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What do Europe's new data rules mean for children online?
Education & Development

What do Europe's new data rules mean for children online?

...physical location of a child when she or he is actually using the service – and it’s not evident which one should apply. Surprising to us as academic observers, aware that a lot of lawyers are now actively advising on all things to do with the GDPR, there’s a lot that’s still unresolved, with legal interpretations already differing on some key issues relating to...
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The science of making musical instruments
Science, Maths & Technology

The science of making musical instruments

...Library of Entries site. Sound Waves and Music - from The Physics Classroom site. The Soundry - an educational website about sound. Books Making Gourd Musical Instruments: Over 60 String, Wind & Percussion Instruments and How to Play Them by Summit, Ginger and Jim Widess, published by Sterling Publishing. Discover more about music and instruments Study a free music course...
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The ocean of Jupiter’s moon Europa
Science, Maths & Technology

The ocean of Jupiter’s moon Europa

...physical properties, such as density and radius, have allowed scientists to constrain the depth of Europa’s ocean. Current estimates suggest the water-ice layer is ~100 km deep, which is nine times deeper than the deepest part of the Earth’s ocean, the Challenger Deep in the Mariana Trench. [Interior of Europa shown in two views]Figure 2 Artist’s drawing of the...
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A new mission to the icy moons of Jupiter
Science, Maths & Technology

A new mission to the icy moons of Jupiter

...physical conditions. [A model of the JUICE spacecraft]A model of the JUICE spacecraft JUICE will also have a good camera, so we’ll be able to get some really good images of Ganymede, Europa and Callisto. You can tell a lot from studying surface features. Some people believe that on Ganymede there are lakes of liquid water trapped within the ice shell itself, rather than...
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How can we improve teaching about Islam?
Education & Development

How can we improve teaching about Islam?

...physically. At the heart of such fear is ignorance. A December 2015 poll found that a majority of Americans (52 percent) do not understand Islam. In this same poll, 36 percent also said that they wanted to know more about the religion. Interestingly, those under 30 years were 46 percent more likely to have a favorable view of Islam. These statistics highlight an...
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The evolution of sports medicine over the last 50 Years: From the wet sponge to holistic care
Health, Sports & Psychology

The evolution of sports medicine over the last 50 Years: From the wet sponge to holistic care

...physical consequences of that injury (e.g. restricted movement) and the psychological impact of the injury (e.g. anxiety and frustration) into account when developing a treatment programme. Stress leads to injuries The biopsychosocial approach has led to a development in the understanding of important areas such as the psychological aspects of sport injury. This is a...
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The science of genetics
Nature & Environment

The science of genetics

...physical and social factors that interact with our genotype, such as the cytoplasm surrounding the nucleus of a cell, the uterus in which a fetus develops and the size of family of diet. Some characters are influenced by the environment more than others and we can summarize the relationship between genotype and phenotype as follows: genotype + environment = phenotype....
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Introduction to number theory
Science, Maths & Technology

Introduction to number theory

...physics and engineering. Topics covered include mathematical typesetting, number theory, conics, statics, geometric transformations, calculus, differential equations, mathematical language and proof, dynamics, eigenvalues and eigenvectors and combinatorics. It also helps develop the abilities to study mathematics independently, to solve mathematical problems and to...
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Level 1: Introductory 18 hrs