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Beachbrains
Science, Maths & Technology

Beachbrains

...communicate with each other. Expert-systems-wise, networks of neurons have been the focus of simulation for over 25 years, starting with John Joseph Hopfield’s artificial neural networks (ANNs) in 1982. From that basis, and with many technological revisions, papers in Expert Systems currently present excellent results with ANNs based on a few hundred neurons. But it...
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David Lucey
Education & Development

David Lucey

...community participation, photography, healthy eating and mindfulness. My favourite courses on OpenLearn have been Challenging ideas in mental health, Starting with psychology, Coping in isolation: Time to Think and An introduction to crime and criminology... all interesting topics that I wanted to learn more about.’ And that was one of the reasons he turned to OpenLearn...
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I have an accent, (why) does it matter?
Languages

I have an accent, (why) does it matter?

...communication breakdowns, have a negative impact on self-efficacy and result in poor integration into the host culture. These fears are not unfounded. The way we speak provides information about our background, including age and ethnicity, and it can lead to discrimination. For instance, native speakers are more likely to be believed if they make a surprising or...
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Sustainable Design – Innovative design techniques
Money & Business

Sustainable Design – Innovative design techniques

...certainly something that could be integrated successfully into the development of high-street products, but there needs to be a straightforward and effective process to facilitate cooperation and communication between different departments. Too often designers are designing in isolation and there needs to be a focus on collaboration with the common goal of sustainability....
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The language used during end of life care matters
Health, Sports & Psychology

The language used during end of life care matters

...communicate well if they do not all understand that implicit code – such as using everyday language to describe something technical. And there are a lot of examples of unclear language in palliative and end of life care, where euphuisms are used either to make a ‘difficult subject’ easier or to obscure the lack of certainty there can be around death. Rarely in the...
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Mistaken identity? Sharing experiences as a South Asian woman
Education & Development

Mistaken identity? Sharing experiences as a South Asian woman

...communicates negative, hostile or derogatory attitudes towards those of different races, cultures, beliefs or genders? If this had been a one-off occurrence (it’s important to note here this was the first time this person has confused me with someone else), I would be inclined to think that it is just a matter of confusion, and easily done. However, racially...
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HeadStart Classical Studies
History & The Arts

HeadStart Classical Studies

...communities in which they lived. In The many guises of the emperor Augustus by Ursula Rothe, you will learn about Rome’s first emperor, Augustus, who lived from 63 BCE to 14 CE. You will examine the various roles Augustus constructed in an attempt to appeal to as many people as possible, and consider the central importance of dress in Augustus’ imagery. To illustrate...
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Design and Creativity
Science, Maths & Technology

Design and Creativity

...involved with problem solving a design from start to finish. Philips: Future Developments Evolving the web cam design. Tom Delaey describes the many factors that affect the design process and explores the connection between design and culture. Philips: Communication Methods The T211 course team reflect on the way the Philips team worked on the on the web cam project....
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