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Why is Mongolia a good place to die?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Why is Mongolia a good place to die?

...family ger, their dome-tented dwelling. A few lambs – almost fully grown, too late to be sold – huddle together in a wooden pen nearby, the remnants of a once 100-strong flock. As his aunt and two doctors come into the yard, 18-year-old Dorj Tumurbat stands by the gate, foot up on a kennel. The dog jumps for the visitors, held back by its chain. But Dorj stays put,...
Designing the Spanish nation
Languages

Designing the Spanish nation

...history of settlements from pre-Roman times. However, it was the emir Muhammad I of Cordoba who in the 9th century identified the strategic and resourceful potential of this fertile land. He built a castle, walled the space with stones and bricks and called it Mayrit. Two gates guarded access to this plot from the east and one from the west. In the 12th century, the area...
James Honeyborne - Earth in Vision
Nature & Environment

James Honeyborne - Earth in Vision

...History Unit in 1992. He is the producer and director of award-winning wildlife TV documentaries for BBC, Discovery Channel and National Geographic. In 2009, he co-presented the BBC television series Wildest Dreams with Nick Knowles, a reality TV series about wild animals for which Honeyborne acted as mentor and judge to the candidates as they took on a series of filming...
Discovering the dark side of the Moon
Science, Maths & Technology

Discovering the dark side of the Moon

...history of volatiles in lunar samples, specifically, the abundance, distribution and sources of water in the lunar interior. He has been involved in supervising over 25 PhD students and postdocs and has published over 70 peer-reviewed papers in journals of high-scientific standing. He currently chairs the UK-node of the NASA Solar System Exploration Research Virtual...
Hidden Maths
Science, Maths & Technology

Hidden Maths

...history of Maths; and whether you’re currently studying or not, you’ll find our free resources useful in working out everything from VAT to how much grass seed to order to re-do the lawn this summer. If you’re interested in studying Maths and Stats specifically, or taking a course that involves an element of these subjects, visit The Open University's Mathematics...
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Expert insight: Amazonian challenges and policy responses
Nature & Environment

Expert insight: Amazonian challenges and policy responses

...history of survival, why is it now threatened? Below you’ll find a series of articles that explore the Amazon System and its natural resources in more detail. Read about the interdependencies of these resources, and the effects of the actions taken by man. Is it too late to reverse the decline? What does the Amazon System need to do in order to continue surviving? Find...
Management and the unconscious mind
Money & Business

Management and the unconscious mind

...styles... Why are managers in the East happier to work with a greater level of ambiguity? Western culture has a history of emphasising rational thought and individuals identifying with their conscious mind. Tacit knowledge and changing the management culture Tacit knowledge is difficult to transfer but a culture that allows space for slower forms of thought can help...
Repatriation and returning remains
History & The Arts

Repatriation and returning remains

...of things: an introduction to material culture... Encountering a body Nigel Warburton discusses two different cases regarding the issue of consent when displaying human remains. Torres Strait remains The Natural History Museum in London gave back 138 ancestral remains to the Torres Strait islands. Objections to Repatriation Tiffany Jenkins argues against repatriation...