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A handbook to inform school premises staff, business managers,
headteachers and governors in England of their legal
responsibilities around buildings compliance. As well as exploring
the impact of school buildings and grounds on student learning, The
School Premises Handbook covers the working environment, fire
safety, health and safety, statutory compliance duties, planning
for maintenance, risk assessments, energy efficiency, environmental
sustainability, and managing and developing a premises team. Jo
Marchant, a highly experienced head of estates, introduces key
legislation, further information sources, and an action checklist.
New premises staff will find a wealth of information, from what to
do on their first day in the role to planning the year-long cycle
of maintenance activities. More experienced premises staff will
also gain plenty of useful insights. School business managers will
find advice on managing premises staff and developing their school
estate. Headteachers will be informed of their responsibilities for
ensuring their schools are safe and compliant. And governors and
trustees will learn how to hold school leadership to account.
For most of human history, we have led not just an earthly
existence but a cosmic one. Celestial cycles drove every aspect of
our daily lives. Our innate relationship with the stars shaped who
we are - our religious beliefs, power structures, scientific
advances and even our biology. But over the last few centuries we
have separated ourselves from the universe that surrounds us. And
that disconnect comes at a cost. In The Human Cosmos Jo Marchant
takes us on a tour through the history of humanity's relationship
with the heavens. We travel to the Hall of the Bulls in Lascaux and
witness the winter solstice at a 5,000-year-old tomb at Newgrange.
We visit Medieval monks grappling with the nature of time and
Tahitian sailors navigating by the stars. We discover how light
reveals the chemical composition of the sun, and we are with
Einstein as he works out that space and time are one and the same.
A four-billion-year-old meteor inspires a search for
extraterrestrial life. And we discover why stargazing can be
really, really good for us. It is time for us to rediscover the
full potential of the universe we inhabit, its wonder, its effect
on our health, and its potential for inspiration and revelation.
For most of human history, we have had a close relationship with
the stars. Once they shaped our religious beliefs, power
structures, scientific advances and even our biology. But over the
last few centuries we have separated ourselves from the universe
that surrounds us. And it comes at a cost. The Human Cosmos is a
tour of this history: from the Hall of the Bulls in Lascaux to
Tahitian sailors navigating by the stars; from medieval monks
grappling with the nature of time to Einstein realising that space
and time are the same. It shows we need to rediscover the universe
we inhabit, its effect on our health, and its potential for
inspiration and revelation.
THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER SHORTLISTED FOR THE ROYAL SOCIETY
SCIENCE BOOK PRIZE LONGLISTED FOR THE WELLCOME PRIZE ALL IN THE
MIND? - Can meditation fend off dementia? - Can the smell of
lavender affect the immune system? - Can your thoughts ease
physical pain? In Cure, award-winning science writer Jo Marchant
travels the world to meet the physicians, patients and researchers
on the cutting edge of mind-body medicine, asking how the brain can
heal the body and how we can all make changes to keep ourselves
healthier.
For most of human history, we have led not just an earthly
existence but a cosmic one. Celestial cycles drove every aspect of
our daily lives. Our innate relationship with the stars shaped who
we are - our religious beliefs, power structures, scientific
advances and even our biology. But over the last few centuries we
have separated ourselves from the universe that surrounds us. And
that disconnect comes at a cost. In The Human Cosmos Jo Marchant
takes us on a tour through the history of humanity's relationship
with the heavens. We travel to the Hall of the Bulls in Lascaux and
witness the winter solstice at a 5,000-year-old tomb at Newgrange.
We visit Medieval monks grappling with the nature of time and
Tahitian sailors navigating by the stars. We discover how light
reveals the chemical composition of the sun, and we are with
Einstein as he works out that space and time are one and the same.
A four-billion-year-old meteor inspires a search for
extraterrestrial life. And we discover why stargazing can be
really, really good for us. It is time for us to rediscover the
full potential of the universe we inhabit, its wonder, its effect
on our health, and its potential for inspiration and revelation.
