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Sharpening Your Critical Thinking
History & The Arts

Sharpening Your Critical Thinking

...health, eating meat, who should lead the country, etc. – and people use all sorts of arguments, and appeal to a wide variety of evidence, when giving their reasons. When you and I are involved in a disagreement, both of us would likely think ‘I am right’. This can lead to shouting matches, resentment, and a polarised society. Sharpening your critical thinking...
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Article 5 mins
The Science of Fear
Health, Sports & Psychology

The Science of Fear

...health because they are acting inappropriately for the conditions in which you find yourself. Because of this, over the long-term, stress can cause severe heart problems and other life threatening conditions. Since the stress response gets you ready for strenuous physical exercise, the best way to counteract it is to actually take some exercise. Exercise helps the body...
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From insecurity to insecurity: Black and Ethnic Minority Europeans in the UK
Society, Politics & Law

From insecurity to insecurity: Black and Ethnic Minority Europeans in the UK

...health tourists. Hence, this ‘minority within a minority’ has experienced one insecurity after another. The recent vote in the House of Commons and Theresa May’s strong views on using EU citizens’ residence rights as a bargaining chip in BREXIT negotiations are deeply worrying for all EU citizens, including this minority within a minority in the UK. Having...
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Justice, fairness and mediation
Money & Business

Justice, fairness and mediation

...health and safety laws, planning laws and financial services laws operate and are applied in a way that is fair and consistent. The European Convention on Human Rights Since 1950 the UK has been a signatory to the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR). The ECHR is an international treaty signed by members of the Council of Europe and is, consequently, separate and...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
Non-existent countries
Society, Politics & Law

Non-existent countries

...mentally ticking off, well in that case I'm going to include Sardinia next time. And it will certainly be up there. I'm sure. Andy Morris I guess the same could be said about Corsica as well. Dr Nick Middleton Yes, I could have included Corsica. Could well include Corsica in another volume. In fact I could probably do an entire fifty country volume just with European...
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Artificial intelligence
Digital & Computing

Artificial intelligence

...mental activity by which an individual is aware of and knows about his or her environment, including such processes as perceiving, remembering, reasoning, judging and problem solving. * Computer Vision/Machine Vision The combination of electronic eyes and brains allowing a system to see an object, make some decisions about that object and, in certain cases, implement an...
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Article 15 mins
Working in the voluntary sector Badge icon
Society, Politics & Law

Working in the voluntary sector

...health problems. Service delivery agents – ‘the biggest and most visible of the voluntary organisations’ providing services to those in need. They often have many paid staff and operate across the UK. Examples include the Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) and Citizens Advice. Campaigning bodies – some organisations were created to campaign for a...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Children’s perspectives on play
Education & Development

Children’s perspectives on play

...health visitor and various books, she should sometimes be playing in slightly different ways – games where it’s your-turn, my-turn like, for example, snap and snake and ladders. But she often just wants to play her musical instruments. She’s got a guitar, just a little one, and she’s also got access to my guitar. She loves her toy piano and she loves all her...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs