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An unheard voice from a Chinese teacher
Languages

An unheard voice from a Chinese teacher

...Chemistry and Physics are taught by three different subject teachers, who have been working in the school for years. They are familiar with their students and positive relationships have been established. I, as a Chinese teacher who is specialised in Chemistry, have to come out of my comfort zone and to deliver all three subjects in Science to a group of 50 whom I have...
Baker Street half-baked: Is Sherlock part of a new anti-intellectualism?
History & The Arts

Baker Street half-baked: Is Sherlock part of a new anti-intellectualism?

...chemistry and good on anatomy, but knows nothing about literature, astronomy, or politics. The early Holmes’s narrow areas of expertise are decadent in the sense that the late Victorian psychologist and criminologist Havelock Ellis defined decadence: as the part obscuring the whole. Moral health is to be found in being an all-rounder, rather like Doyle himself (a...
A brief history of Science
History & The Arts

A brief history of Science

...chemistry was developed as part of the Age of Enlightenment. The 19th century saw some of the great names of science: people like the chemist John Dalton, who developed the atomic theory of matter, Michael Faraday and James Maxwell who both put forward theories concerning electricity and magnetism, and Charles Darwin, who proposed the (still) controversial theory of...
The role of business development in AstrobiologyOU
Science, Maths & Technology

The role of business development in AstrobiologyOU

...chemistry, governance, development and education. The points where these different disciplines meet is where the ‘light bulb’ moment happens; creativity and innovation emerge and you can see applications for the research that you hadn’t thought of or imagined. We also have a suite of state-of-the art laboratory facilities, mainly used by our students and...
As Cassini reaches the end, we should prepare the next mission
Science, Maths & Technology

As Cassini reaches the end, we should prepare the next mission

...chemistry, based on methane and ammonia. We know that these substances, when irradiated by the sun, result in interesting mixes of chemicals that are precursors to amino acids and other biologically important molecules. The freezing temperature of Titan’s surface precludes anything being alive – but how far below the surface do you have to go before the environment...
Planetary Protection of Icy Worlds
Science, Maths & Technology

Planetary Protection of Icy Worlds

...chemistry and physical and chemical conditions that result in the presence of water and energy that might support life. If life was found there it might even indicate a second genesis of life in addition to life on Earth. However, there is only so much that a single space mission can accomplish, especially since Europa Clipper and JUICE are orbiters. So, it is likely that...
Does the universe have a heartbeat? The science of cosmic connection
Science, Maths & Technology

Does the universe have a heartbeat? The science of cosmic connection

...chemistry.’ Interestingly, we can find these exact same patterns in deep space. However, they aren't caused by biology or emotion. They are the result of fundamental physical laws. Gravity sculpts clouds into familiar shapes, quantum mechanics creates colourful light, and the conservation of energy keeps stars spinning at a precise rhythm. Here is the science behind...
Is Obama's Iran legacy under threat?
Society, Politics & Law

Is Obama's Iran legacy under threat?

...chemistry was further enhanced by the connection between the number two negotiators, Ernest Moniz and Ali Akbar Salehi, who unbeknownst to each other had studied at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology at the same time. The development of the working relationship through such intense negotiations shows the importance of having skilled, worldly politicians engaging...