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This is not a city: Milton Keynes
Society, Politics & Law

This is not a city: Milton Keynes

...projects such as Community Action: MK. So if MK is not a city, just what turns a town into one? The Department of Culture, Media and Sport were deliberately vague when defining the criteria for city status for the 2012 competition, but there are a few common assumptions. It has often been thought that the presence of an Anglican cathedral signifies city status. However...
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Article 15 mins
From boom to bust: the AI winter
Digital & Computing

From boom to bust: the AI winter

...project turned out to be a failure. According to legend, one high-profile demonstration translated the English phrase: "the spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak” into Russian and then back into English to produce: "the vodka is good, but the meat is rotten”. One of highest profile failures of this first wave of AI lay the perceptron. First unveiled in 1958, the...
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Article 5 mins
Diversity and inclusion in the workplace Badge icon
Money & Business

Diversity and inclusion in the workplace

...manager to lead projects and grow, etc., this helps the new manager to feel valued and respected. It delivers a sense of belonging.’...Week 8: Next steps: 6 This week’s quiz - It’s now time to take the Week 8 compulsory badge quiz. It’s similar to previous quizzes, but this time, like Week 4, instead of answering five questions there will be 15. Open the quiz in a...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
The impact of technology on children's physical activity
Health, Sports & Psychology

The impact of technology on children's physical activity

...Introduction - This free course, The impact of technology on children’s physical activity, explores the impact of technology on children’s physical activity levels. It examines the different types of technology that children have access to and the ways in which they engage with it. As part of this discussion, this course looks at information from a range of different...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Brass Instruments
History & The Arts

Brass Instruments

...introduction to this album How Brass Instruments Work Technology and acoustical principles. How technical developments through history have affected the design of brass instruments. Changing Key and Pitch Playing the cornet, trombone and trumpet, experts demonstrate hand stopping and lipping. Mechanical Innovation : Keys The keyed bugle and the ophicleide enabled brass...
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Audio 1 hr 10 mins
Innovation Design: Energy and Sustainability
Science, Maths & Technology

Innovation Design: Energy and Sustainability

...introduction to this album. What makes customers choose a green tariff? Customers who have opted for a green tariff talk about the reasons why they have decided to do so. The uptake of green tariffs Reasons why green tariffs are taken up by the minority in the UK. Living in a power station How a suburb in Holland is offsetting its power consumption by generating solar...
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Audio 31 mins
Living with visual Impairment
Health, Sports & Psychology

Living with visual Impairment

...introduction to this album. Visual Impairment Jackie's Experience Of acute transitory visual impairment as a result of MS, including her experience of difficulties with lighting and contrast. Emotional Impact Jackie talks about the emotional impact of losing her sight Nurse Support Jackie explains how nurses can support and empower people with visual impairments. Eating...
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Audio 27 mins
Water in Ethiopia
Nature & Environment

Water in Ethiopia

...introduction to this album. Water - a human right Access to water in Ethiopia can be a matter of life or death. This is brief look at the lives of people for whom an adequate water supply can never be taken for granted. Water in rural Ethiopia A day in the life of Yeshiemebet Zewdu., a local villager who lives with her husband and five children. Her daily tasks include...
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Audio 32 mins