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Rosetta unexpectedly finds oxygen on comet 67P, surprising scientists
Science, Maths & Technology

Rosetta unexpectedly finds oxygen on comet 67P, surprising scientists

...data of another close encounter with a comet, Halley, almost 30 years ago. Glimpse into the birth of the solar system But at present, there is no reason to assume that the oxygen in 67P is a one-off observation. So what does the presence of free oxygen tell us about the conditions in the solar nebula or protoplanetary disk thought to have given birth to our solar system?...
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When is the best time to buy plane tickets?
Money & Business

When is the best time to buy plane tickets?

...data indicating how well a certain flight sells. For example, fewer deeply discounted seats will be offered on a flight on Thanksgiving week than on the same flight during the third week of February. As the seats on a flight sell, yield managers monitor and adjust the seat allocation. If, for instance, the sales are slower than expected, some of the seats might be moved...
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Why did poorer people vote to leave the European Union?
Society, Politics & Law

Why did poorer people vote to leave the European Union?

...data from last month's referendum, we're starting to understand more about why poorer people embraced Brexit, explains Ralph Fevre...A popular Brexit narrative is that those left out of rising prosperity lashed out at the establishment because they could take no more punishment. They had suffered years of recession and austerity exacerbated by a Dutch auction – in which...
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Why we should abolish imprisonment for children and young people
Society, Politics & Law

Why we should abolish imprisonment for children and young people

...data from INQUEST 80 people under 21 took their own lives in child prisons between 2007-2018 (with two deaths of young people awaiting classification) and in total 312 young people under the age of 21 have died in penal custody between 1990-2018. Young people are emotionally vulnerable and more likely to find the loss of personal relationships on the outside harder to...
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Strategies to reduce the prison population
Society, Politics & Law

Strategies to reduce the prison population

...Data from 2016 indicates that 64% of prisoners have taken drugs in the four weeks prior to custody. As my research has shown, residential therapeutic communities work in addressing substance misuse and one of the key goals should be promoting such treatment. In addition, the vast majority of women prisoners have been sentenced for petty and non-violent offences and could...
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Lessons from Covid-19: It’s time for a radical approach to homelessness and housing policies
Society, Politics & Law

Lessons from Covid-19: It’s time for a radical approach to homelessness and housing policies

...data. Experiences of hidden homelessness can include, for example, people living on friends’ couches (‘sofa surfers’), squatting, living in derelict buildings, as well as rough sleeping. The Everyone In initiative led to some 15,000 rough sleepers being accommodated in hotels (organised at local level). Rough sleepers didn’t need to divulge their personal and...
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The Great Resignation: temporary blip or more enduring labour market trend?
Money & Business

The Great Resignation: temporary blip or more enduring labour market trend?

...data suggesting that resignations in the UK were 40% higher during the July-September 2021 period compared to October-December 2019, immediately prior to the pandemic. Similarly, Microsoft’s Work Trend Index (2022) surveyed 31,000 workers across the globe and found a staggering 41% were seriously thinking about leaving their jobs. 53% were also much more likely to put...
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Why are the bullied reluctant to seek help?
Education & Development

Why are the bullied reluctant to seek help?

...data on how many bullied students actually do seek help – and from whom. Of the 631 students who reported that they had been bullied at one time or another at school, over half (53%) said they sought help from other students in the first instance. Slightly fewer (51%) went to their parents. But what is revealing is that only 38% said they would go to teachers or...
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