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Ireland cycling history: whizzing in all directions
History & The Arts

Ireland cycling history: whizzing in all directions

...world. A similar honour was bestowed on the country when the first stages of the 1998 Tour de France were held in Munster and Leinster, partly to mark the bicentenary of the 1798 Rebellion. One of the stages of the 1998 Tour was routed through Carrick-on-Suir, the home town of Sean Kelly, in recognition of that rider's achievements on the international racing stage in the...
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Citizen science and the data avalanche
Science, Maths & Technology

Citizen science and the data avalanche

...world's biggest forthcoming astronomy and astroparticle physics facilities, so that they can operate jointly in the future for combined "multi-messenger" discoveries. If a collision of black holes is spotted by gravitational waves, or a gamma-ray burst detected from some distant relativistic explosion, then other facilities will be able to operate together and catch the...
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The Orlando killings were "a queerphobic attack"
Society, Politics & Law

The Orlando killings were "a queerphobic attack"

...world that, in positing the “free” West against an “oppressive” Islam, conveniently overlook its political complexities and nuances. Stigmatising mental health disorders Other prejudices have surfaced: principally the issue of whether the shooter was mentally “unstable”, as his ex-wife suggested in an interview. Reproducing, without questioning, such a...
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Women in the Railway, the War and the Unions
Society, Politics & Law

Women in the Railway, the War and the Unions

...World War, women had to step in to fill the jobs that men had left. Many of these jobs were on the railway and it had never been imagined that women would be able to do this type of work previously. Society was very different and, if women did work, it would generally be in service and, even then, they would be expected to leave when they married. Attitudes were very...
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The psychological impacts of climate change
Nature & Environment

The psychological impacts of climate change

...world are suffering from “climate anxiety”. What is it and what can we do about it?...Unless someone invents some magic political fairy dust, according to the world’s most trusted scientists we are facing in all likelihood an estimated global average surface temperature warming of 2.4 degrees by the end of the century (Climate Action Tracker). This is an average –...
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The rise of the Roses
Health, Sports & Psychology

The rise of the Roses

...World Cup being played this summer, attention returns once again to the potential of the England Roses to achieve success and inspire a nation. ...Research demonstrates strong links between national success and grassroots participation, meaning that the Roses are playing for more than just a medal. For those unfamiliar with the current game, netball is a fast-paced...
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A brief history of sex education
Health, Sports & Psychology

A brief history of sex education

...world war to the modern day...Find out more about The Open University's Health and Wellbeing courses and qualifications. There is still a great deal we don’t know about the history of sex education. The research that has been done is largely about school sex education during the 20th century. School sex education is important, yet most of us learn little of what we know...
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Back To The Future Part IV: What will 2045 be like?
Science, Maths & Technology

Back To The Future Part IV: What will 2045 be like?

...world of flying cars, hover boards and 3D holographic technology. Some of the technologies predicted are now a reality of sorts, but the world of Back to The Future II is not quite what we see around us today. The movie makers didn’t envisage the abundance of smartphones and other technologies that dominate our lives today. Transcript But Hollywood is always a little...
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