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Abortion stigma and the workplace
Health, Sports & Psychology

Abortion stigma and the workplace

...et al., 2020) and, in 2021, there were 214,256 abortions in England and Wales (Office of Health Improvement and Disparities, 2023). Except for the work done by Fiona Bloomer and colleagues (2017, 2023), in the Northern Irish context, little is known about abortion in UK workplace contexts. Abortion is also highly stigmatised and is often seen as an ethical rather than a...
The benefits of a longer product life
Science, Maths & Technology

The benefits of a longer product life

...et al, 2014). Design strategies that enable good care and maintenance, facilitate repair and create opportunities for servicing and life extension are all part of resourceful thinking focused on the prevention of waste. Reducing the environmental impact of product also relies on new behaviours and practices of use. There is not much point in creating a mobile phone that...
The five billion dollar franchise: How much will Disney make from Star Wars merchandise
Money & Business

The five billion dollar franchise: How much will Disney make from Star Wars merchandise

...et al. As David Barnett wrote in the Independent, not only did the series of films capture the imagination, but the desire to own affiliated memorabilia was unparalleled. He states that between 1977 and 1978, Star Wars toys brought in US$100m in revenue. By last year, the total was nearer US$12 billion. Young and old And Star Wars has cross-generational appeal. How many...
The sharing economy
Society, Politics & Law

The sharing economy

...et al. 2015). At the time, the nascent sharing economy with digital intermediary platforms to handle logistics was about timesharing power tools, cars and other similar things on a non-profit basis. The idea was to make a more effective, cheaper and environmentally beneficial use of these tools rather than owning them and leaving them idle much of the time. This changed...
Political grief: understanding an emerging phenomenon
Health, Sports & Psychology

Political grief: understanding an emerging phenomenon

...et al., 2025). You might feel it after an election result that dismays you. You might experience it when a government makes a policy decision that conflicts with your deepest values. You might carry it through social media arguments with friends who hold opposing views. It is now beginning to be established as a highly significant emotional and psychological phenomenon...
Is your social media use impacting your future?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Is your social media use impacting your future?

...et al. (2019) discussed this concept with some members of the public and there is evidence to suggest it can have both a positive and negative effect on the perceptions of an individual or organisation. For example, certain ‘star’ systems and ‘reviews’ can tell us how a service is performing from the user perspective or, alternatively, it can give us professional...
Sure, I know how to talk to people!
Money & Business

Sure, I know how to talk to people!

...et al. (2013), who developed their model of rapport based on coding many hours of police suspect interviews. The interpersonal circles they developed from this research are shown in Figure 2 below. [Described image] Figure 2 The adaptive and maladaptive interpersonal circles taken from Alison et al.’s (2013) ORBIT model (Observing Rapport Based Interpersonal Techniques)...
Eco-anxiety and how to cope with the Climate and Ecological Crisis
Health, Sports & Psychology

Eco-anxiety and how to cope with the Climate and Ecological Crisis

...et al., 2017) · dread associated with negative environmental information more generally (Clayton, 2020) · heightened psychological (mental, emotional, somatic) distress in response to the climate emergency (Bednarek, 2019). The term is an oversimplification though and symptoms can be varied and mixed. As well as general anxiety people might experience depression, guilt,...