Research supported by Glasgow Caledonian University found shoppers are hooked into patterns of overconsumption Habitual shoppers amass new clothes to cope with stress and anxiety, an international study supported by a Scots university found. The constant need to add to your wardrobe is partly fuelled by a fear of being unhappy and the pressures of everyday life, researchers discovered. The findings come from detox diaries completed by shoppers from countries including Scotland, England, the US, Canada, and Australia. Frequent clothing shoppers pledged to take a 10-week break from buying new clothes and to record their thoughts and feelings, as part of a sustainability study, supported by Glasgow Caledonian University.
NASA Reveals What A Supermassive Black Hole Deep In The Cosmos âSounds Likeâ
by : Cameron Frew on : 13 Apr 2021 18:57
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NASA has taken data about black holes and the wider cosmos from the Hubble Space Telescope and turned it into music, allowing people to hear what our universe âsounds likeâ.
The vast majority of us will never experience outer space. It will remain the territory of experts and the worldâs richest until travelling above Earthâs atmosphere becomes somewhat affordable.
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However, while we all fantasise and imagine our universe via sci-fi, the space agency has released a fascinating project in which information regarding black holes and other galaxies has been transformed into music.
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A looming Supreme Court battle over Holyrood legislation has been described as a “technical argument” that will go “right to the heart of devolution”.
Legal experts highlighted the “tension” between the Westminster and Scottish parliaments after the UK Government asked the country’s highest court to determine whether MSPs acted within their rights when they passed two Bills last month.
The referral to the Supreme Court on Thursday triggered a major row, with First Minister Nicola Sturgeon branding it “jaw-dropping” and “morally repugnant”.