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The Scientific Imaginary in Visual Culture [PDF]
, 2010 Popular media, art and science are intricately interlinked in contemporary visual culture. This book analyses the ›scientific imaginary‹ that is the result of the profound effects of science upon the imagination, and conversely, of the imagination in and
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People and Nature, EarlyView.Abstract Alongside the rise of the evidence‐based conservation movement over the past 20 years, environmental education (EE) has emerged as a worthwhile strategy to achieve conservation goals. EE can help develop the societal attitudes, knowledge, skills, behaviours and norms that address conservation and environmental challenges and build deeper ...
Nicole M. Ardoin +4 more
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People and Nature, EarlyView.Abstract Debates abound regarding how to use land for nature recovery and environmental governance. Such decisions require an understanding of benefits and trade‐offs, and increasingly rely on vast quantities of data, delivered through digital technologies.
Lucy Jenner +3 more
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Comparison of the health effects of Širšasana in popular science literature and in scientific studies [PDF]
Title: Comparison of the health effects of shirshasana in popular science literature and in scientific studies Objectives: The aim of this bachelor's thesis is to conduct a detailed analysis and compare the cited contraindications and effects of ...
Vácha, Benjamin
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Reading in the mobile era [PDF]
, 2014 Mobile technology can advance literacy and learning in underserved communities around the world. Summary Millions of people do not read for one reason: they do not have access to text.
Mark West, Han Ei Chew
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Terminology and Taboo: Sexual Vocabulary in Popular Science Books for Children and Youth [PDF]
, 2021 The aim of the article was to examine the impact of existing taboos on the use of sexual terminology in non-scientific discourse. The study was carried out on the basis of 111 popular science books for children and youth devoted to sexuality and ...
Wandel, Agnieszka, Paprocka, Natalia
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Technical wildness: Modernity, romanticism, and the technocratic turn in Scottish rewilding
People and Nature, EarlyView.Abstract Technical wildness is a new and increasingly influential culture of nature. This paper marks its emergence in Scotland in the early 2020s. Focusing on Scotland's rapidly evolving land management sector, the paper traces how private rewilding companies position science‐led land management and natural capital markets as the most effective ...
Theo Stanley
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"A Symbol of the New African": Drum magazine, popular culture and the formation of black urban subjectivity in 1950s South Africa. [PDF]
, 2003 PhDThis thesis examines the emergence of black urban subjectivity in South Africa during the 1950s, focussing on the ways in which popular American genres were utilised in the construction of black urban identities that served as a means of resistance
Guldimann, Colette
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People and Nature, EarlyView.Abstract The local‐scale climate impacts of tropical forests (LCIF), such as reducing temperatures and increasing rainfall, are directly relevant to climate change adaptation and mitigation. Strengthening understanding of these local climate benefits can encourage actions to conserve natural forests, with positive implications for climate resilience ...
Nike H. Doggart +8 more
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Impact of Books and Cartoons on Developing Children's Behavior [PDF]
Books and cartoons are two of the most popular entertainment for children. While books are known for their ability to stimulate the imagination and develop literacy skills, cartoons are known for their colorful and entertaining visuals.
Iskanderova Shirin Daniyarovna
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