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The delivery service to fix your brain
Science, Maths & Technology

The delivery service to fix your brain

...system we have our cargo which in the future could be interchangeable, but we have started with a special molecule which we believe could be effective in treating a number of problems in the brain. Nicknamed the “miracle grow for the brain”, we are aiming to transport therapeutic cargoes which have been linked to repair and growth of new brain cells. More on the brain...
Plato, opinions and the statues of Daedalus
History & The Arts

Plato, opinions and the statues of Daedalus

...think that knowledge is more valuable than true opinion? This is one occasion on which Socrates breaks with his usual habits and offers an answer. Opinions, he says, are like the statues of Daedalus. Meno, understandably, asks what he means. You may have heard of Daedalus – a mythical inventor associated with the island of Crete. Perhaps the best-known story about him...
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History & The Arts

A freelance career in the creative arts

...system, copywriting or legal protection, etc. There’s a lot to think about in those bullet points and you’ll explore them all in more detail as you progress through the course. For now, Activity 1 encourages you to reflect on the needs of two different businesses. Activity 1 What to do next? Timing: Allow about 10 minutes With the bullet points outlined by The...
How can Facebook decide who you really are?
Science, Maths & Technology

How can Facebook decide who you really are?

...system of social hierarchy. When Facebook reinstated Preetha's account, her full name appeared on her profile, caste name and all. Some castes are more vulnerable than others. My South Asian colleagues have explained to me that a move like this can give your enemies license to treat you as badly as they like, with impunity. Similarly, police are unlikely to respond to a...
Chinese education: How do things work?
Society, Politics & Law

Chinese education: How do things work?

...system as having four components; basic education, occupational education, higher education and adult education. Basic education comprises pre-school education, six years of primary schooling; three years of junior secondary schooling and then three years of senior secondary schooling. The numbers involved are huge: 192,000,000 children enrolled in over 400,000 primary...
Riches & misery: the consequences of the Atlantic slave trade
History & The Arts

Riches & misery: the consequences of the Atlantic slave trade

...system, and should still be seen as responsible for many of its evils. The impact of the Atlantic slave trade on the New World. Whatever the effect of slavery on Africa, there can be no doubt that the use of black slaves played a crucial part in the economic development of the New World, above all by making up for shortages of labour. Here, and in other places of European...
Teaching a robot how to speak
Languages

Teaching a robot how to speak

...think’ when they communicate? What are the challenges faced by researchers into trying to teach a machine how to speak? And what does this tell us about the nature of language itself? Transcript This material is from the Open University module L101 Introducing English language studies. See below for some other resources about the topics of artificial intelligence and...
Creative Arts, Health and Wellbeing
Health, Sports & Psychology

Creative Arts, Health and Wellbeing

...think. The arts can also be a useful way of exploring the ideas, emotions and identities associated with health and wellbeing, whether in the present day or as part of historical research. While formal arts therapies have been in use for some decades, more recently health professionals and others have begun to recognise the broader role the arts might play in supporting...