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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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To the Moon and beyond
Science, Maths & Technology

To the Moon and beyond

...Physical Sciences at The Open University, explores the Apollo legacy and the future of human exploration...20th July 2019 marks 50 years since Neil Armstrong took those historic steps that marked the pinnacle of human achievement to date. The Apollo 11 mission and those which followed demonstrated what humans could accomplish with sheer curiosity and determination. The...
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Investigating Links Between Pesticides and Mental Health
Science, Maths & Technology

Investigating Links Between Pesticides and Mental Health

...physical symptoms including seizures, paralysis or coma. Conversely, despite mounting evidence for adverse health outcomes, the effects of long-term, low-level organophosphate exposure are less well-understood. Using an interdisciplinary approach, this research explores the prevalence of mood disorders in relation to organophosphate exposure levels in humans. Furthermore,...
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St Lucia reimagined: marketing a Swedish festive icon
Health, Sports & Psychology

St Lucia reimagined: marketing a Swedish festive icon

...physical culture and Irish masculinity in the early twentieth century’, Sport in History, 41(1), doi: 10.1080/17460263.2019.1655088. O’Hagan, L.A. (2019) ‘Pure in body, pure in mind? A sociohistorical perspective on the marketisation of pure foods in Great Britain’, Discourse, Context and Media, 34, doi: 10.1016/j.dcm.2019.100325. Runefelt, L. (2024) ‘A Cheap...
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