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Microgravity: living on the International Space Station Badge icon
Science, Maths & Technology

Microgravity: living on the International Space Station

...physical values between the International Space Station (ISS), the Earth and the Moon...Welcome to this free badged open course on Microgravity! This course will be covering questions such as, how does the International Space Station (ISS) orbit the Earth? Is circular motion involved? What about the forces? Are they pushing or pulling the ISS to the Earth? What would...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Men’s grief and belonging through football following perinatal loss
Health, Sports & Psychology

Men’s grief and belonging through football following perinatal loss

...physical absence of the baby did not mean they were not part of their family’s history. Indeed, many men suggested that while they could not do many of the things a parent might do such as play football with their child as they grew, it still meant they could play for them. What’s next? Thanks to the fathers who participated in this study, we were able to gather a...
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Article 5 mins
The dark side of American populism in the Trump era
Society, Politics & Law

The dark side of American populism in the Trump era

...physical force against dissenters. Now he’s president, Trump is trying to follow through on this rhetoric with executive orders and new legislation. This essentially gives licence to the US’s radical right elements to pursue their ends more zealously – and tellingly, Trump’s initial response to the events in Charlottesville was muted and non-specific. Am in...
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Video 5 mins
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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Article 5 mins
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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Article 10 mins
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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Article 5 mins
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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Article 5 mins
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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Article 10 mins