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The Many Meanings Of Politics

Politics is everywhere and nowhere, everything and nothing, all at once.


Consumer

Consumer Behaviour Psychology

Around 86% of our purchase decisions are influenced by our emotions as we aim to meet a subconscious need or desire.


Wetlands

Wetlands Importance To Ecosystems

Wetlands can help to slow down the impact of climate change by absorbing large amounts of atmospheric carbon – up to 50 times more carbon than rainforests.


Symbiotic

Nature’s Symbiotic Relationships

There are four main symbiotic relationships in nature: mutualism, commensalism, parasitism and competition.


ending

Sticking The Landing: Ending A Story Effectively

It’s always good to have a rough idea of how things are going to turn out when you’re first planning your story.


The Trojan Horse

The Trojan Horse: Fact And Fiction?

This idea or myth was mentioned in The Odyssey by Homer, who was one of the greatest of the Ancient Greek Poets.


G-forces

G-Forces – For The Holiday…

Astronauts returning from a gravity free, zero-G environment, have reported on returning to the 1-G Earth environment, actively feeling gravity pulling their arms and feet down.


Solar maximum

What Is Solar Maximum?

Roughly every 11 years, the Sun’s magnetic fields flip, and the Sun’s North and South poles switch places.


The grandfather paradox

The Grandfather Paradox

This concept has been much explored in literature and film since as far back as the 1920s, perhaps famously in “Back to the Future”.


Environment

The Impact Of Environment On Health

The modern-day natural environment we live in is very different to the one our grandparents knew.


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