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Non-existent countries
Society, Politics & Law

Non-existent countries

...family who occupied Sealand was had up on a firearms charge at Essex Assizes Court. And the judge threw out the case because he said I can't rule over an event that happened outside Britain. And Sealand realised that this was tantamount in their eyes to a recognition of their separateness and they continued to say ‘we are a separate sovereign nation’. Again, no one...
Race, ethnicity and crime
Society, Politics & Law

Race, ethnicity and crime

...families and communities. Watch the video below now. Deborah Peterson Small … Just this week, Human Rights Watch issued a report about racial disparities in drug arrest. And, basically, the report showed that for the last 27 years – since 1980 – the rate of Black arrests has been disproportionately higher than White arrests for drugs, ranging from 2.7 times more...
Level 3: Advanced 1 hr
Introducing the psychology of our relationships with fictional villains
Health, Sports & Psychology

Introducing the psychology of our relationships with fictional villains

...family member or friend, a conversation in the workplace, or even an interaction where you spoke to your dog, cat or other family pet. First, jot a few notes down about the context: where you were, when it was, and who the ‘characters’ were in this conversation. Who was present and who had a speaking role? If you can remember approximately what was said, make a quick...
Hybrid working: wellbeing and inclusion
Money & Business

Hybrid working: wellbeing and inclusion

...families to return to rural Wales, to settle in some rural villages which have become quite distorted in their age profiles. It will mean more people in small towns and rural communities during the day helping to support local shops and services. So those are potentially positive sides of that shift. However, there are also concerns that a growing interest in moving into...
Sure, I know how to talk to people!
Money & Business

Sure, I know how to talk to people!

...family relationships, a work situation or maybe a situation in your local community. Discussion It’s interesting to notice that most people’s response to this is to think that of course they would be more forthcoming if someone was empathic and understanding – and yet we still buy into the myth we see in films that, when talking to a police suspect, for some reason...
Contemporary issues in managing
Money & Business

Contemporary issues in managing

...family’ where commitment is high, and identity becomes hugely dependant on ‘loving their job’....Contemporary issues in managing: Introduction - This free course provides you with a short introduction to three managerial approaches adopted by organisations currently. The course is divided into three sections that cover: Managing through organisational culture...
Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
IT: device to device communication
Science, Maths & Technology

IT: device to device communication

...family's radio to the mains electricity supply (I was born before the days of battery-powered transistor radios) and I couldn't understand why my parents referred to it as 'the wireless' – since clearly it wasn't. I now know that the wire simply fed the radio with the electrical power it needed. The radio signals were picked up by a special electrical conductor called...
Level 1: Introductory 20 hrs
Reception of music in cross-cultural perspective
History & The Arts

Reception of music in cross-cultural perspective

...family that hired him will gain little status, and he will probably not be invited to play in that area again. A wayang must first be entertaining. The art, therefore, is receptive to the demands of its audience, and the audience has brought new demands. ‘People want to laugh more.’ ‘Audiences prefer new stories.’ ‘Audiences want to see lots of fighting.’...