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Amanda Theunissen - Earth in Vision
Nature & Environment

Amanda Theunissen - Earth in Vision

...worked in every part of television since John Logie Baird invented it. I starting as a reporter on the local news in Bristol and ending as Editor of Nature, the environmental strand based in the BBC’s Natural History Unit. We were trying to tell environmental stories and warn of climate change long before the E word became fashionable. I’m not sure we changed anything...
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Attacked but not hacked: How secure was the US election?
Society, Politics & Law

Attacked but not hacked: How secure was the US election?

...social and political infrastructure. Rhetoric attacked legitimacy Although this election does not appear to be “hacked” in the manner that many predicted, I do believe that it was successfully and directly attacked, repeatedly. These attacks did not come in the form of hackers altering vote counts. Rather, the attacks on this election’s integrity came from assorted...
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Using digital tools to save languages
Languages

Using digital tools to save languages

...social phenomenon. People started creating literature around it, adding humour and sarcasm. And because not everyone is good at crying, the whole thing would be rehearsed beforehand, and women like my grandma played a great role as master trainers. I had a great time recording these unique songs and stories of my community. I uploaded them and made them available publicly...
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Coaching neurodivergent athletes
Health, Sports & Psychology

Coaching neurodivergent athletes

...work harder to do the social interaction. It’s also wrapped up in a whole load of past instances in that person’s life, where they’ve misread the situation. They thought they were doing the right thing, and it’s really backfired in their face. And they don’t know what’s going on. And they’ve had to really deal with the social consequences of that. And that...
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PodMag November 2016
Society, Politics & Law

PodMag November 2016

...Social Sciences and Arts (FASS) at The Open University...In this edition of the PodMag, we are introduced to three members of the Religious Studies Department who talk about three different religious festivals which occur around this time of year – Halloween, Diwali and Christmas. Karen interviews Professor Graham Harvey, Head of Religious Studies, Professor Gwilym...
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Canals: The Making of a Nation - Find out more
History & The Arts

Canals: The Making of a Nation - Find out more

...working conditions. Friedrich Engels wrote The Condition of the Working Class in England in Manchester, where socialism and revolution were seen as an answer to the injustice faced by workers. By this time, the disparate and disorganised navvies had mostly moved across to the railway construction which had superseded the declining canal building industry. However, there...
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What do Europe's new data rules mean for children online?
Education & Development

What do Europe's new data rules mean for children online?

...Working Party information is now available online including Article 29 Working Party consent guidance and Article 29 Working Party draft guidelines on profiling. As mentioned earlier, ICO has published Children and the GDPR guidance for consultation which closes on 28 February 2018. The guidance includes new rules about automated decision-making, the right to erasure and...
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Deconstructing the Moors: black presence in the United Kingdom before and during the Tudor period
History & The Arts

Deconstructing the Moors: black presence in the United Kingdom before and during the Tudor period

...social, political and cultural frameworks influence how people engage with the past in which identities are created and sustained. Historical knowledge has the power to influence how people value past eras and construct their lived experiences through their own interpretations. It also impacts on how they understand themselves and is significant because of its role in the...
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