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Matt Ridley - Stories of Change
Nature & Environment

Matt Ridley - Stories of Change

...thinking way back from then, because very few people have a coal mine on their land! MR: Yes, although the coalmine’s relatively recent, but I grew up in a coal mining area, and I’m descended from a long line … well not recently, but in the eighteenth century one of my ancestors was pioneer of coal mining in Newcastle and indeed put the first steam engine into a...
Measure the Astronomical Unit and watch the Transit Of Venus
Science, Maths & Technology

Measure the Astronomical Unit and watch the Transit Of Venus

...think Andy, it’s very close. Can we see the white light one too? White light one? Andy It’s almost there isn’t it? Adam It’s so difficult. I reckon, is that like, it’s very tiny. Andy Yeah on the white light image from here. Adam I reckon it’s about, right, all you don’t forget to shout now when you think it happens look on the big screen. Andy It could be...
Mortgage vs rent
Money & Business

Mortgage vs rent

...think a lot of people have. Of course, the money’s never made until you sell and cash in, which people are finding now, but I don’t think it’ll be as much as they imagine and, again, people typically take into account just headline benefits. They’ll say what they bought at years ago and what they can sell for now, they don’t take into account any of the costs...
Prison Abolition in Question(s): Part One
Education & Development

Prison Abolition in Question(s): Part One

...think about dangerousness and the structures we put in place to protect ourselves from various dangers needs to be reconsidered. Prisons, and the harms that prisons respond to, distract us from thinking more carefully about a wider range of dangers that are more imminently and universally harmful than ‘street crime’. 3. DON’T WE HAVE TO LOCK UP VIOLENT PEOPLE,...
Death is inevitable: But do you need to plan for it?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Death is inevitable: But do you need to plan for it?

...thinking about what the end of life may be like. For others, dying may not seem like something you can ‘plan for’, preferring to presume it is down to fate. And you might be wondering why question something you might have very little control over...If you feel fit and healthy, dying may seem like a distant possibility that is years off In this article, you’ll learn...
The ocean of Jupiter’s moon Europa
Science, Maths & Technology

The ocean of Jupiter’s moon Europa

...System, rivalling the size of Earth’s moon. Of interest to many scientists, space enthusiasts and science fiction authors is the potential for a vast, global ocean to exist below Europa’s outer icy shell; but why do we think there is a subsurface ocean and why does it attract such attention?...One of the most compelling pieces of evidence for Europa having an ocean...
Lisa Sargood - Earth in Vision
Nature & Environment

Lisa Sargood - Earth in Vision

...think historically there are all kinds of big shows that I could name, but at the moment, I have to confess I don’t watch much television, because I work a lot of the time, so what I do is download radio and listen to an awful lot of downloaded radio. So at the moment my current preoccupation is Shared Planet on radio, and I like that, because I’m very, very...
How can corporations reduce digital carbon footprints?
Nature & Environment

How can corporations reduce digital carbon footprints?

...think that digital is the carbon-free choice. Unfortunately, while it may offer a lower carbon option, digital simply isn’t carbon-free. This is the first place to start. Tackle the notion of ‘digital is carbon-free’ and raise awareness that changes in both purchasing, use and disposal can have in incrementally impactful outcome for individuals, the business and the...