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Why electoral systems matter for democracy

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Collaboration “Unlike in natural sciences, teams of collaborators are usually smaller in political science,” says Damien. I was once told that I should be more selfish in the use of my time and energy. I’m very excited to be moving to the Paris Institute of Political Sciences, known as Sciences Po.

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How Did We Get Here? The Tangled History of the Second Law of Thermodynamics

Stephen Wolfram

But, first and foremost, the story of the Second Law is the story of a great intellectual achievement of the mid-19th century. By 1807 the term “energy” had been introduced, but the question remained of whether it could in any sense globally be thought of as conserved. But in plenty of situations it wasn’t.

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How we read: the neuroscience behind literacy

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In goal-based training, individuals set their own goals associated with reading and we design activities to help them achieve them.” The enthusiasm and energy that emerging scientists bring to research is a constant rejuvenation! “An We found that both programmes improved reading performance in adults with dyslexia,” says Jacqueline.

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Behind the screens: the crystals that flow like rain down a windowpane

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He starts by considering some basic principles of physics – that the momentum and energy of a system are always conserved. The problem is that considering every possible effect that contributes to momentum or energy is complicated,” he explains. Everything in natural science can be reduced to physics.

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Urban farming for urban families

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The liberal arts consist of the natural sciences, like biology, ecology and neuroscience, formal sciences, like physics and maths, social sciences, and the humanities. What are your proudest career achievements so far? Being able to help people to become their better selves through education.

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How can intelligent systems revolutionise healthcare?

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In the world’s fight against climate change, AI algorithms can help by monitoring carbon emissions, predicting changes to weather patterns and optimising our energy use. What successes has this project achieved so far? “We This method also significantly reduced the time and resources needed to achieve successful detection.

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On the frontline of the biomedical revolution

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I think I’ve achieved a lot. Global pandemics, antibacterial resistance, climate change and energy crises all have serious implications for human health, with specific challenges that only biophysics and biomedicine provide the answers to.” Many professors are also entrepreneurs who start companies to get technologies into the market.

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