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How is Italy reinventing the co-op?
Money & Business

How is Italy reinventing the co-op?

...2 million jobs. In short, cooperatives offer a proven potential for making the global economy more fair, democratic and sustainable. One of the world’s cooperative strongholds is the Italian region of Emilia-Romagna, which ranks high globally for standard of living and quality of life. Coops support around 30 percent of region’s GDP and two-thirds of the 4.5 people...
Talking about weight in therapy – Top tips for size affirmative practice
Health, Sports & Psychology

Talking about weight in therapy – Top tips for size affirmative practice

...2: Does being a higher weight impact on wellbeing? [Two plus size women doing yoga] The short answer to this is yes! But not in the way you might expect. A number of critical studies dispute commonly held assumptions such as the fact that our weight is in our control, and that there are causal links between size and physical and psychological ill health. What larger...
The ageing brain: 'use it or lose it'
Health, Sports & Psychology

The ageing brain: 'use it or lose it'

...2 litres/4 pints of clear liquids per day) and regular exercise, our metabolism will work at an optimal level. This will help our body and brain to cope better with changes that ageing brings. The famous motto that goes with ageing is: ‘Use it or lose it’. This is true about all physical functions as well as our brain functions. We do need to regularly exercise/train...
Do I have mental health problems and should I get some help?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Do I have mental health problems and should I get some help?

...2: Problems in the mild to moderate range Every individual is different, and it can be hard for us to recognise if what we are experiencing is ‘normal’ or not. As the saying goes, “normal is nothing more than a cycle on a washing machine” and the real norm is that most of us will experience a period of mental ill-health sometime in our lives. For the majority this...
DIY: Generate your own electricity
Science, Maths & Technology

DIY: Generate your own electricity

...2–3cm of the nail’s surface with a couple of layers of insulating tape. Slide on the other disc until it butts up against the tape, and then wind more tape on the other side of it to fix it in position so that the cardboard discs are no more than 2–3cm apart. Unwind 30cm or so of wire from the reel to form a lead from the coil, and start winding the remaining wire...
Exploring Europa
Science, Maths & Technology

Exploring Europa

...2), Clipper and JUICE will map such compounds in exquisite, unprecedented detail, allowing scientists to investigate where, when, and how material from the ocean might have emerged and frozen onto the surface. Europa Clipper will also aim to collect tiny, microscopic fragments of the surface that have been ejected into their flight paths. Because Europa lacks a proper...
Sub-concussions in women’s football: what can be done to protect the brains of footballers?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Sub-concussions in women’s football: what can be done to protect the brains of footballers?

...2–4 times greater than the force to produce a sub-concussion; however, sub-concussions occur 500 times more frequently (McSweeney, 2022). While damage to brain cells from single events is significant, the risk and severity of brain damage is increased by the accumulation of these smaller sub-concussive events that go unrecorded. Sub-concussions result in tears in tiny...
The role sustainable chemistry plays in shaping the planet's future
Science, Maths & Technology

The role sustainable chemistry plays in shaping the planet's future

...2). [A simple diagram to contrast the 'take, make, waste' linear approach to the circular economy.] Figure 1: A linear versus a circular economy (Catherine Weetman, ‘A simple diagram to contrast the 'take, make, waste' linear approach to the circular economy’, 4 January 2016, available here). [SDG12 Sustainable Consumption and Production] Figure 2: United Nations (UN)...