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From oximeters to AI, where bias in medical devices may lurk

Learn how the way medical gadgets are designed results in poorer outcomes for women.

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New Year Resolutions Fun

Use this fun worksheet to get your students talking about their plans and hopes for the new year.

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Hard graft: backyard gardener claims world record for tree bearing ten different fruits

Discover how one man’s passion and extraordinary talent for gardening are strengthening the local community.

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‘No sharks but I’ve seen porpoises’: the rebirth of the River Thames

London’s famous river seems to be recovering from years of neglect. Can its biodiversity be restored amidst the climate crisis?

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Lost in translation? The one-inch truth about Netflix’s subtitle problem

The streaming giant is struggling with accurate subtitle translation. How does it impact the content and its viewers?

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Winter Joy! Christmas Game Cards

A set of game cards and activities with Christmas (UK) vocabulary.

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‘It’s like scoring a hat-trick’: how sport is aiming to drive sustainability

Can sport help both disadvantaged kids and the environment? Read about this amazing initiative that does both.

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China’s noisy ‘dancing grannies’ silenced by device that disables speakers

Some residents are taking matters into their own hands to oppose groups of elderly Chinese women occupying public spaces.

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From a pandemic to plastic surgery: how Covid changed the way we see our faces

Read about how people have got more self-conscious about their appearance due to constant video calls.

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Fall Joy! Thanksgiving Game Cards

A set of game cards and activities with Thanksgiving and fall vocabulary.

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Delicious Joy! Food & Dishes Game Cards

Play with your students with this set of vocabulary game cards full of delicious dishes. Bon appetit!

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‘A more human LinkedIn’: Spain media project helping Covid jobless

Read about a Spanish project that helps people left jobless by the recent economic downturn.

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‘What is this if not magic?’ The Italian man living as a hobbit

Read about the Italian man who raises environmental awareness by living his life as a hobbit.

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US national parks are overcrowded. Some think ‘selfie stations’ will help

As crowds flood US natural landmarks, the park service is turning to clever solutions to preserve public lands.

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‘We were very blessed’: in the Cook Islands, pandemic proved a welcome respite from tourists

Covid deprived the island nation of their tourism revenue, but some islanders discovered happiness in the newfound peace.

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‘Now it’s continuous noise’: Italy’s Crusoe adjusts to life off his island

Read about one man’s solitary life on a remote Italian island and his struggle to fit in the society.

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China’s crackdown on tutoring leaves parents with new problems

The Chinese government is taking steps to ease the pressure on parents in the hyper-competitive education of their children. 

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‘Like Uber for snake emergencies’: tech takes the sting out of bites in rural India

Read about an Uber-like app saving thousands of people from venomous snake bites in India. 

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Europe’s unluckiest train station gets new lease of life as hotel

Discover the fascinating but unlucky past of the majestic Canfranc station and the efforts to bring it back to life.

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‘We need to become the solution’: older New Zealanders join climate change fight

Older New Zealanders are joining the efforts to fight climate change and reduce their carbon footprint.