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Tag: weight

Long a-weighted change to definition of mass

3rd December 2018 Ella McPherson

Photo credit: US National Bureau of Standards The ampere, the mole, the kelvin, and the kilogram are all about to get a makeover. As of the 20th May 2019, their definitions will change ever so slightly, the biggest redesign of the International System of Units (SI units) since 1875. The changes follow a vote from scientists […]

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Buying into body image

6th April 20146th April 2014 Lucinda Toole1 Comment on Buying into body image

When Dame Sally Davies, the current Chief Medical Officer, criticised the use of large mannequins in high street shops, it felt like another blow to the struggle to promote positive body image. Size 16 mannequins now appear in stores like Debenhams, and in some cases take the place of ‘normal’ size 10 mannequins. Claims that […]

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