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Jury Hub Conversation: Lee Curley, Dr Itiel Dror
Society, Politics & Law

Jury Hub Conversation: Lee Curley, Dr Itiel Dror

...research, published in over 150 research articles, cited over 11,000 times (source: Google Scholar), demonstrates human vulnerabilities in expert decision making. He has worked in a variety of domains, from policing and aviation to medical experts and bankers, showing that cognitive and human factors impact even hard working, dedicated and competent experts. In the...
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Video 55 mins
Enhancing learning and assessment with Artificial intelligence
Education & Development

Enhancing learning and assessment with Artificial intelligence

...research project investigating effective mentoring approaches of student teachers...The session explored incorporating ChatGPT into eLearning assessment processes to offer a dynamic and efficient way to evaluate student comprehension, critical thinking and problem-solving skills. By integrating ChatGPT, educators can create interactive assessments that simulate real-life...
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Video 5 mins
Spectre and Meltdown: What do you need to know about the chip security flaws?
Digital & Computing

Spectre and Meltdown: What do you need to know about the chip security flaws?

...Researchers have identified a security flaw in the computer processors made by three of the world’s biggest chip designers, Intel, AMD and ARM, and a second flaw in Intel chips. This means that almost every smartphone, tablet, laptop and business computer in the world could be vulnerable to having sensitive data including passwords stolen. The cloud servers that store...
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Article 5 mins
Retrofitting older buildings to help mitigate the climate emergency
Nature & Environment

Retrofitting older buildings to help mitigate the climate emergency

...research I had always planned to become a historian/archaeologist. However, as part of my degree with The Open University, I did modules on the challenges of climate change and the need to take action in all sectors, including for buildings. I, therefore, decided that I wanted to do a PhD on a topic that had direct practical relevance to the climate crisis, in the hope...
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Article 10 mins
Teaching secondary science
Education & Development

Teaching secondary science

...centred approach to teaching, which is underpinned by a constructivist view of learning – that learners construct knowledge and understanding for themselves through activities, experiences, thought and discussion. Now listen to an introduction to this course by its author, Sandra Amos: Sandra Amos Hello. I'm Sandra Amos, the author of this course. I have a wealth of...
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Level 3: Advanced 11 hrs
Owen's Law: the case for written allergen information in every food business
Health, Sports & Psychology

Owen's Law: the case for written allergen information in every food business

...Research from Imperial College London highlights an important and often misunderstood reality. Deaths from food-induced anaphylaxis in the UK are rare — estimated at fewer than 10 per year — and have decreased over time. This is sometimes cited as evidence that the current system is working. It is not the whole picture. Over the same period, hospital admissions for...
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Article 5 mins
Five surprising facts about sex and the pandemic
Society, Politics & Law

Five surprising facts about sex and the pandemic

...Research has now shown how our sex lives have been deeply impacted by the coronavirus pandemic. So here are five ways in which the pandemic has impacted sex lives. 1. Changes in sexual frequency Research carried out by the Natsal (National Surveys of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles) COVID team1 found that in the four months following the UK’s first lockdown in March...
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Article 2 mins
Perceptions of English literature
History & The Arts

Perceptions of English literature

...of The Open University course A230 Reading and studying literature... How English is English literature? Can we still consider English literature English? What is English literature? Authors discuss the literature they were exposed to as children. New voices During the wave of independence many writers from the de-colonised countries began to have their work published....
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Audio 21 mins