16 revealing stories about the human brain. Ever wondered how
Scandinavians cope with 24-hour darkness, why we feel pain - or
whether smartphones really make children stupid? Have you heard
about the US army's research into supercharging minds? You need
some Brainology. Written for Wellcome, the health charity, these
stories follow doctors as they solve the puzzle of our emotions,
nerves and behaviour. Discover fascinating and intriguing stories
from the world of science. Contents Ouch! The science of pain -
John Walsh Why doctors are reclaiming LSD and ecstasy - Sam Wong
Inside the mind of an interpreter - Geoff Watts How should we deal
with dark winters? - Linda Geddes Smartphones won't* make your kids
dumb (*Probably) - Olivia Solon You can train your mind into
'receiving' medicine - Jo Marchant Charting the phenomenon of deep
grief - Andrea Volpe The mirror cure for phantom limb pain -
Srinath Perur Can you think yourself into a different person? -
Will Storr How to survive a troubled childhood - Lucy Maddox What
tail-chasing dogs reveal about humans - Shayla Love A central
nervous solution to arthritis - Gaia Vince Could virtual reality
headsets relieve pain? - Jo Marchant What it means to be homesick
in the 21st Century - John Osborne Lighting up brain tumours with
Project Violet - Alex O'Brien The US military plan to supercharge
brains - Emma Young EXTRACT Ouch! The science of pain. John Walsh
One night in May, my wife sat up in bed and said, 'I've got this
awful pain just here.' She prodded her abdomen and made a face. 'It
feels like something's really wrong.' Woozily noting that it was
2am, I asked what kind of pain it was. 'Like something's biting
into me and won't stop,' she said. 'Hold on,' I said blearily,
'help is at hand.' I brought her a couple of ibuprofen with some
water, which she downed, clutching my hand and waiting for the ache
to subside. An hour later, she was sitting up in bed again, in real
distress. 'It's worse now,' she said, 'really nasty. Can you phone
thedoctor?' Miraculously, the family doctor answered the phone at
3am, listened to her recital of symptoms and concluded, 'It might
be your appendix. Have you had yours taken out?' No, she hadn't.
'It could be appendicitis,' he surmised, 'but if it was dangerous
you'd be in much worse pain than you're in. Go to the hospital in
the morning, but for now, take some paracetamol and try to sleep.'
Barely half an hour later, the balloon went up. She was awakened
for the third time, but now with a pain so savage and uncontainable
it made her howl like a tortured witch face down on a bonfire. The
time for murmured assurances and spousal procrastination was over.
I rang a local minicab, struggled into my clothes, bundled her into
a dressing gown, and we sped to St Mary's Paddington at just before
4am. The flurry of action made the pain subside, if only through
distraction, and we sat for hours while doctors brought forms to be
filled, took her blood pressure and ran tests. A registrar poked a
needle into my wife's wrist and said, 'Does that hurt? Does that?
How about that?' before concluding: 'Impressive. You have a very
high pain threshold.' The pain was from pancreatitis, brought on by
rogue gallstones that had escaped from her gall bladder and made
their way, like fleeing convicts, to a refuge in her pancreas,
causing agony. She was given a course of antibiotics and, a month
later, had an operation to remove her gall bladder. 'It's keyhole
surgery,' said the surgeon breezily, 'so you'll be back to normal
very soon. Some people feel well enough to take the bus home after
the operation.' His optimism was misplaced. My lovely wife, she of
the admirably high pain threshold, had to stay overnight, and came
home the following day filled with painkillers; when they wore off,
she writhed with suffering. After three days she rang the
specialist, only to be told:'
In "Decoding the Heavens," Jo Marchant tells for the first time the
full story of the hundred-year quest to decipher the ancient Greek
computer known as the Antikythera Mechanism. Along the way she
unearths a diverse cast of remarkable characters and explores the
deep roots of modern technology in ancient Greece and the medieval
European and Islamic worlds. At its heart, this is an epic
adventure and mystery, a book that challenges our assumptions about
technology through the ages.
In 1900 a group of sponge divers blown off course in the
Mediterranean discovered an Ancient Greek shipwreck dating from
around 70 BC. Lying unnoticed for months amongst their hard-won
haul was what appeared to be a formless lump of corroded rock,
which turned out to be the most stunning scientific artefact we
have from antiquity. For more than a century this 'Antikythera
mechanism' puzzled academics, but now, more than 2000 years after
the device was lost at sea, scientists have pieced together its
intricate workings. In Decoding the Heavens, Jo Marchant tells for
the first time the story of the 100-year quest to understand this
ancient computer. Along the way she unearths a diverse cast of
remarkable characters - ranging from Archimedes to Jacques Cousteau
- and explores the deep roots of modern technology not only in
Ancient Greece, the Islamic world and medieval Europe.
More than 3,000 years ago, King Tutankhamun's desiccated body was
lovingly wrapped and sent into the future as an immortal god. After
resting undisturbed for more than three millennia, King Tut's mummy
was suddenly awakened in 1922. Archaeologist Howard Carter had
discovered the boy-king's tomb, and the soon-to-be famous mummy's
story--even more dramatic than King Tut's life--began.
The mummy's "afterlife" is a modern story, not an ancient one.
Award-winning science writer Jo Marchant traces the mummy's story
from its first brutal autopsy in 1925 to the most recent arguments
over its DNA. From the glamorous treasure hunts of the 1920s to
today's high-tech scans in volatile modern Egypt, Marchant
introduces us to the brilliant and sometimes flawed people who have
devoted their lives to revealing the mummy's secrets, unravels the
truth behind the hyped-up TV documentaries, and explains what
science can and can't tell us about King Tutankhamun.
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