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Oil majors told to adapt or die
Nature & Environment

Oil majors told to adapt or die

...technological revolution and geopolitical shifts. The old cycle of lower prices followed by higher prices can no longer be assumed to be applicable.” Stevens says the business model adopted by the IOCs has failed. They have to downsize, and many of their assets will have to be sold off. Above all, the corporate culture of these once-mighty conglomerates has to change....
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Under the covers: The emerging critical sleep studies
History & The Arts

Under the covers: The emerging critical sleep studies

...technology [forges] an unlikely alliance with the sleeper against the masterful rationality of the sleep scientist”. Greaney further discusses the gendered dimensions of sleep. While his analysis of (masculine) insomnia and (feminine) narcolepsy as well as his reading of MacLeod’s novel via Cixous are quite conclusive, he might have drawn a parallel between critical...
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How to build a real lightsaber
Science, Maths & Technology

How to build a real lightsaber

...technology is continuously striding towards more efficient and practical machines, we are still miles away from a working lightsaber. Let’s see why. Transcript The first challenge is making the blade of your lightsaber an acceptable size, let’s say around three feet or so. To do this, you would have to make the laser beam come to a stop at a certain point. This...
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How can we say Bitcoin is overvalued when we don't know how to value it?
Money & Business

How can we say Bitcoin is overvalued when we don't know how to value it?

...technology itself), the number of Bitcoin transactions through the market, or even the energy consumed by Bitcoin miners (the computers that validate transactions and are rewarded with Bitcoins). Diverging from fundamentals If we take a close look, we can see how the price of Bitcoin may be diverging from these fundamentals. For instance, it is becoming less profitable to...
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A school reaches for the stars with an online astronomy course
Science, Maths & Technology

A school reaches for the stars with an online astronomy course

...Technology, Engineering and Maths) teacher and pupils at Denny High School for helping us in the developmental testing of the course." Science – it’s all connected One of the most satisfying things about studying and working in astronomy is that it pulls together aspects of a wide range of science and indeed STEM subjects. Whether it’s the astrophysics of how stars...
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The legacy of the Victorian prison treadmill
History & The Arts

The legacy of the Victorian prison treadmill

...technology – the treadwheel – a type of machine driven by human or animal power which had been used for centuries to drive cranes and mills. These machines were like giant hamster wheels, as two or three men walked on the inside of the wheel in order to turn it and generate power. Cubbitt elongated the old treadwheel, enabling more people to tread at the same time....
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An introduction to interaction design
Science, Maths & Technology

An introduction to interaction design

...technology in order to perform some activity. The section will: illustrate the scope of interaction and the importance of interaction design draw attention to the importance of the user, the environment and the activities when considering interaction design explore the core concepts of usability and user experience highlight key activities and characteristics of the...
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Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
What is the haka and why is it performed at rugby matches?
Health, Sports & Psychology

What is the haka and why is it performed at rugby matches?

...educational requirement helping to demonstrate the bi-cultural competency of schools and teachers, but also as an integral part of the social and cultural development of our young people. This was on display in June, when moving footage of boys doing the haka at the funeral of a beloved teacher at a school in Palmsteron North made international headlines. The haka was...
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