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An introduction to artificial intelligence
Education & Development

An introduction to artificial intelligence

...attention key dilemmas currently faced by the AI sector. To the target question for this activity: the CDT post makes clear that the complex set of decisions that ICE were attempting to automate through the ‘Extreme Vetting Initiative’ would be difficult enough for a human to carry out, particularly given the range of subjective judgments involved in the criteria...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Global perspectives on primary education
Education & Development

Global perspectives on primary education

...attention. Primary teachers need to be like encyclopedias because we teach many different subjects, but here, we put an emphasis on maths skills and communication, especially communication. We make sure that the children are able to write and speak properly. I really like teaching communication and maths: they go side by side. Every year I try to learn new techniques and...
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Level 2: Intermediate 9 hrs
Introduction to Planetary Protection
Science, Maths & Technology

Introduction to Planetary Protection

...attention. If you want to learn more about the exploration of Mars, you can visit the OpenLearn interactive ‘15 minutes on Mars’, and we shall return to consider Mars in the context of planetary protection shortly. However, we first need to consider what it is we are looking for when searching for ‘life’...Introduction to Planetary Protection: 1.1.1 What is life?...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
An introduction to music theory
History & The Arts

An introduction to music theory

...attention when there are shorter values present such as quavers and semiquavers.) Additionally, make sure that you have identified the beat correctly as shown by the bottom number in the time signature – is it a minim (2), a crotchet (4) or a quaver (8)?...An introduction to music theory: 3.4 Review 2 - The following activities begin with Group 1 – a series of...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Understanding science: what we cannot know Badge icon
Science, Maths & Technology

Understanding science: what we cannot know

...attention to the largest scales of all and ask some big questions about the universe as a whole. Does the universe go on forever? If not, how big is it? Can we ever know these things? Here’s Marcus to introduce this week’s topic. MARCUS DU SAUTOY This week, you’ll discover that the very large offers as many challenges to knowledge as the very small. It’s...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Microgravity: living on the International Space Station Badge icon
Science, Maths & Technology

Microgravity: living on the International Space Station

...attention to what happens to the water when the swinging motion is stopped. TOM: OK, the first thing we do is take the bucket. We have the water in the bucket, and we start to emulate circular motion by gradually building up speed, and then confidently swinging it around in a motion where the water stays in the bucket. If you slow it down very carefully, the water doesn't...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Icy bodies: Europa and elsewhere
Science, Maths & Technology

Icy bodies: Europa and elsewhere

...attention to the other parts of Figure 21, notably those covered by Figures 23 and 24. [Figure 23] Figure 23 Galileo SSI image, 80 km in width, recorded at 54 m per pixel. Solar illumination is from the right. See Figure 21 for location. The letters and numbers around the edge define 10 km × 10 km squares for reference in the answer to Question 8. (NASA) Click here for a...
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Level 2: Intermediate 17 hrs
Digital humanities: humanities research in the digital age
History & The Arts

Digital humanities: humanities research in the digital age

...attention to conditions imposed by the archive for further re-use and publication. Archives may, for example, insist that researchers cannot republish photographs they take but reserve them for ‘private use or study’. If you do not create your own research data, then there are three broad categories of access to digital collections created by others. Access via a...
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Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs