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24 Oct 2019: What are the benefits of vaccines? What are the risks? How do you evaluate a. vaccine and decide who should get it and when? Although 100% vaccination coverage would provide the best protection against disease,. vaccines are still effective when a

14 Mar 2021: Part 3: How do we evaluate battery performance? By using some of the electrochemical reaction tools outlined in Part 2: “How do we measure electrochemical reactions” we can gather key performance parameters of batteries and other electrochemical

24 Oct 2019: Activity 3 – Identifying the Consumer Equilibrium. Indifference curves offer an illustrative solution to the utility-maximisation problem that individuals. face. While each individual will of course have their own preferences and choices that

2 Oct 2020: Activity – The Icon The following two texts explain how the Vespa is not simply a scooter, but has become an iconic symbol of Italian design and of the particular socio-economic climate post-WWII. Please read the two texts and then move on to the

24 Apr 2019: Task Answers. 1. Psychologists measure infants’ gaze to gather evidence for their studies. Come up. with a method which could be used to measure how long an infant looks at. something (which equipment would you need? Outline all the steps you would

6 Oct 2020: Activity – Maps and Policy. Maps that show clear trends can be very useful for policy makers. It is quite common to see maps of economic and social indicators. The publication of the 2011 census, for example, was accompanied by a variety of maps (e

7 Dec 2018: Activity 2 – Instrumentation. As nanoscience or nanotechnology can’t be seen with the naked eye, specific tools. are used to be able to look at science on this scale. Examples of this are the AFM. (Atomic Force Microscopy) and the SEM (Scanning

5 Oct 2020: Activity - Gene-Environment Interactions. In the previous section, we investigated evolution in polygenic traits. Things get even more. complicated when we consider that the environment itself can influence how genes affect a. trait, causing even

14 Mar 2021: Part 4: Large scale energy storage solutions Improving energy storage on the electric grid (the grid refers to the infrastructure which provides electricity to homes in the UK) is key to improving the use of renewable energies. Figure 1 shows some

14 Mar 2021: Part 1: Batteries What is a battery? A battery is an electrochemical energy storage device. There are many types of batteries since the conception in the 1800s and they fall into two categories; primary which are single use and secondary which can

2 Oct 2020: Activity – Vespa and Cinema The following three examples will explore material from films that contributed to the popularity of Vespa over time. 1. La Vespa in Famous Films From its birth onwards, the Vespa scooter has had a main role in many

6 Oct 2020: Activity – Links between geographical knowledge and conservation science. This section assumes that you already know something about what has been described as. the current “biodiversity crisis”. If you haven’t read or heard very much about

7 Dec 2018: Activity 1 – Case Studies of Applications. 1. Medicine. Au-NP are being used in cancer therapies. They are so small they can be. delivered exactly where needed, and they can be functionalised with. antibodies/peptides/ which are overexpressed by

29 Mar 2018: So, now that you have explored the structure and basic workings of the brain, we will begin to explore how this results in one of the greatest complexities of the brain – memory. Memory. The exact nature in which we are able to recall a childhood

2 Oct 2020: Activity 2 – Understanding the symptoms and complications of Type 2. diabetes mellitus. What initial symptoms do diabetic patients report, and why? Doctors will enquire about certain symptoms when taking a patient’s medical history, to.

24 Apr 2019: Task Answers. 1. Do you think that having a theory of mind is important? Why? List some of the. situations in which you might have to use your theory of mind. Being able to understand what another person is thinking/feeling is extremely important in.

1 Nov 2018: Archaeologists spend a lot of time talking about ‘stratigraphy’. This means the layers of soil that. have built up over time. How the layers relate to one another can tell you a lot about what may. have happened in the past. We’ll start with

15 Nov 2018: Online. Council for British Archaeology http://new.archaeologyuk.org/. The Young Archaeologists Club http://www.yac-uk.org/. Chartered Institute for Archaeologists https://www.archaeologists.net/. The British Archaeological Association https://thebaa

1 Aug 2017: La “ligne claire” (clear line). Find in this text http://expositions.bnf.fr/bd/arret/lig.htm. What the “ligne claire” technique does with:.  characters.  sets.  shades.  the scenario.  speech bubbles. Recognize it: Compare

24 Apr 2019: Task Answers. 1. Watch this short clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4jW668F7HdA. The baby in the video is given two tasks – firstly, her mum shows her a toy and then hides it. under a blanket. The baby lifts the blanket and finds the toy. How