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Strange job: being Queen Elizabeth II, Britain’s longest reigning monarch
Society, Politics & Law

Strange job: being Queen Elizabeth II, Britain’s longest reigning monarch

...managed to keep her job for so long?...Queen Elizabeth II has now reigned Britain and the Commonwealth for 63 years and 217 days. She will not get a gold clock, but she will be the longest reigning monarch in British history after taking the title from Victoria at 17.30 BST on Wednesday. In an age when most people can’t be certain if they will have a job next year, and...
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More than carbon sinks: Other ways forests can fight climate change
Nature & Environment

More than carbon sinks: Other ways forests can fight climate change

...management expert. His explanation gave me an insight into how the minds of scientists work. “Scientists were working on the macro-system or global model at first because of the ‘symptoms’ that they saw—global warming, more violent storms, changing seasons. The answer to why these phenomena, was boiled down to excessive carbon in the atmosphere, which can be...
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How bad are things at the Great Barrier Reef?
Nature & Environment

How bad are things at the Great Barrier Reef?

...management community will continue to gather data on the bleaching event as it slowly unfolds. The initial stage focused on mapping the footprint of the event, and now we are analysing how many bleached corals died or recovered over the past 8-9 months. Over the coming months and for the next year or two we expect to see longer-term impacts on northern corals, including...
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The why and how of green social prescribing in aid of health ageing
Health, Sports & Psychology

The why and how of green social prescribing in aid of health ageing

...management tasks, contributing to better habitats across the city. They keep active all day, chat together, share lunch, learn new skills and give something back to their community. Look out for advertised volunteer roles and community tasks with The Parks Trust, or contact your parish council for similar opportunities. As prevention is better than cure, don’t wait for...
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10 tips to beat the January blues
Health, Sports & Psychology

10 tips to beat the January blues

...manage the digital-related stress of technology 8: Sleep well [person asleep in bed with their feet poking out of the duvet] Sleep is crucial to our wellbeing and experts sugget avoiding watching TV in your bedroom to help you sleep better. You can practice mindfulness or meditation before bed, avoid screens (TVs, phones or tablets) just before bed time, or run yourself a...
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The Z Files: Tony Waithe
Science, Maths & Technology

The Z Files: Tony Waithe

...managed to put it out, but for a few years I had it in the back of my mind what if? If the main route is blocked you need to have an alternative route of escape. Benjamin Zephaniah Wow. That’s very important yeah. Tony Waithe Yeah very important. Benjamin Zephaniah I don’t know how to put this, I’m going to put this really delicately, you know, you don’t look like...
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What are the challenges and opportunities of urban artificial intelligence and robotics?
Science, Maths & Technology

What are the challenges and opportunities of urban artificial intelligence and robotics?

...manage key aspects of cities such as traffic flows, AI might make decisions humans don’t agree with but are powerless to change. Whether these automated technologies and indeed, technologies in general, are inherently good or bad is difficult to determine. A hammer can be used to rob a bank and used to hammer in nails as part of a DIY project. The same may apply to new...
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Silent Invisible Women: Deaf and Muslim in Australia
History & The Arts

Silent Invisible Women: Deaf and Muslim in Australia

...manage your multiple identities? This is what I sought to find out. My name is Ayah and I am an Australian Lebanese-Muslim woman with a hearing impairment. I was born and raised in Australia, and growing up I have faced many challenges due to both my ethnicity and my hearing loss. My hearing loss added another barrier I have had to face, not only in the wider Australian...
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