [When Stroke strikes, act FAST] Other signs of stroke might include weakness, difficulty...
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