Sometimes the audience can be a font of illuminating questions.hackNY.org/Flickr, CC BY-SAAs a young(ish) female, I have been cautioned many times over the years that if I want to be taken seriously then I shouldn’t make jokes about my work on sperm, and that it is probably better to avoid talking about my research in public.
But I...
Sandra Bland (left) died in jail after a routine traffic stop in Texas. Freddie Gray died after suffering a spinal injury while in police custody.Wikipedia, CC BY-SAThe disturbing video released earlier this week of the stop and arrest of Sandra Bland highlights once again the excessive and inexcusable use of force by police officers in this...
Jeremy Corbyn: the future PM?Haydn, CC BY-NC-SAThey might not like to admit it as openly as Tony Blair has, but many of the most respectable politicians in the Western world are suffering sleepless nights.
Upstart candidates and parties seem to be challenging the political establishment all over the western world. In Greece, anti-austerity party Syr...
Cadbury Research Library, University of BirminghamFor the world’s 1.6 billion Muslims, the idea that the Qur'an is a seventh century text disseminated by Islam’s founder, the Prophet Muhammad, is neither news, nor particularly controversial.
But in academia the history of this holy text is much more opaque. For researchers in Islamic...
Old and unwanted equipment and business assets are often worth far more than they appear particularly those containing valuable metals. Precious metals, led by gold and silver reaching record highs...
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Everyone wants to live life with independence and dignity. For people with disabilities, achieving this often requires the right support. This is where NDIS providers play an important role. These pro...
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In the modern world, where manufacturing has become highly interconnected, the weakest components of the supply chain can only make the chain as strong as it is. One defective component might cause ...
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