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A changing uniqueness – The changing ‘place’ of the West
OpenLearn Ireland

A changing uniqueness – The changing ‘place’ of the West

...family farm. Decline and the population appeared synonymous, and it was in the West that the losses were greatest as can be seen in the map, population decline in the West between 1891 and 1961 was commonly over 40%. Activity: Changing populations [The population in North West Ireland decreases heavily between 1891 to 1961, while urban areas such as Dublin increase...
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What does it mean to be trauma informed in practice?
Society, Politics & Law

What does it mean to be trauma informed in practice?

...history and takes the first step on the road to healing and seeking help. Being TI in practice also needs to have a wider organisational lens. It does not just rest with the individuals working within it but needs to be part of the organisational ethos, with policies and working practices also being TI, and an TI organisational culture supported by the Senior Leadership...
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A difficult conversation to have about racism
Education & Development

A difficult conversation to have about racism

...Family!” It was their misconceptions and stereotypes that annoyed me the most. I’ve grown up and I’ve had to learn to accept dumb, condescending comments: “You speak posh like a white girl” (sorry am I meant to have a thick Indian accent, despite being born in the UK?); “You’re quite funny for an Indian girl” (since when did having a sense of humour derive...
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A Victorian Christmas: Charles Darwin in New Zealand
History & The Arts

A Victorian Christmas: Charles Darwin in New Zealand

...the rest of the servants. Some weeks afterwards, happening to pass late in the evening by an outhouse, he saw and heard one of his men reading the Bible with difficulty by the light of the fire, to the others. After this the party knelt and prayed: in their prayers they mentioned Mr. Bushby and his family, and the missionaries, each separately in his respective district....
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Computer technology: robotic milking and interactive mirrors
Science, Maths & Technology

Computer technology: robotic milking and interactive mirrors

...family. Mirrors as interactive art Daniel Rozin’s wooden mirror and how it works. Behind the mirror The technology that drives the mirror. Creating the prototype Creating the mirror's building blocks. From image to display How information from the camera is turned into a ‘reflection’ on the mirror. Why milking and mirrors? Open University lecturer Bernie Clark,...
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Darwin's world-wide web
Science, Maths & Technology

Darwin's world-wide web

...it has vastly expanded, hoping to draw in a wide range of audiences, both young and old. Darwin the collaborator The letters show that Darwin was a very generous correspondent, and in particular how positive he was to women scientists. Darwin the mentor and family man Darwin was very open minded and supportive, both of students whom he didn't know and of his own children....
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The Philosophy of Love
History & The Arts

The Philosophy of Love

...family member, or a pet – but these are all very different kinds of love. So how do we define love when it encompasses such a variety of emotions? Carolyn Price, senior lecturer in Philosophy, and Timothy Chappell, director of the Ethics Centre, at The Open University, discuss the nature of love, from love as a function, to ‘the Doppelganger problem’ – should we...
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Sam Selvon, The Lonely Londoners
History & The Arts

Sam Selvon, The Lonely Londoners

...family, let alone provide money for anything more. We were a generation without advanced education or training, anxious about our future. Some of us had shown great promise at school, but now we were stuck, most of our parents could not pay for our further education and there were no national projects to employ us. And here we were, hating the place we loved, because it...
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