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Will a new European law mean YouTube has to monitor your uploads?
Society, Politics & Law

Will a new European law mean YouTube has to monitor your uploads?

...changes to other laws; far-reaching interpretations of the eCommerce Directive; and bewildering "co-regulation" measures that, paradoxically, seem designed to legally compel voluntary action by platforms. One important vehicle for this change is a draft revision to the Audio Visual Media Services (AVMS) Directive. The draft AVMS Directive expands broadcast-style...
Jonathan Edwards' giant world record leap – what can we learn from his long career?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Jonathan Edwards' giant world record leap – what can we learn from his long career?

...climate. It’s often better to be a big fish in a small pond. West Buckland private school also allowed Edwards to thrive in a diverse range of sports including rugby, basketball, tennis, athletics, cricket and gym. Participating in a rich mix of different sports in childhood is the optimal preparation for future success in most sports. Learning to move in varied ways is...
Decolonising Religious Studies and promoting equality, diversity and inclusion
History & The Arts

Decolonising Religious Studies and promoting equality, diversity and inclusion

...climate crisis, the recent pandemic and our positions on war and peace. We want our students to leave our courses feeling more prepared to meet these challenges with confidence in their ability to approach new information and articulate their views in a critical and evidence-based manner. Watch a related presentation: Transcript References Cotter, Christopher and...
Do people really behave in a rational way?
Money & Business

Do people really behave in a rational way?

...changing careers, the act of signing up can evoke feelings of fear and even pleasure that help explain the choice. Where the previous example was about choosing in anticipation of excitement to come, here you experience it immediately. Again, however, it is a rational choice to experience the feeling as part of the decision. But there’s a third category of emotions that...
Bird ringing in Bog Meadows
OpenLearn Ireland

Bird ringing in Bog Meadows

...change. This video shows how it works in Bog Meadows, a city nature reserve a few metres from the M1 motorway in Northern Ireland...Bird ringing is a world-wide method of finding out where birds migrate and how population levels change. See here how it is done on the Bog Meadows, a city nature reserve a few metres from the M1 motorway near Belfast. Video Transcript AIDAN...
War Memorials
History & The Arts

War Memorials

...changing national life. They are vital historical sources that offer tantalising clues about past belief systems: witness the frequent references to God, nation, king, and empire on First World War memorials. They also illustrate altering (and persisting) artistic tastes: compare the Islington memorial – which is an example of art nouveau – with the Poplar one, which...
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Theresanomics explained
Money & Business

Theresanomics explained

...changes that appeal to a sense of nostalgia and traditional 'Britishness' that echo the national mood. This has been the case, for instance, according to many commentators with grammar schools. Gaby Hinsliff talks about this new politics in her article The May Doctrine: Just Go with the Populist Flow in The Guardian. An abiding theme throughout her career has been that of...
Sara Kay Aloe
Education & Development

Sara Kay Aloe

...change my career…’ Sara added that she would advise anyone who is thinking about doing a degree to try some of our courses to become more familiar with academic-level material beforehand. ‘I honestly think that investing your time in learning is the best way to spend time, as your knowledge is something no one can take from you,’ she told us… and we have to...