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Birth of the Welfare State
History & The Arts

Birth of the Welfare State

...Accountant, male, 40, Prestwick) But there were negative comments too: 'My friends seem to think it's a clever piece of eyewash to retain the capitalist system by getting the people on its side'. (Student, male, 22, Enfield) "A lot of blah" is the most frequent remark from the women in the factory. "Don't believe a word of it; we're 'eard these promises before". (Stores...
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Plato, opinions and the statues of Daedalus
History & The Arts

Plato, opinions and the statues of Daedalus

...account of what knowledge is. To know something, Socrates says, you must have experienced it or figured it out for yourself. To know how to get to Thessaly, for example, you need to have travelled the route yourself. To know a truth in mathematics or philosophy, you need to have figured it out for yourself – in particular, you need to understand not only that it is...
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Why do volcanoes erupt?
Science, Maths & Technology

Why do volcanoes erupt?

...account of such an eruption (Vesuvius in AD 79) was written by Pliny the Younger. The eruption destroyed the cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum, and killed over 3500 people (one of whom was Pliny the Elder). [Vesuvius [Image: Alexandra Svatikova under CC-BY-SA licence]] Vesuvius [Image: Alexandra Svatikova under CC-BY-SA licence] A plinian eruption may last for hours or...
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Medicines and personalisation
Health, Sports & Psychology

Medicines and personalisation

...account for 5.8-23.6% of hospital admissions. As a consequence, balancing the risks and benefits of prescribing in the older population can be more of an art than a science. There are some practical steps that we can take to support an older person to use medication safely and appropriately. The dose and frequency of medication should be reviewed, as changes to body...
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What Commercial Pilots can learn from Sports Psychology
Health, Sports & Psychology

What Commercial Pilots can learn from Sports Psychology

...account an individual’s emotions. For example, everyone performs at their best when they are within their pre-performance anxiety zone; this allows for the differences that might vary on a sprinter’s performance compared to an endurance marathon runner. Similarly, a pilot might need to manage or ‘psych up – psych down’ their arousal levels for different stages...
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What astronomical object was the Christmas Star?
Science, Maths & Technology

What astronomical object was the Christmas Star?

...account, let’s think about what astronomical objects the Christmas Star could have been. Comet Could the Christmas Star have been a comet? They are sometimes visible to the naked eye gradually brightening on their approach to the Sun and fading away after a few weeks or months. The comet itself is a small body (a few kilometres across) made of dust and ice that has come...
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The Life of Saint George
History & The Arts

The Life of Saint George

...account given us by Metaphrastes, he was born in Cappadocia, of noble Christian parents. After the death of his father, he went with his mother into Palestine, she being a native of that country, and having there a considerable estate, which fell to her son George. He was strong and robust in body, and having embraced the profession of a soldier, was made a tribune, or...
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Impossible Peace 2: The bunker in the peace
OpenLearn Ireland

Impossible Peace 2: The bunker in the peace

...accountability as a former Vice-Chair of the Policing Board. But 26 years on, did Patten envisage an under resourced, overstretched police service unsure of itself and poisoned by the past? The failure to address issues of legacy has continued to politicise and poison current day policing. We need to waken up and not allow the gains to be losses. We need to continue to...
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