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Dallas Campbell meets Frank Drake
Science, Maths & Technology

Dallas Campbell meets Frank Drake

...physics and simple physics and analyse such a situation you discover it’s not easy at all. No matter how sophisticated you are. And to give you a feel for that, let’s just imagine that we had rocket propulsion engines which can get us up to say the tenth of speed of light, which by the way is about as fast as you can go without being in great danger of being destroyed...
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Can the way research is reported play into sexist assumptions?
Society, Politics & Law

Can the way research is reported play into sexist assumptions?

...physically competent, while women’s strengths lay in emotional intelligence, social skills and caring. Social psychological research suggests that such complementary stereotypes are particularly effective mechanisms for obscuring gender inequality – much more so than overt misogyny, which is easy to recognise and challenge. By affording scientific validation to...
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Attacked but not hacked: How secure was the US election?
Society, Politics & Law

Attacked but not hacked: How secure was the US election?

...physical and network-based tampering. States must continually ensure the integrity of their voter databases to help minimize the potential for voter fraud. And they must provide a trusted audit trail (for example, paper receipts) for election officials and the public to fall back on. There must be a way to clearly resolve questions about the security and integrity of the...
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How to manage the digital-related stress of technology
Health, Sports & Psychology

How to manage the digital-related stress of technology

...physical and mental health. In terms of countering anxiety and stress, the best apps to look for may be those that are based on mindfulness (a meditative therapy that encourages you to become more aware of the present moment, and observe thoughts and feelings without judgment), or Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT; which helps you to identify and challenge negative...
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An introduction to European crime fiction since 1945
Health, Sports & Psychology

An introduction to European crime fiction since 1945

...physical and mental violence against women at its centre. At the same time, the commercial success of Richard Osman’s Thursday Murder Club series, released during the Covid-19 pandemic, seemed to indicate a yearning among many readers for the cosy crime fiction of an earlier age. The next twists in the ongoing plot of European crime fiction remain a mystery. Find out...
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Fossil evidence for evolution
History & The Arts

Fossil evidence for evolution

...physical assaults operating at the Earth's surface - unless protected by sedimentary burial. But you need only think, for example, of the intermittent way that flooding rivers wash sediment onto the surrounding flood-plains, to realise how sporadic must be the entrapment of skeletal remains by that means. Even so, such sedimentary 'grab-sampling' every few years or even...
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Studying Darwin
Nature & Environment

Studying Darwin

...physical adaptations and social behaviour. This is the fifth course in the ‘Studying mammals’ series. The opportunists Many mammals are food specialists, with complex adaptations that gear them toward a particular food source. So how do the omnivores survive and prosper without these fancy evolutionary features? This course examines the physiology, diet and strategies...
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Opening up history: the intersections of tobacco consumption and modern war
History & The Arts

Opening up history: the intersections of tobacco consumption and modern war

...physical (or pharmacological) and psychological effect to the use of drugs in wartime – they have tangible effects on the body and brain (such as the ‘kick’ of nicotine that appears to induce a sense of fleeting calm), while the belief that they help combat stress contributes to a sort of mental strength. 4. What is your research project about? I’m writing my...
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