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Finding a mentor
Money & Business

Finding a mentor

...think about problems you may be facing, and new ideas or ways of working you want to try out. They will usually help by listening to your thoughts and ideas and asking questions to help you think more clearly about them. A mentor can be someone you work with who has experience relevant to your line of work. This is usually not your line manager, unless your employer...
Building confidence in using online forums
Education & Development

Building confidence in using online forums

...think of what you post? Are you unsure about the value and benefits of posting to online learning forums? If you answered ‘yes’ to any of these questions, this course is designed to support you! Transcript65...Session 1: Forums as you see them: Introduction - Welcome to Session 1 of this free course which aims to build your confidence in getting involved when using...
The frozen planet
Nature & Environment

The frozen planet

...think of? c.What is the last news story you remember about each region? d.Who owns it? Answer The set of answers shown below is from one of the team who asked a family member with no experience of the frozen planet. Here are her answers: a.Images for the Arctic: cold; polar bear; igloo. For the Antarctic: penguin; whale; ice. b.Words for the Arctic: polar bear; the...
Level 1: Introductory 7 hrs
Success in Interviews - How to Use Psychology to Gain that Job!
Health, Sports & Psychology

Success in Interviews - How to Use Psychology to Gain that Job!

...thinking to be more positive, optimistic and constructive, which then influences our emotions and behaviour, towards being more self-assured in an interview situation. Negative thoughts tend to just pop into our heads and can often be self-sabotaging; for example, ‘you will never get that job because...’, ‘you are not good enough...’. Often, we accept them as...
Blade Runner: What's the balance between science and fiction?
Science, Maths & Technology

Blade Runner: What's the balance between science and fiction?

...think I’m a Replicant, don’t you? - Rachel, Blade Runner Other discussion following the film centred on how the biotechnology depicted in Blade Runner would need to be updated in the upcoming sequel, how different types of bionic eyes function, recent advances in synthetic organ production and their potential in personalised regenerative medicine. Dispelling...
Batman v Superman: Are superheroes always good?
History & The Arts

Batman v Superman: Are superheroes always good?

...system and set himself up as a tyrant, yet they also expected their leaders to come from an aristocratic background, and mocked politicians who had more humble origins. What to do about powerful individuals was a constant source of tension, and this explains the appeal of the heroes of myth. The heroes were the aristocrats of their own day, but were safely enclosed in the...
Did Donald Trump ride a tide of anti-feminism to the White House?
Society, Politics & Law

Did Donald Trump ride a tide of anti-feminism to the White House?

...System Is For The Birds”, “All Married Women Are Bad, Yes?” and “The Sorry Plight Of The Human Male”. A 1955 article by Jay Archer, “Don’t Hate Yourself In The Morning: You Weren’t The Only One Having Fun”, provides an early precedent for Trump’s later justification-cum-defence of his “locker room” talk. Transcript Archer advises his readers that...
Can quotas make gender equality happen in politics? Lessons from business
Society, Politics & Law

Can quotas make gender equality happen in politics? Lessons from business

...think about equality and discrimination in professions and organisations – a legacy that will take a long time to fade. Change is happening. But it is slow, and it is tempting to assume that all is well because there is some progress made on the numbers. Politics has a few lessons to learn from business on this front. A long legacy Beyond the numbers, the culture of...