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OpenMinds: Why visit Mars and what we might find there?
Miscellaneous

OpenMinds: Why visit Mars and what we might find there?

...data returned by Schiaparelli during its descent on 19 October 2016 during the ExoMars mission, Dr Lewis is well placed to comment and show some images of where Schiaparelli ended up. He will also update on what gases the scientific instruments on board the ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter will detect when the instruments are turned on next year. Rhian Chapman, who is doing her...
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Do we really want speed on our roads to be further reduced?
Society, Politics & Law

Do we really want speed on our roads to be further reduced?

...data' was uncovered, including a motorcycle travelling at 104mph though the 40 mph zone. A petition signer who is also a councillor has said that plans are being drafted to reduce speed limits quite significantly in order to 'make cutting the number of deaths and injuries on the county’s roads a priority'. Plans would include reducing many residential 30 mph limits to...
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Hybrid working and digital transformation toolkit
Money & Business

Hybrid working and digital transformation toolkit

...data-driven culture Sustainability Planning for the future, managing uncertainty and building resilience Hybrid employee experience and culture Collaborative communication and building trust Diversity and inclusion Physical and digital wellbeing Change management You'll also hear contributors from higher education institutions, public bodies, businesses, and other...
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The Internet at 40
Science, Maths & Technology

The Internet at 40

...data into small packets that could be transmitted across the netwrok and recombined at the other end. Pioneers: Tim Berners-Lee Tim Berners-Lee, the inventor of the world wide web, talks about where the idea came from and some of the challenges that had to be met in turning his dream into reality. Pioneers: Ray Tomlinson Email pioneer Ray Tomlinson talks about about the...
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Think like a scientist
Science, Maths & Technology

Think like a scientist

...data can be presented using different ways. So how do you choose the right type of graph to use? Making it all add up Since numbers first emerged people have tried anything to make maths easier, find out how these attempts have changed through time. Explaining scientific notation Find out how to write very big or very small numbers, and why it’s useful for communicating...
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Have vanishing debt costs created a magic money tree?
Money & Business

Have vanishing debt costs created a magic money tree?

...data still show overseas holdings at around 27%, with insurance and pension funds’ share down to 28%, and other UK financial institutions holding around 40%. But once the store of gilts sequestered on the Bank of England’s balance sheet is excluded, overseas buyers account for 35% of gilt holdings and other central banks another 11%. Uniquely, more than 10% of the...
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The ice-covered ocean worlds of the outer Solar System
Science, Maths & Technology

The ice-covered ocean worlds of the outer Solar System

...Data collected by Cassini showed that the plumes of Enceladus originate from its global subsurface ocean and are powered by interactions between the water and the hot rocky core deep within the moon. [Plumes rising from Enceladus’s South Polar Region] Figure 1: Plumes rising from Enceladus's South Polar Region. Although the ocean of Enceladus is cut off from sunlight,...
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Euro 24: Innovation and Trends in Modern Football
Health, Sports & Psychology

Euro 24: Innovation and Trends in Modern Football

...data for players. According to UEFA and Adidas, this technology will help VAR officials identify every individual touch of the ball, reducing the time spent resolving handball, offside and penalty incidents. The most sustainable Euros ever? Sustainability has become an increasingly critical focus in organising international football tournaments, with the sporting world...
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