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Serendipity in Political Life

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Politics is a conjuncture of ideas, external realities and public mood. The Cleopatra's nose theory is therefore a correct description of a lot of what happens. Most of the chance occurrences are unfortunate, but serendipity does occur. The interesting question is whether politicians themselves have any capacity to increase the likelihood of serendipitous occurrences. My answer is that they do, but exclusively by changing the ideas that cause the moods.

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• Leyes, Política y Gobierno›Ciencias Políticas›Teoría de las Ciencias Políticas

Identity and the Law

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Although English law protected visual manifestation of trader's identity (such as names, logos, marks and trade dress) as property from the late nineteenth century, it has been slower to provide protection to individuals against other people's use of their name, appearance or voice, and has offered very little protection against unauthorised use of cultural symbols. In this paper, Lionel Bently will explain why the concepts of English law have proved so difficult to extend in these directions, and how matters are changing.

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• Ciencias Sociales›Sociología e Historia Social›Sociología›Obras Generales

WHAT IF SCIENCE DOES NOT SAVE THE WORLD?

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This article discusses the problem of energy security in contemporary societies. The energy issue is not only related with political and economical aspects, but also involved in daily life, and the expectative for future life. The question is focused on the possibilities of science to provide energy or the threat of a catastrophe.
Also the audio talks about the different approaches to the problem of energy security according to the countries and their governments.

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• Ingeniería y Ciencias Aplicadas›Ingeniería›Ingeniería (General)

IT'S YOUR FAULT YOU ARE FAT! Causes, Solutions and Implications of the Obesity Epidemic

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This audio analyzes the problem of obesity and its impact on society.
The Triple Helix asks if obesity is caused by personal lifestyle choices, determined by the fetal environment or is just an inevitable result of the genes we inherit. After evaluating the causes of the problem, the experts will turn to discussing the solutions to the pending crisis, and the role to be taken by goverment and society.

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• Ciencias de la Salud›Medicina›Psiquiatría

Immunological Self

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This is an audio conference produced by the University of Cambridge. It deals with the immune system, and how the body defends itself against invading organisms or extraneous materials.
The core of the conference is about the mechanisms by which the body distinguishes between self and non-self

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• Ciencias›Biología