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19 Mar 2007: It's especially encouraging to see many more teenagers coming to the Festival, as one of our key aims is to motivate more young people to think about careers in science.”. ... She said: “Events like this are a great opportunity for undergraduates to

1 Sep 2007: killing 31 people. ... Please read our email privacy notice for details. Subjects. People.

1 Apr 2007: Why do people gain weight? Is it simply about eating too much food and taking too little exercise? ... Why do some people gain a lot of weight while others stay thin yet share the same environment?

7 Mar 2007: To do so, they faced the daunting task of pitching to an audience of 200 people, most of them successful venture capitalists, and were then quizzed by a panel on stage. ... Pete Davies said: “We have learnt a huge amount about entrepreneurship and have

22 May 2007: In this issue webring you the psychology ofgambling and who are Europe’shappiest people. ... WWhhyy aarree wwee ssoo ffaatt? For some people,the urge to eat isuncontrollable.

1 Apr 2007: Just why do people gamble when ‘the house always wins’? Advances in brain imaging techniques are helping Cambridge scientists find out. ... Please read our email privacy notice for details. Subjects. People.

12 Jan 2007: A new Professorship designed to help improve people’s understanding of the mathematics of risk is being established at the University of Cambridge. ... Risk is a factor in all human activity and different people react to risks in very different ways.

12 Mar 2007: Four local people working with the media gave two hours of their time on a voluntary basis. ... Science in Emergencies and Development will look at how science and technology can help people in aid situations.

18 Jan 2007: Dr John vanWyhe, its founder, estimates that news of the websitehas already reached over 400 million people.

1 Sep 2007: By identifying these ‘genetic signposts’, scientists might understand which people are most at risk and why. ... The Trust also embraces studies on how biomedical research affects people and society; the funding of a research project being undertaken

13 Jul 2007: One course participant commented: “Doing this has encouraged my belief that any subject, no matter how simple or complicated, can be translated to both lay people and academics and the media.”.

29 Aug 2007: Arsenic in drinking water is threatening the health of people in more than 70 countries around the globe, according to new research presented today. ... There have been no known cases of people in Britain becoming sick as a result of arsenic in the water

20 Feb 2007: Now in its 14th year, Cambridge Science Festival is the UK's largest free, fun science event, last year attracting more than 25,000 people.

8 Jun 2007: The Cambridge Science Festival, organised and hosted by the University of Cambridge, is the largest free science festival in the UK and regularly attracts more than 25,000 people for two ... It encourages the general public, and particularly young people,

1 Apr 2007: There are signs that this awareness is beginning to influence the way people shop. ... The industry directly employs at least 26 million people and accounts for around 7% of total world exports.

1 Apr 2007: There you go – I can immediately remember the two people who really set me in the direction of science. ... A sign that someone really knows their subject is if they can have fun with it at the same time as educating and entertaining people.

16 Jul 2007: Whilst people today have a much greater capacity to travel, they share the same curiosity that the early explorers of Great Britain had in the years gone by.”.

1 Sep 2007: of the people who wrote them. ... Please read our email privacy notice for details. Subjects. People. Places.

29 Nov 2007: The signs so far are encouraging with more than 3,000 people using the rink on Parker's Piece over the opening weekend.

1 Sep 2007: We’ve got all these young people who need to do something really challenging, but who will also really value developing their abilities, interest and confidence. ... I just really love what I do – every day is different, the people and challenges are

24 Apr 2007: At Cambridge Science Festival, the CHaOS event (called Crash Bang Squelch!) is one of the main attractions for children and families, drawing as many as 2,000 people in just a ... From its modest origins in Cambridge, the roadshow has grown to reach more

17 Apr 2007: The Cambridge team has now begun to analyse what makes people in some countries happier than others. ... The degree to which people had been educated had a similarly limited impact on their overall well-being.

