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Think like a scientist
Science, Maths & Technology

Think like a scientist

...world around you and find out how it works. These materials form part of the Open University free courses Basic Science: Understanding Experiments and Basic Science: Understanding Numbers available from OpenLearn. http://www.open.edu/openlearn/free-courses... How to present your results A graph is a great way of telling a story with numbers but the same data can be...
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Buddhist Economics
Society, Politics & Law

Buddhist Economics

...world of economics, does a person’s well-being really matter? What is more important, social objectives or profit maximisation – or are they even compatible? During a trip to Burma in 1955, Ernest Schumacher pioneered the concept of Buddhist Economics, a set of principles based on the belief that the function of business is to supply goods and services for need and...
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Caroline Underwood - Earth in Vision
Nature & Environment

Caroline Underwood - Earth in Vision

...world. Documentaries I’m most proud of Well there’d be a number of different ones. One that got me into a lot of hot water that I’m very proud of was a doc that I did about the use of animals in research, raising the questions of alternatives. It was very early on in the process, I think it’s come a long way since then, but I had a significant amount of feedback...
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What do you need to know about Donald Trump's nominee to oversee US banking?
Money & Business

What do you need to know about Donald Trump's nominee to oversee US banking?

...world. Quarles, for his part, is clearly qualified for a job at the pinnacle of financial regulation. He has held numerous positions in the U.S. Treasury Department, including undersecretary for domestic finance under George W. Bush, and was the U.S. executive director at the International Monetary Fund (IMF). He has also worked on Wall Street for The Carlyle Group and...
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Sniffing out signs of life
Science, Maths & Technology

Sniffing out signs of life

...world’s carbon budget. They can support chemical reactions with highly reactive chemicals, known as radicals. As shown in Figure 2, by combining with radicals, VOCs form aerosols, which can affect local and regional air quality, influence other atmospheric compounds and affect the Earth’s energy balance, forcing changes to its climate. VOCs clearly have an intimate...
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Closing the awarding gap: practical actions to support Black and minority ethnic students
Education & Development

Closing the awarding gap: practical actions to support Black and minority ethnic students

...world practice to boost engagement. 2. Offer proactive, warm and timely tutor support Studies repeatedly show that proactive contact from tutors – not waiting for students to ask first – is especially valuable for Black and minority ethnic students. Key actions include: Initiate one-to-one contact early in the module. Communicate warmth, encouragement, empathy, and...
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Protest Banners: Trade Union
Society, Politics & Law

Protest Banners: Trade Union

...heritage but its red and green background is displaying the colours of conflict. This harks back to a very different kind of banner, the 1889 Dockers' strike banner which used the same design to frame a picture of a Hercules style muscle man wrestling with a snake. The image is modelled on some high end culture, the renowned sculpture by Lord Leighton of an athlete...
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Why we’re mapping a million trees and more!
Nature & Environment

Why we’re mapping a million trees and more!

...heritage: think of the Plane trees that line the Mall in London or the Sycamore tree at Hadrian’s Wall, one of the most photographed trees in the UK. Trees also play an important role in supporting our mental as well as physical well-being. With all these benefits, you might think that urban trees are well documented, cared for and protected, but this couldn’t be...
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