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Understanding Milton Keynes
Society, Politics & Law

Understanding Milton Keynes

...public art and how organisations like The Parks Trust provide a unique model for maintaining green spaces. Transcript Jump to a section If you don't have time to watch the whole video, you can jump to a specific section. These links will take you to the YouTube video at a particular time stamp. A brief history of new towns Pooleyville: a monorail for what would become...
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Life in Law
Society, Politics & Law

Life in Law

...public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v1.0.)... The legislative process Dangerous dogs, identity cards and now legal aid - just some of the legislation that solicitor Rosemary Davies has worked on as a Government lawyer. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v1.0
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Intuitive eating: a new relationship with food, or another fad diet?
OpenLearn Ireland

Intuitive eating: a new relationship with food, or another fad diet?

...health. The global market for weight loss products and services is predicted to grow from $254.9 billion in 2021 to $377.3 billion by 2026. However, it is also estimated that 2.7 billion adults will be overweight, over 1 billion affected by obesity, and 177 million adults severely affected by obesity by 2025. This conflicting information is staggering and demonstrates...
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Unparliamentary language: the benefits of swearing in politics
Languages

Unparliamentary language: the benefits of swearing in politics

...public setting. It’s not referred to as taboo language for nothing, after all. With politics, of course, it’s always important to look beyond the words themselves to see how language is being used to create a particular effect. That’s not to say they don’t occasionally swear in public. Or that swearing doesn’t have a particular place in political rhetoric....
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Herbal medicine
Health, Sports & Psychology

Herbal medicine

...health in the ancient Greek theories of health and illness and these formed the basis of medical knowledge in Europe up until the modern era. Over thousands of years of trial and error use, detailed pictures of the actions and applications of plant medicines have been compiled and refined. The theoretical constructs around their use change, but the plants remain. Over the...
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Essential for what? A global social reproduction view on the re-organisation of work during the Covid-19 pandemic
Society, Politics & Law

Essential for what? A global social reproduction view on the re-organisation of work during the Covid-19 pandemic

...of the public. With an ethos of inclusivity and respect for diverse realms of economic expertise, the seminar series will bring together those working on current challenges across a broad range of research interests: Social Policy, Personal Finance, Innovation, Macroeconomics, Development Economics, Health, Inequality and Employment, Philosophy and History of Economics....
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How is Khat adding to the food crisis in Yemen?
Health, Sports & Psychology

How is Khat adding to the food crisis in Yemen?

...health hazards of chewing the stalk and tender leaves of khat, in addition to the negative psychological, social, cultural and economic aspects of addiction. The spread of khat cultivation is affecting food security in the country, at a time when Yemen is standing on the brink of famine, whose signs have already appeared in a number of provinces. The recent figures...
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Spectre and Meltdown: What do you need to know about the chip security flaws?
Digital & Computing

Spectre and Meltdown: What do you need to know about the chip security flaws?

...Health Service (NHS). But the Spectre and Meltdown flaws could let hackers cut through all the layers of software to violate the very heart of a computer, the processor chip that powers its fundamental workings. Because similar designs are used by all the major chip makers, almost every computer in the world could be affected, from Apple iPhones and Android devices, to...
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