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A brief history of Science
History & The Arts

A brief history of Science

...writing based on pictures (Egypt and Mesopotamia) 5 800 first use of bronze (alloy of tin and copper) 3 700 first alphabet developed (Palestine) 3 500 first use of iron 2 600 era of Greek science, based on philosophy (Aristotle, Pythagoras) 1 000 Chinese invented printing 700 experimental science of William of Occam 500 Earth orbits the Sun (Copernicus) first printing...
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Messaging apps – paying attention and timing it right
Languages

Messaging apps – paying attention and timing it right

...write more when they can do so at a time of their choosing. [Image of a text showing beach video and text says overcast with a fresh breeze. ]On other occasions, people pick up their phone in order to share a photo or video they’ve taken. In these cases, people’s attention is less on their device, or even the people they’re contacting, but on the world around them,...
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Do animals have sex for fun?
Nature & Environment

Do animals have sex for fun?

...writing, about as unanswerable as they get. Having said that, we can make educated guesses about whether sex is pleasurable for other species. Sex would be a very strange thing to seek if it didn’t bring some form of pleasure. It increases risk of disease, it wastes energy, it can seriously increase the likelihood of something bigger coming along and eating you...
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The Material World: On Chesil Beach (getting closer to Titan)
Science, Maths & Technology

The Material World: On Chesil Beach (getting closer to Titan)

...mission. John and Karl were writing in support of a special edition of BBC Radio 4's The Material World, which was first broadcast on November 27th, 2008. You can listen to the full programme online. Find out more Stardate: Mission To Titan - our space series reported on the mission Mission to Brighton - finding penetrometers impenterable? Try our interactive explanation....
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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

...writing, attracted nearly 60,000 hits on iTunesU. April, a technological miracle is ultimately only a moving statue. She is a simulacrum which in Latin can mean sculpture, substitute, likeness and ghost. When the vampire Spike commissions April’s inventor to produce a Buffy robot to satisfy his passion for the Slayer (his natural nemesis) it raises all kinds of...
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Review: Bisexuality: Identities, Politics and Theories by Surya Monro
Society, Politics & Law

Review: Bisexuality: Identities, Politics and Theories by Surya Monro

...writings on identity politics, particularly by black feminists, ever since. Monro shows through transcripts of participant interviews that there are intersectional considerations within the bisexual community which are largely neglected, in particular those relating to race/ethnicity and faith, socioeconomic class and access to the community. As Monro explains: ‘It is...
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The Great Resignation: temporary blip or more enduring labour market trend?
Money & Business

The Great Resignation: temporary blip or more enduring labour market trend?

...writing for the CIPD, reports data suggesting that resignations in the UK were 40% higher during the July-September 2021 period compared to October-December 2019, immediately prior to the pandemic. Similarly, Microsoft’s Work Trend Index (2022) surveyed 31,000 workers across the globe and found a staggering 41% were seriously thinking about leaving their jobs. 53% were...
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Avoid being held to ransom by SamSam
Digital & Computing

Avoid being held to ransom by SamSam

...write crime reports. As well as these direct problems, other parts of the city’s infrastructure – such as the wireless network at the gigantic Atlanta International airport – were shut down as a precautionary message. More than two weeks after the outbreak, the city was still struggling to restore some services and it is clear that some data was rendered permanently...
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