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Should we be worried about the US withdrawal from the Paris climate agreement?
Society, Politics & Law

Should we be worried about the US withdrawal from the Paris climate agreement?

...money that Trump’s government will refuse to contribute. Many world leaders have spoken out about not letting the international climate efforts derail because of the US withdrawal from the Paris agreement and members of the scientific community have added their voice too. The commitment to action on climate change shows no signs of stopping. Even if political leadership...
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Article 10 mins
Explainer: how hostile is space?
Science, Maths & Technology

Explainer: how hostile is space?

...money is spent and which are out there to collect important information and provide vital services. The temperature variation in space can be enormous. If an astronaut’s back is facing the sun and the front is not, the temperature difference can be as much as 275°F.Beyond the risk of colliding with other objects in space, there are four main dangers for such electronic...
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Article 15 mins
Sea level rise in Looe, Cornwall
Nature & Environment

Sea level rise in Looe, Cornwall

...money for their coastal adaption plans themselves. The Looe adaption project would cost £41million. £3.7million of this has been promised by the central UK government (Hansard, 2019). The future for Looe? Looe’s community is dealing with present and future risks and is having to make difficult decisions on the future for themselves and their families. The future for...
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Article 5 mins
What can we expect at the 2021 Tokyo Olympic Games?
Health, Sports & Psychology

What can we expect at the 2021 Tokyo Olympic Games?

...money than any other skater in history and has over 4.5 million Instagram followers. Park skateboarding takes place on a hollowed-out course that features curves and deep bowls. They often include halfpipes and quarter pipes. This is the event where we will see Team GB’s youngest ever Olympian Sky Brown who will be just 13 years old when she competes. She is a very...
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Article 10 mins
Sometimes a bunny is just a bunny: The Playboy brand and sexualisation of children
Health, Sports & Psychology

Sometimes a bunny is just a bunny: The Playboy brand and sexualisation of children

...more 'democratic' family structures; differentiated employment opportunities for women in the service and leisure industries, shaped by longer histories of class privilege and disadvantage; new ways for people to refuse to do what they are told. All these and more are there, even 'just' for a pre-teen girl with money to spend and a school pencil case to buy. Find out more...
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Article 10 mins
From boom to bust: the AI winter
Digital & Computing

From boom to bust: the AI winter

...money are being poured into artificial intelligence research and the development of products. Economic experts predict that the adoption of AI might add between 13 and 16 trillion dollars to the global economy every year by 2030. These extraordinary figures have been driven in good part by a form of AI known as generative artificial intelligence which allows neural nets...
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Article 5 mins
Mary Shelley: the expert view
History & The Arts

Mary Shelley: the expert view

...money carefully in her stays for safety; nevertheless it was stolen from her! From the age of thirteen she had terrible eczema, possibly triggered by her poor relationship with her stepmother. The poet Percy Shelley was already married when he became involved with Mary. They began to meet secretly by Wollstonecraft’s grave. In 1814 Shelley left his pregnant wife to...
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Global challenges in practice: designing a development intervention
Money & Business

Global challenges in practice: designing a development intervention

...business, I have many kind of people. Moreover, even though I have a son. I will still teach him how to drill. Because I want continuity. INTERVIEWER So you say, you are proud to hand over this profession to your– JAMES ALABAMA ADEJARE Confirm. I am proud about it. I’m a borehole man. INTERVIEWER Thank you much Mr Adejare. (SINGING) Ladies and gentlemen, boys and...
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Level 2: Intermediate 12 hrs