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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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Abortion stigma and the workplace
Health, Sports & Psychology

Abortion stigma and the workplace

...physical health. Policies should be evidence-based, developed in consultation with employees, shared widely and regularly updated. Some staff will need reasonable adjustments after a pregnancy ends, including flexible work patterns, as well as or instead of time off. There is no one-size-fits-all experience of pregnancy endings, no matter how long the pregnancy has lasted...
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Refugees languish in camps on Lesvos as conditions deteriorate
Society, Politics & Law

Refugees languish in camps on Lesvos as conditions deteriorate

...physically fit young men grow impatient with the wait. Every day, as the boats in the harbour in Mytilini prepare to leave for Athens, scores of young men keep watch and wait for an opportunity to stow away to get to Athens and then on to Germany or Norway or Canada (no-one mentions France or the UK). A young Pakistani man told us that he hid in a container six times and...
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Five surprising facts about sex and the pandemic
Society, Politics & Law

Five surprising facts about sex and the pandemic

...physically together. Nonetheless, many non-cohabiting partners did continue to have sex (24%), especially once ‘support bubbles’ were introduced.2 2. Changes in relationship patterns Other research completed by Relate in partnership with eHarmony reported ‘turbo relationships’ with people making a commitment to each other and moving in together more quickly than...
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Planetary Protection of Icy Worlds
Science, Maths & Technology

Planetary Protection of Icy Worlds

...physical and chemical conditions that result in the presence of water and energy that might support life. If life was found there it might even indicate a second genesis of life in addition to life on Earth. However, there is only so much that a single space mission can accomplish, especially since Europa Clipper and JUICE are orbiters. So, it is likely that these moons...
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The Curious Geography of Weetabix: A Cereal Tale for Our Times
Society, Politics & Law

The Curious Geography of Weetabix: A Cereal Tale for Our Times

...physical distance that separates Northampton from Shanghai to be compressed. The number of miles or kilometres between the two places do not really convey the economic and political relationships that now bind the respective fortunes of Weetabix and Bright Food. But to figure that out, we’ll probably have to wait for the next instalment of the cereal tale. Update:...
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