2 Mar 2007: Obesity is an increasing problem throughout the world, causing a heightened risk of many different health problems including diabetes and other metabolic

1 Sep 2007: And I would seek the company of native guides: people who had lived in those landscapes for many years, or come to know them intimately as scientists, artists, shepherds, or foresters. ... Please read our email privacy notice for details. Subjects. People

9 Apr 2007: On Saturday tens of thousands of people lined the banks of the River Thames in London to watch both Goldie, the second boat, and the Blue Boat win against Oxford over

1 Apr 2007: The happiest people in Europe are in fact the Danes: in 2004, 80% of Danish respondents reported levels of happiness above the European average. ... So what is affecting individual well-being? Is it the quality of our institutions, our governments’

1 Jun 2007: Please read our email privacy notice for details. Subjects. People. Places.

15 Mar 2007: He's even taken dance lessons to show people how to move like molecules and become the next John Travolta.

26 Sep 2007: For thousands of years, people all over the world have gazed at the night sky and wondered just how far they would have to travel to reach the stars.

16 Mar 2007: Metacafe - search Cambridge Science Festival. Now in its 14th year, Cambridge Science Festival is the UK's largest free, fun science event, last year attracting more than 25,000 people.

1 Sep 2007: Jerusalem: a contested city. To reach beyond questions of policy and planning, to investigate how ordinary people are affected by and respond to conflict situations, and to examine the extent to ... Please read our email privacy notice for details.

30 Mar 2007: of dedicated people.

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2 Oct 2007: This year, over a quarter of a million people watched the Race from the riverside and millions of television viewers tuned in from over 150 countries worldwide.

1 Jun 2007: The international outreach component of each project is designed to present the polar regions in general and key IPY science issues in particular to people throughout the world. ... outreach component of each project is designed to present the polar

17 May 2007: Darwin exchanged letters with nearly 2000 people during his lifetime, giving a valuable insight into his opinions and developments in his thinking. ... These people range from well known naturalists, thinkers, and public figures like Hooker, to men and

30 May 2007: Prizes for the winners have been generously donated by Rockwatch (the young people's branch of Geologists Association), the Friends of the Sedgwick Museum, Dr.

1 Apr 2007: An estimated 84 million people are afflicted by trachoma, 90% of whom live in the developing world. ... The disease has led to blindness in 1.3 million and visual impairment in 7 million people.

26 Apr 2007: New media is an exciting and cost-effective way of bringing Cambridge to life, and of reaching new audiences, particularly younger people.”.

1 Sep 2007: Recognising a voice is a familiar experience for most people – identifying a friend’s voice over the telephone, recognising the voice of a well-known personality on the radio, hearing the ... Just as people exhibit personal styles for walking,

1 Sep 2007: are still hundreds of millions of people infected by each of several parasitic worm species. ... This group includes the trematode parasite Schistosoma mansoni – a blood fluke that infects approximately 200 million people in the tropics and sub-tropics,

19 Jun 2007: Joy says: "It's a great opportunity to introduce young people to the fun and creativity of engineering and encourage more pupils to study science and technology subjects. ... The response from our volunteers has been fantastic. The outreach programme

1 Sep 2007: of defining a national dataset for describing people’s capabilities, aspirations and desires in their interactions with products. ... And from a business viewpoint, the economic advantages of designing products that more people can use are clear.

1 Sep 2007: As Jim Platts explains: ‘Most people don’t think of wood as a technical material, but it has superb properties: wood uses more than an order of magnitude less energy input ... Please read our email privacy notice for details. Subjects. People.

1 Sep 2007: In exchange for this limited monopoly, the inventor discloses the invention to the public via publication of the patent application. It is vital to file a

30 Oct 2007: The University is launching a new 2009 Fund from which University or College-affiliated groups could receive as much as £5,000 towards staging their own events

4 Oct 2007: Cambridge actors to perform the tragic tale of Medea in Ancient Greek Euripides' timeless tragedy, Medea, will be staged next week as the 40th Cambridge Greek

1 Apr 2007: At the heart of these built spaces is a hearth, with a space around it where people sat. ... These hearths are also the sources of a range of small objects, fashioned into the form of the people and animals encountered in the landscapes around them.

6 Jun 2007: Books were replaced by boots as a team from Cambridge University Library travelled to Edinburgh last weekend for the inaugural Copyright Cup football

13 Apr 2007: People are naturally concerned about the dysfunctional aspect of the TV dinner, but if you look at the archaeological record, there has been similar social unease every time our dining habits ... It may not be too long before people are nostalgic about