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Reading evidence
Society, Politics & Law

Reading evidence

...simple line graph showing the increase in the number of deaths in police custody investigated by the Police Complaints Authority since 1995–96 (see Figure 4). [Figure 4] Figure 4 Increase in the number of deaths in police custody investigated by the Police Complaints Authority, 1995–99. Source: The Runnymede Bulletin, 1999, Figure 1, p.9 Line graphs are very useful...
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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?

...code of practice for protecting children’s privacy online – by design, with the focus especially on provision for 13-17 year olds who are above the age of consent but still children. Last, also clearer is the age of consent that many countries are now choosing for children’s access to information society services (as provisionally indicated in the figure below –...
Supporting women musicians in the workplace
History & The Arts

Supporting women musicians in the workplace

...code of conduct should be drawn up, which everyone participating is asked to sign up to. Ideally, schemes should involve some form of independent third-party oversight and/or supervision, so that another person (who is not party to any of the confidential exchanges between the participating pairs) is available should anything go wrong. Support for parents and carers Many...
Banks as utilities and the future of payments
Money & Business

Banks as utilities and the future of payments

...code?’ etc, etc… Just like China’s WeChat? Yes, like WeChat, exactly. And WeChat, obviously, is so incredibly developed. Tencent (WeChat’s developer), their network in China, same sort of idea. So, we’re working with KUDI and we’re going to be integrating KUDI’s chatbot into our app next week. Third place is Paylater, but to tell you the truth, I need to...
Hybrid working: starting in the workplace
Money & Business

Hybrid working: starting in the workplace

...simple concept the young people helped design, to bring these opportunities into their communities. And with working as it is, hybrid models, we’ve got these companies in Cardiff that can employ people from the valleys, and without having to travel they can work. There is an opportunity and equally a challenge for Welsh organisations. So if we just centralise around...
Half man, half circuit: Who are the people who are choosing to become cyborgs?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Half man, half circuit: Who are the people who are choosing to become cyborgs?

...simple: a tiny glass object about the size of a grain of rice is injected into the soft part of the hand between the thumb and forefinger – it’s as easy as drawing blood. The magnet implant process that Michael undertook at the cyborg fair is more invasive and not entirely painless. Later in the day, one enthusiast almost fainted and had to lie on the floor, feet up...
Does counting calories work?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Does counting calories work?

...simple. And part of the problem goes way beyond individual self-control. The numbers logged in Nash’s Fitbit, or printed on the food labels that Haelle reads religiously, are at best good guesses. Worse yet, as scientists are increasingly finding, some of those calorie counts are flat-out wrong – off by more than enough, for instance, to wipe out the calories Haelle...
Dreaming of an answer to narcolepsy: Why don't we understand sleep?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Dreaming of an answer to narcolepsy: Why don't we understand sleep?

...simple – I just need to get the orexins (or something similar) back inside my brain. So why am I still waiting? *** In April 1972, a toy poodle in Canada produced a litter of four. Eager families were quick to snap up the cute puppies, but one of them, a silver-grey female called Monique, soon developed what her owners described as “drop attacks” when she tried to...