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archaeology
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Rock Art

Images made on rock surfaces, by painting, engraving or carving. It is the largest surviving body of prehistoric art, it is found on every inhabited…

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statistics
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Probability

The mathematics of uncertainty. It assigns numbers between zero and one to events, and its rules are simple enough to state on a page and produce…

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materials science
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Polymers

Molecules built from many repeating units linked in chains. They include most plastics, all proteins and nucleic acids, rubber and cellulose, and…

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education
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Examinations

Formal tests used to assess knowledge or ability, generally to certify attainment or to select. They are far older than modern schooling, they…

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nutrition
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Food Preservation

Techniques for preventing food from spoiling. All of them work by attacking the same small set of conditions that microorganisms and enzymes require,…

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ecology
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Pollination

The transfer of pollen from the male part of a flower to the female part, allowing fertilisation. Most flowering plants depend on animals to do it,…

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genetics
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DNA Sequencing

Determining the order of bases in a DNA molecule. The cost has fallen faster than almost any technology in history, and that fall converted…

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immunology
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Allergy

An immune response to a harmless substance. The machinery involved evolved to deal with parasites, the response causes the disease rather than the…

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neuroscience
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The Cerebral Cortex

The outer layer of the cerebrum, a sheet of neurons a few millimetres thick folded to fit inside the skull. It performs the processing associated…

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computer science
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Computer Networks

Systems connecting computers so that they can exchange data. The design decisions taken in the 1960s and 1970s determined the shape of the internet,…

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film
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Film Editing

The selection and arrangement of shots into a finished film. It is the operation that distinguishes film from recorded theatre, and the conventions…

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architecture
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The Cathedral

The principal church of a diocese, containing the bishop's seat. Medieval European cathedrals were the largest and most technically ambitious…

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anthropology
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Taboo

A prohibition so strong that violating it provokes disgust or horror rather than merely disapproval. Taboos are found in every society, they are…

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literature
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Literary Criticism

The study, interpretation and evaluation of literature. Its central question is what a text means and who decides, and the answers offered have…

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music
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Harmony

The combination of simultaneous pitches, and the system governing which combinations are used and how they follow one another. It is the organising…

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law
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Contracts

Legally enforceable agreements. They allow people to bind their future selves, which makes cooperation possible between parties who have no other…

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linguistics
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Grammar

The system of rules governing how words combine into phrases and sentences in a language. Every language has one, every speaker knows it without…

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sociology
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The Family

A group of people related by descent, marriage or adoption, and the primary unit through which children are raised and property transmitted in most…

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psychology
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Emotion

States combining physiological change, expressive behaviour and subjective feeling, arising in response to events that matter to the organism. What…

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economics
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Taxation

Compulsory payments levied by a state on individuals and organisations. It funds government, and its structure determines who bears the cost of…

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