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Uncanny valley: why we find human-like robots and dolls so creepy
Society, Politics & Law

Uncanny valley: why we find human-like robots and dolls so creepy

...perception of eeriness varies from person to person. So what evidence exists for the effect and what properties of near-humans might make us feel so uncomfortable? Still debated Since 1970, the uncanny valley effect has been explored from many perspectives, from the practical interest of roboticists to theoretical approaches from philosophers and experimental studies...
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Article 10 mins
Everybody's looking for love
Health, Sports & Psychology

Everybody's looking for love

...perceptions, which include the belief that people with learning disabilities are asexual or “childlike”. Not only do these beliefs hold people with learning disabilities back from relationships, they also infringe on their human right to privacy and a family life, as outlined in Article 8 of the Human Rights Act 1998. My research explores the views and experiences of...
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Article 5 mins
Sylvia Plath and the linguistics of depression
Languages

Sylvia Plath and the linguistics of depression

...perceptions of depression as feeling sad, down, or low in energy, revealing instead an experience of inner conflict, contradiction and pain. Then, in the summer of 1953, just a month before Plath attempts to take her own life, creative figurative language almost disappears from her writing. It becomes more fragmented, almost like stream-of-consciousness: First think: here...
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Article 10 mins
Strange job: being Queen Elizabeth II, Britain’s longest reigning monarch
Society, Politics & Law

Strange job: being Queen Elizabeth II, Britain’s longest reigning monarch

...perception that her advisers judged to be untenable. In the end, the Queen was forced to go public about her sadness at Diana’s passing. Diana has been dead for nearly 20 years. Today, the Queen’s retinue is a dissipated power, facing challenges from a global institutional media and the union of cybernetic palace-watchers which it cannot control. It is no longer a...
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Article 10 mins
The Science of Fear
Health, Sports & Psychology

The Science of Fear

...perception cause a conscious feeling (brain then body), or does the body react first and then the perception of that response give us the feeling (body then brain)?' ...scary stuff! I've seen a man try to overcome his phobia of snakes. Surely his fear is due to his brain recognising the visual image of a snake and then 'telling him' to become scared - with all the...
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Article 15 mins
Justice, fairness and mediation
Money & Business

Justice, fairness and mediation

...perception in policing - Questions of fairness and equity are crucial to modern policing. The Cambridge Dictionary defines fairness as: the quality of treating people equally or in a way that is right or reasonable (Cambridge Dictionary, 2020) To have legitimacy, policing organisations must not only act with fairness and, indeed, impartiality, but just as importantly they...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
Visions of protest: graffiti
History & The Arts

Visions of protest: graffiti

...perception of graffiti as a form of art or as vandalism and explore how graffiti has been used as a form of communication and as an articulation of protest...This free course, Visions of protest: graffiti, introduces students to contrasting understandings of graffiti. It draws on a wide range of graffiti examples, including mystery zebras in Hackney, fish graffiti in...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
An introduction to social work law
Society, Politics & Law

An introduction to social work law

...perceptions of the social work role before exploring what social workers do in their day-to-day practice with people. It will highlight the core values of the social work profession and consider the challenges of applying these values in practice. The course will explore the relationship between social work practice and law and will be of relevance to people interested in...
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Level 2: Intermediate 5 hrs