With the novel coronavirus still hitting headlines, there’s been a lot of talk about the World Health Organisation. With the recent wild weather on the East Coast, the Bureau of Meteorology is warning that it could cause coastal erosion. We look at what coastal erosion is, how it works and what’s being done to protect people who live on the coast. Some new research has suggested homework may not be as useful as once thought. We take a look at the homework debate. Next week marks the 90th anniversary of the discovery of Pluto so we find out more about the dwarf planet...
I Know Who You Are and I Saw What You Did: Social Networks and the Death of Privacy (Audiobook) 2012
Social networks are the defining cultural movement of our time, empowering us in constantly evolving ways. We can all now be reporters, alerting the world to breaking news; participate in crowd-sourced scientific research; and become investigators, helping the police solve crimes. Social networks have even helped to bring down governments. But they have also greatly accelerated the erosion of our personal privacy rights - and anyone could become a victim.
Snitching: Criminal Informants and the Erosion of American Justice
Albert Burrell spent thirteen years on death row for a murder he did not commit. Atlanta police killed 92-year-old Kathryn Johnston during a misguided raid on her home. After being released by Chicago prosecutors, Darryl Moore—drug dealer, hit man, and rapist—returned home to rape an eleven-year-old girl.
Erosion is constantly occurring, and although it may not be readily seen, this wearing away is a continual process. Many factors cause erosion, including wind, rain, rivers, and glaciers, and it changes the surface of the Earth over time. In Bill Nye the Science Guy: Erosion, the Science Guy talks about the many ways in which erosion works, referring to "Earth's facelift." The target audience is tuned into silliness, and they get a good dose of it in each program, as Nye provides nonstop entertainment disguised as science education.
Soil is the loose top layer of the Earth's surface, but what is it made of? How does it form? And why is it so important? In All About Soil, children will learn what components are needed to make the best soils for growing plants while discovering the important role that the forces of erosion play in the creation of this valuable resource.
