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The secret of staying young

Pheidole dentata, a native ant of the south-eastern U.S., isn’t immortal. But scientists have found that it doesn’t seem to show any signs of aging...
Jul 11,2022

The power of play

Virtually every child, the world over, plays. The drive to play is so intense that children will do so in any circumstances, for instance when they have no real toys, or when parents do not actively encourage the behavior...
Jul 11,2022

Saving bugs to find new drugs

Zoologist Ross Piper looks at the potential of insects in pharmaceutical research. More drugs than you might think are derived from, or inspired by, compounds found in living things...
Jul 11,2022

The concept of intelligence

Looked at in one way, everyone knows what intelligence is; looked at in another way, no one does. In other words, people all have unconscious notions - known as ‘implicit theories’ - of intelligence, but no one knows for certain what it actually is.  ..
Jul 11,2022

Why companies should welcome disorder

A Organisation is big business. Whether it is of our lives - all those inboxes and calendars -or how companies are structured, a multi-billion dollar industry helps to meet this need. A Organisation is big business. Whether it is of our lives - all those inboxes and calendars -or how companies are s..
Jul 11,2022

Back to the future of skyscraper design

Answers to the problem of excessive electricity use by skyscrapers and large public buildings can be found in ingenious but forgotten architectural designs of the 19th and early-20th centuries. A The Recovery of Natural Environments in Architecture by Professor Alan Short is the culmination of 30 ..
Jul 11,2022

Alexander Henderson

Born in Scotland, Henderson emigrated to Canada in 1855 and became a well-known landscape photographer. Alexander Henderson was born in Scotland in 1831 and was the son of a successful merchant...
Jul 11,2022

Motivational factors and the hospitality industry

A critical ingredient in the success of hotels is developing and maintaining superior performance from their employees. How is that accomplished? What Human Resource Management (HRM) practices should organizations invest in to acquire and retain great employees?..
Jul 11,2022

The growth of bike-sharing schemes around the world

The original idea for an urban bike-sharing scheme dates back to a summer’s day in Amsterdam in 1965. Provo, the organisation that came up with the idea, was a group of Dutch activists who wanted to change society...
Jul 11,2022

The importance of children's play

‘Play in all its rich variety is one of the highest achievements of the human species’. Brick by brick, six-year-old Alice is building a magical kingdom...
Jul 11,2022