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What can emoji teach us about human civilization?
Languages

What can emoji teach us about human civilization?

...health issues[2] to helping people speak out about child abuse.[3] In education contexts, their visual appeal and intuitiveness as a communication system has made them especially useful with learning for younger, or more vulnerable, children.[4] For adults also they can serve an educational purpose. The fact that they’ve evolved from similar basic practices as all other...
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Article 15 mins
How yoga conquered Britain: the feminist legacy of Yogini Sunita and Kailash Puri
Health, Sports & Psychology

How yoga conquered Britain: the feminist legacy of Yogini Sunita and Kailash Puri

...health and well-being” with “universal appeal”. The discipline was popularised in Britain through the hard work and dedication of a diverse group of unusual individuals. There were competing ideas of yoga, different forms of practice, and many different points at which yoga entered British culture, as my book Yoga in Britain explores. But there are two women whose...
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Article 10 mins
Asset allocation in investment
Money & Business

Asset allocation in investment

...public pension plans? Answer Yes, the US is near the bottom in terms of equities and Australia only average for public pension plans. Now which three countries have the smallest amount of bonds and equities as a proportion of the total? Answer Germany, Japan and Korea all have less than 50% of their portfolios in bonds and equities. Korea has a lot of cash, the other two...
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Level 3: Advanced 9 hrs
Digital carbon footprints and remote working
Nature & Environment

Digital carbon footprints and remote working

...health, safety and growth opportunities are the employer’s responsibility, no matter where their staff are located. We now find ourselves at another juxtaposition of two forces – climate change, NetZero strategies, and the global energy crisis. The ramifications of these are still unfolding, however there is an important realisation that is yet to become widespread...
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Eco-anxiety and how to cope with the Climate and Ecological Crisis
Health, Sports & Psychology

Eco-anxiety and how to cope with the Climate and Ecological Crisis

...Health and our Changing Climate: Impacts, Implications, and Guidance. Washington D.C.: American Psychological Association and ecoAmerica. Gen Dread (2023) ‘Post-traumatic growth after touching death: A conversation with climate activist Charlie Hertzog Young’, Gen dread, 25 May. Available at: Post-traumatic growth after touching death - Gen Dread (substack.com)...
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Discovering disorder: young people and delinquency
Society, Politics & Law

Discovering disorder: young people and delinquency

...public condemnation, heavy policing and tough sentencing). Finally, Cohen suggests that the creation of folk devils and the development of moral panics – although certainly irrational and disproportionate – served some social interests. The Mods and Rockers gave a platform for ‘moral entrepreneurs’ to tell stories about the state of the nation and its young...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Michael Jacobs - Stories of Change
Nature & Environment

Michael Jacobs - Stories of Change

...Public Policy, University College London He is an economist, writer and consultant on climate change policy and strategy. From 2004-10 he was special adviser to Gordon Brown, UK Chancellor of the Exchequer and Prime Minister, with responsibility for environment, energy and climate change policy. From 2010-15 he acted as strategic adviser to a number of governments,...
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Introduction to cyber security: stay safe online Badge icon
Digital & Computing

Introduction to cyber security: stay safe online

...public about potential computer security risks. This one, released in March 2014, lists six vulnerabilities in this family of Siemens PLCs, which could allow attackers to interrupt or stop their operations. It also highlights that this family of PLCs are used in a range of critical sectors. This PLC isn't just vulnerable, it is also quite likely to be working in an...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs