Stereotypes

Is it acceptable to rail against gypsies or travellers? Negative stereotyping of those communities has become a popular (and populist) pastime this year. In this programme, we examine these and otherstereotypes: why we use them; whether they tend to be true, and if they are, whether we should still shut up about them.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0bbslsr

Wish you weren't here: how the tourist boom – and selfies – are threatening Britain's beauty spots

Poldark, Instagram and the heatwave have led to a 20% spike in tourists to Cornwall this year. While crucial to the local economy, the crowds are proving overwhelming. Can a balance be found?

https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2018/aug/16/wish-you-werent-here-how-the-tourist-boom-and-selfies-are-threatening-britains-beauty-spots

We’re in a new age of obesity. How did it happen? You’d be surprised

The shift has not happened by accident.  Food companies have invested heavily in designing products that use sugar to bypass our natural appetite control mechanisms, and in packaging and promoting these products to break down what remains of our defences, including through the use of subliminal scents. They employ an army of food scientists and psychologists to trick us into eating more than we need, while their advertisers use the latest findings in neuroscience to overcome our resistance.

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/aug/15/age-of-obesity-shaming-overweight-people

Street performers embrace 'tap to tip' card payments at Edinburgh festival

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oel Byrne is rallying the passing lunchtime crowds to the open air stage in West Parliament Square, just off Edinburgh’s High Street. The seasoned street performer is a Fringe regular with his comedy acrobatics, The Leap of Death. But Byrne is introducing a new element to his act this year: a contactless payment terminal which allows audience members without loose change to “tap and tip”.

https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2018/aug/10/street-performers-embrace-tap-to-tip-payments-at-edinburgh-festival

What you can do to be more creative

Tips on how you can spark your creativity on a daily, weekly and monthly basis. on how you can spark your creativity on a daily, weekly and monthly basis.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p06gtxmt

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p06gtxks

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p06gtxhg

Have smartphones killed the art of conversation?

So we’ve gone off voice calls yet spend hours glued to our phones. But it’s simply that the rules of conversation have been redrawn in the age of WhatsApp, Snapchat and emojis

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/aug/05/smartphones-kill--art-of-conversation-voice-calls-whatsapp-emojis

The Story of Scottish pop

Discover the story of Scottish pop music at the National Museum of Scotland as we take you on a musical journey from the 1950s to the present day.

https://www.nms.ac.uk/national-museum-of-scotland/whats-on/rip-it-up/

The Travelling gallery

Travelling Gallery was established in 1978 and continues to bring contemporary art to communities throughout Scotland. Its dual focus is to create highly engaging exhibitions and to provide a unique platform for arts education.

https://vimeo.com/138974205

http://www.travellinggallery.com/