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What do tests tell us?
Education & Development

What do tests tell us?

...care. In the November 2013 PISA International tests taken by 15-year olds, Shanghai in China topped the table and Hong Kong came third. However, Shanghai and Hong Kong are affluent cities and make up only a small proportion of China’s population. Are they representative of secondary schooling in China as a whole? Does a test result like that really mean that all UK...
Who is in the wrong in the Ashley Madison hack?
History & The Arts

Who is in the wrong in the Ashley Madison hack?

...have been duped not only by what they have been sold but also by their own naivety. I also wonder how many of ALM’s members have told their children to be careful about what websites they sign up to or reveal on social media, as nothing is private on the web.[The Conversation] This article was originally published on The Conversation. Read the original article....
Who is Donald Trump?
Society, Politics & Law

Who is Donald Trump?

...cared not a whit what others said.” The specific choice of musical genre is the key here. Metal, Lefsetz writes, is the music most despised and overlooked by the liberal elite, even though it is adored by its fans: “The reason metal triumphed was because it was the other, it channelled the audience’s anger, it was for all those closed out of the mainstream, and it...
Why does it matter that the Sun's core rotates faster than the surface?
Science, Maths & Technology

Why does it matter that the Sun's core rotates faster than the surface?

...careful and delicate analysis of the data managed to tease out something else going on: buoyant blobs of gas bobbing around deep inside the sun, in a phenomenon called “G-waves” where G is short for gravity. (These are completely different to the “gravitational waves” from deep space discovered by LIGO, though.) The sound waves that pass through the sun are subtly...
There’s only one woman on the UK Brexit negotiating team – here’s why that matters
Society, Politics & Law

There’s only one woman on the UK Brexit negotiating team – here’s why that matters

...care for the elderly or disabled or being a single parent with part time work. Women and children are already overlooked, and are at significant risk of falling through the cracks in the new regime. Trade is a feminist issue When it comes to conditions attached to any future trade agreement, such as compliance with EU workplace rights, key women’s rights are at stake...
Methods in Motion: The things we don't know
Society, Politics & Law

Methods in Motion: The things we don't know

...careful focus on the details of constructing our research has been crucial, alongside an awareness of broader power structures and dynamics that impinge on our work. A close attention to language has led to my dawning realisation – as a non-linguist – that translation is very much more than a technical matter. I have a new respect for socio-linguistics, and how...
LGBTQ youth and homelessness: We can all make a difference
Society, Politics & Law

LGBTQ youth and homelessness: We can all make a difference

...cared for. The mistreatment these LGBTQ youth frequently experience then understandably negatively impacts on their wellbeing, particularly their mental health. LGBTQ youth cannot easily leave toxic social environments, including a challenging school and/or home context, due to for instance their financial dependence on their families. Although a disproportionately large...
How Spanish sounded across its history
Languages

How Spanish sounded across its history

...care to remember”) is one of the most famous first lines in Spanish literature. It belongs to El ingenioso hidalgo don Quijote de la Mancha (1605 and 1615), by Miguel de Cervantes (1547-1616), considered one of the best novels ever written and the founder of European modern novel as a genre. The book tells us the story of Alonso Quijano, a noble who, after reading so...