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Climate change and renewable energy
Nature & Environment

Climate change and renewable energy

...respiration. In our own bodies we tend to equate respiration with the physical process of breathing, the movement of air in and out of our lungs. Within the lungs, oxygen from the air is taken in, and some carbon dioxide is released from the body when we breathe out. When the oxygen reaches the cells of our bodies (and also the cells of other animals and plants), chemical...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Primary science: supporting children’s learning
Education & Development

Primary science: supporting children’s learning

...respiration: the process of releasing energy from food, not to be confused with breathing. Like all living things, plants need to respire. S - sensitivity: detecting changes in the environment. Plants respond to light, gravity, and some respond to touch (e.g. the venus flytrap). G - growth: this is not just growing bigger, but also includes the replacing of cells that...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
The story of the Welsh national anthem
History & The Arts

The story of the Welsh national anthem

...circulation figures, but all stories have a shelf-life and the conclusion to this one was signalled in the Western Mail with the announcement that the ultimate authority was to be consulted; furthermore, it was to be done ‘by telegram!’. The ‘authority’ was Griffith Rhys Jones (1834-97) known ubiquitously as Caradog. A former blacksmith from Trecynon and a...
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What does the AKP victory mean for Turkey?
Society, Politics & Law

What does the AKP victory mean for Turkey?

...circulating of vote-rigging. The news agencies announced the results very rapidly. The election was called for the AKP within only a few hours, despite the fact that many votes were not even delivered to the counting boots. Social media was abuzz with allegations of election fraud, as angry Turks documented their claims with photographs and videos. A delegation from...
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Article 10 mins
Displaced children of our time
Education & Development

Displaced children of our time

...circulated photograph of a three-year-old Syrian boy, Alan Kurdi, washed up dead on a beach in Turkey. He was one of sixteen people in a rubber boat designed for eight; his older brother and mother also drowned. The widespread shock and outrage over the image was an example of the ways that children's suffering (and the power of a single image) can move us to think about...
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Article 10 mins
Did Donald Trump ride a tide of anti-feminism to the White House?
Society, Politics & Law

Did Donald Trump ride a tide of anti-feminism to the White House?

...circulation in the popular media of the time, including in magazines like Playboy which launched in 1953. Typical Playboy features of the age included: “A Vote for Polygamy: The One-Wife System Is For The Birds”, “All Married Women Are Bad, Yes?” and “The Sorry Plight Of The Human Male”. A 1955 article by Jay Archer, “Don’t Hate Yourself In The Morning:...
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Stuck in the middle of a pandemic: are international students migrants?
Society, Politics & Law

Stuck in the middle of a pandemic: are international students migrants?

...circulation – the core business of higher education. They are not consumers but part of the very fabric of higher education, even though this was always ignored. The coronavirus pandemic has starkly exposed this financial dependence that the higher education sector has on high-fee-paying international students, with institutions already clamping down on staff...
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Article 15 mins
Messaging apps – paying attention and timing it right
Languages

Messaging apps – paying attention and timing it right

...circulates on the internet. [Three young women sitting down, all looking at one smart phone] Attention is important to our personal online interactions, too. In a world of messaging apps and social media sites, many of us are constantly engaged in multi-tasking – shifting our attention between multiple encounters and activities, both online and offline. Importantly, how...
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Article 5 mins