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Beginners’ Tamil: a taster course
Languages

Beginners’ Tamil: a taster course

...families, with the elderly often living with their adult children. [A tamil family] Figure 3 Three generations of a Tamil family – the women are wearing saris (saylay, in Tamil), while the patriarch is wearing a vertti, and the young girl in the front is wearing a pavaadai. Activity 1 Select the answer for Question 1a here True or false. Tamil is an official language...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
Getting started on classical Latin
History & The Arts

Getting started on classical Latin

...family filius, son filial habito, I live, dwell habitat celo, I hide conceal clamo, I shout exclaim intro, I enter enter porto, I carry porter timeo, I fear timid voco, I call vocation (i.e. a 'calling') amo, I love amiable curo, I look after curator Activity 3 Now it’s time to do a little vocabulary building. How many of the following common Latin words can you guess...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
10 billion dollar companies that didn't exist 10 years ago
Money & Business

10 billion dollar companies that didn't exist 10 years ago

...tree houses. In 2016, the site has over 1,500,000 listings in 34,000 cities and 190 countries. It was recently valued at $25 billion and is the largest rental site, despite owning zero real estate. Why not get an Airbnb place in Rome, Florence or another Italian city? Learn the lingo first with our free course _Beginners' Italian: Food and Drink._ 2: Instagram [Instagram...
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Article 10 mins
Who are otherkin - and how should we view them?
Society, Politics & Law

Who are otherkin - and how should we view them?

...tree of life we share our inheritance with creatures as diverse as amoebas, flatworms, insects, fish and birds. In 1997 Pat Califia, the well-known queer author of erotic essays, wrote: “I’m never sure if I have gender dysphoria or species dysphoria. I often try to explain that I’m really a starfish trapped in a human body and I’m very new to your planet.” The...
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Article 10 mins
Fossil evidence for evolution
History & The Arts

Fossil evidence for evolution

...tree of life in 1859's On the Origin of Species and it has continued to do so. Fascinating discoveries over the last couple of decades alone include evidence for the evolution of birds from 'feathered dinosaurs' and, even more recently, fossils have offered an elucidation of the origin of bats. But we must return to the problematical record of microevolution. First, it...
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Article 10 mins
Journeying through wellbeing: Exploring mental health and wellbeing
Health, Sports & Psychology

Journeying through wellbeing: Exploring mental health and wellbeing

...family members who recognise that something is wrong. They might see that their relative is not functioning or coping with the ordinary demands of everyday life. This can present itself in a variety of ways, for example poor appetite, trouble sleeping, or loss of interest in usual hobbies. However, the diagnosis of a mental health problem is dependent on the...
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Article 10 mins
EPQs: designing your research question
Education & Development

EPQs: designing your research question

...family. Perhaps there’s something that you’re already very interested in and you want to take a bit further. It might be that you want to develop skills that will be useful to you at university, such as studying independently, understanding how research works and communicating well. Perhaps it’s as simple as you’d like something to put on your UCAS statement, to...
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Article 5 mins
Additional efforts: Why we need to be better at maths
Education & Development

Additional efforts: Why we need to be better at maths

...family think about mathematics: “My mum doesn’t really like me asking her because she thinks she doesn’t have a maths brain. She thinks that she’s got more of an English brain than anything else.” Not surprisingly, Molly was not the only child who made that kind of comment. Parents’ negative attitudes or beliefs do have the potential to negatively influence...
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Article 5 mins