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Stay in control and hide the fear: The psychology of skydivers and climbers
Health, Sports & Psychology

Stay in control and hide the fear: The psychology of skydivers and climbers

...community, so they were referred to as cowboys, they were referred to as being stupid, arrogant. Skydivers would refuse to jump with those people because they’ll see them as taking irresponsible risks. Laurie Taylor: So they might not even mix with them or hang out with them at all? James Hardie-Bick: Yeah. Well they certainly wouldn’t want them on their plane. Laurie...
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Article 10 mins
How do children learn the concept of race?
Education & Development

How do children learn the concept of race?

...communities that aim to shape the beliefs, attitudes, and behaviours of children surrounding race. In their study titled ‘What should young Black children know about race?’, three American researchers explored the use of ERS across four themes: Cultural socialisation: the promotion of ethnic heritage with the intent to create cultural pride. Preparation for bias:...
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Article 10 mins
An introduction to software development
Science, Maths & Technology

An introduction to software development

...communicate what is important, devoid of unnecessary detail, and to help developers deal with the complexity of the problem being investigated or the solution being developed. Modelling is used in other forms of design and engineering. For instance, architects develop different models of buildings – some addressing structures, others materials, others ergonomics, and so...
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Level 3: Advanced 6 hrs
Introducing key global development challenges
Society, Politics & Law

Introducing key global development challenges

...communities, and the relationships cultivated between countries. Transport of goods by sea and air enables exchange of goods between countries. However, it involves the heavy consumption of fossil fuel and contributes to pollution and climate change, processes whose impacts are felt around the world. The more you probe into the situation, the more apparent the...
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Level 3: Advanced 6 hrs
Learning about sex, a shilling a time: Aristotle's Masterpiece
History & The Arts

Learning about sex, a shilling a time: Aristotle's Masterpiece

...oral history interviewer that she knew about reproductive matters from what she called “Harry Tottle’s little book”. Although little-known today, Aristotle’s Masterpiece was the go-to book for generations of British and American readers, male and female, who wanted to know about sex and making babies. Long after medical theories about reproduction and childbirth...
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Article 10 mins
Aeroplane Design and Engineering
Science, Maths & Technology

Aeroplane Design and Engineering

...communicate with pilots and other parties to keep everyone informed about weather, traffic advisories and other incidents. Air traffic control also works with the pilot through each phase of flight. Many of us only know take-off, cruise and landing. There are actually seven phases of flight, beginning with preflight phase when the pilot and controller ensure that the...
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Activity 20 mins
Machine translation in language learning and teaching
Languages

Machine translation in language learning and teaching

...La recuerdo bien. Estaba en la Plaza, embarazoda de mi primer Hiba de 6 messe, Juan Pablo...Session 1: Reflecting on machine translation and language learning: 3 The benefits and limitations of OMT for language learning and teaching - Using OMT for language learning and teaching has both benefits and limitations. In the next activity you will look at some of these, which...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Leadership for inclusion: thinking it through
Education & Development

Leadership for inclusion: thinking it through

...community. You might have wanted to work against a simplistic notion that one group of people has something to learn and another group of people has something to teach. You may feel that everyone has the ability to learn and everyone has the ability to assist others to learn, or that teaching and learning is not neatly assessable; maybe you want us to see them as...
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Level 3: Advanced 8 hrs