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Effective note taking
Education & Development

Effective note taking

...sense? Highlight important points: draw ‘boxes’ or ‘rings’ in colour round sections of notes to make them stand out. Add to your notes but only copy them out in ‘neat’ if you change the notes. [Wrexham University logo] This resource was provided by Wrexham University and is part of the University Ready hub. Find more resources like this on the hub homepage....
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Video 5 mins
Practising systems thinking in practice (STiP)
Science, Maths & Technology

Practising systems thinking in practice (STiP)

...resource. Systems thinking is an alternative way of managing human interventions associated with socio-economic and environmental development. The course has outlined the characteristics of systems thinking, the reasons why systems thinking might provide better support for making sense of the world, and introduced the knowledge and skills relevant for doing systems...
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Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs
Caroline Underwood - Earth in Vision
Nature & Environment

Caroline Underwood - Earth in Vision

...human, that David was human and that there was this conversation that actually unfolded on camera. I don’t think that they saw eye to eye, but I think they both saw each other as human and we played that out in real time more or less in the show, so it was a compelling moment. Environmental issues in the 1980s: Was there less pressure for balance? When we were...
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Video 30 mins
How are drones keeping track of songbirds?
Nature & Environment

How are drones keeping track of songbirds?

...human observers introduce the element of human bias. The use of audio recordings made by UAVs has the potential to combat both of these challenges, as hard-to-reach sites can be flown over and multiple people can analyze the resulting recordings. Andrew Wilson of Gettysburg College and his colleagues tested the feasibility of combining bioacoustic monitoring and UAVs to...
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Article 5 mins
Why do we feast on so much chocolate at Easter?
History & The Arts

Why do we feast on so much chocolate at Easter?

...humanity. Intriguingly, twin deities descended into an underworld, survived unpleasant dismemberment and returned to life empowered to create humans. You can follow their journey in the Popul Vuh or “Book of Community” (copied in the sixteenth century by a Dominican Friar). Chocolate was made into a frothy and stimulating drink enjoyed by people across Central...
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Article 10 mins
Methods in Motion: A view from a train
Health, Sports & Psychology

Methods in Motion: A view from a train

...human existence people have taken it for granted that we know when we are in motion and when we are standing still. Actually, making this simple distinction is remarkably troublesome. Galileo worked out that when we are standing on solid ground it might feel like we are standing still, but in fact we are zooming through space in an orbit around the sun. Being in motion,...
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Article 5 mins
Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics – Welcome to the risk takers and the fearless
Health, Sports & Psychology

Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics – Welcome to the risk takers and the fearless

...human rights and social relations in the country. However, recent events such as the dismantling of democracy in Hong Kong, the persistent persecution of Uighur Muslims, and the troubling case of tennis player, Peng Shuai, have illustrated that this has been far from the case. Alongside the hosting of the 2022 Football World Cup in Qatar, which also has a questionable...
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Article 5 mins
Do whales commit suicide?
Nature & Environment

Do whales commit suicide?

...humans the only animals who kill themselves, or do other species commit suicide as well? David Lusseau considers the case of whale beachings...Witnessing any dolphin or whale stranding live is a deeply moving experience; particularly when you end up accompanying an individual to the end of its life. My stomach still churns remembering the time that I encountered one in...
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