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Protest Banners: Hillsborough
Society, Politics & Law

Protest Banners: Hillsborough

...out Justice for the 96 – bookended by the Hillsborough Justice Campaign’s burning flame symbolism. In quality – material, time taken to produce, durability - this is clearly a very different kind of banner to the A3 poster style banner I discussed earlier. But both types of banners share similarities. Both rely on a stark, uncluttered format – not dissimilar to a...
Street Science with Jon Chase
Health, Sports & Psychology

Street Science with Jon Chase

...burn? Student Oxygen. Jon Chase Oxygen. Student I said that. Jon Chase Right. And you know there’s a certain amount of oxygen in that jar. Every time you light that you’re using up the oxygen inside, and it’ll get to a point where the oxygen goes. Student Oh that’s not fair it didn’t do that to ours. Student And then put the egg... Jon Chase Put the egg on the...
Darwin and Inheritance
Science, Maths & Technology

Darwin and Inheritance

...Burning Question Darwin's Theory of Evolution lacked a credible explanation for characteristics which skipped generations. Mendel and Heredity The story of Mendel who in the 1850's observed hereditary patterns in plants such as the pea. Galapagos Darwin travels to Galapagos Islands and is confused by the variations within species such as finches. Darwinism Meets Mendelian...
COP28: inside the United Arab Emirates, the oil giant who hosted the 2023 climate change summit
Nature & Environment

COP28: inside the United Arab Emirates, the oil giant who hosted the 2023 climate change summit

...burned somewhere, and so the climate crisis will continue to grow. Self-interest Is disappointment a foregone conclusion in Dubai? Already one of the hottest places in the world, parts of the Middle East may be too hot to live within the next 50 years according to some predictions. [Dubai Marina sunset with heat haze, May 2017.] Dubai’s tourist economy will be difficult...
Rio 2016: A short Paralympics reading list
Health, Sports & Psychology

Rio 2016: A short Paralympics reading list

...out of my way to watch it." However, after the London 2012 Paralympic Games, people's perceptions and experiences of disability and disabled sport seemed to change. Read the full article at Birmingham University: 2012 Paralympics changed people's perceptions of disability and disabled sport, BU study finds There's a crucial way in which the Paralympics isn't equal to the...
10 billion dollar companies that didn't exist 10 years ago
Money & Business

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

...out what calories you have burned, monitors your sleep and connects wirelessly with your computer and mobile. You can even 'taunt' your friends by connecting your Fitbit to your mobile devices and pressure them into getting their step count up. Founded in 2007 by James Park and Eric Friedman, experts now believe Fitbit is now valued at more than $4 billion. Got a Fitbit...
Bill McKibben - Stories of Change
Nature & Environment

Bill McKibben - Stories of Change

...out their business plan, if they dig up everything they’ve got and burn it, then, literally the planet tanks. So that’s led to this huge, ongoing divestment movement, which started in a few colleges in the US two or three years ago and now has spread to the point that the Church of England and Prince Charles and the Rockefeller family and on and on and on, have begun...
Coronavirus: How can athletes get through this period of isolation?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Coronavirus: How can athletes get through this period of isolation?

...burn off their excess energy. Motivation may be affected as their goals and targets become longer term and less pressing. There could be a tendency to become lazy and develop a ‘who cares’ attitude. Burnout in the future is a real problem with a compressed schedule being a feature of sport over the next couple of years. Burnout is also linked to the increased stress...