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Half man, half circuit: Who are the people who are choosing to become cyborgs?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Half man, half circuit: Who are the people who are choosing to become cyborgs?

...communication, a related technology) chips, encased in biocompatible glass, can be programmed to communicate with Android phones and other compatible devices, allowing users to unlock their phones, open doors, turn lights on and off or even buy a beer with a literal wave of the hand. The connected devices of the internet of things are a gold mine for experimentation....
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The gut microbiome: balancing the body
Science, Maths & Technology

The gut microbiome: balancing the body

...community, area or environment’. So, microbiota refers to the small living microorganisms in their specific environment. The microbiome refers to the environment and the microbiota and their genetic make-up and all the substances they produce to interact to form a community. Question 1 Thinking about a specific type of microorganism mentioned earlier, can you use the...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Arglwyddes Llanofer, alawon Cymreig a chytgord cenedlaethol
History & The Arts

Arglwyddes Llanofer, alawon Cymreig a chytgord cenedlaethol

...orally, never written down.’ [Tudalen deitl Ancient National Airs of Gwent and Morganwg.]Tudalen deitl Ancient National Airs of Gwent and Morganwg (1844). Noder y cyflwyniad i'r Frenhines Fictoria. (Llun: Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru) Rhaid dweud, petai Maria Jane Williams wedi cael dewis, y byddai ei chasgliad, mewn gwirionedd, wedi cael ei gyhoeddi yn y ffordd...
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Getting started with French 1
Languages

Getting started with French 1

...communicate effectively with people. In this short course you will begin to develop your reading and listening skills in French and learn to speak and write the language to communicate in everyday situations. You will acquire a knowledge of the basic structures of French along with key vocabulary to meet and greet people and to talk about yourself and others. This...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Postcards from the doctor: Spreading health care messages in India
Health, Sports & Psychology

Postcards from the doctor: Spreading health care messages in India

...communities where doctors are difficult to access, residents should focus on improving sanitation and the environment. His postcard campaign and editorials made headlines in Indian newspapers. But he told Rahul that some outlets didn’t take him seriously, because of his rigid stance against high-priced corporate hospitals. Recently, Ramayogaiah’s opposition to...
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Martin Holt On Using Systems Thinking In Practice
Society, Politics & Law

Martin Holt On Using Systems Thinking In Practice

...community – both formal (e.g. schools) & informal (e.g. citizen groups) structures. Why STiP? - It is possible to make an impact when still a relative novice – I've done work where something as simple as getting started with an influence or trajectory diagram has really helped people see things in a new & informative way. Why not STiP? – The learning it brings can...
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The Great Fall: Berlin’s ‘Freedom’ concert
History & The Arts

The Great Fall: Berlin’s ‘Freedom’ concert

...community and brotherhood in the light of recent events, and it even prompted a change to the composition. In its last movement, the Ninth Symphony sets a text by Friedrich Schiller, An die Freude—or ‘Ode to Joy’. Bernstein, in the spirit of recent events, took the decision to amend the text sung, changing each mention of the word Freude (joy) to Freiheit (freedom)....
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World Bipolar Day
Health, Sports & Psychology

World Bipolar Day

...community comes together to shine a spotlight on bipolar disorder. The vision of World Bipolar Day is to increase understanding about what bipolar is - and isn’t - and to banish stigma around the condition...This content is associated with The Open University’s Health and Wellbeing qualifications. Around 2% of people - or 1 in 50 people - have bipolar, which was...
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