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Ben Van Beurden - Stories of Change
Nature & Environment

Ben Van Beurden - Stories of Change

...out? There may be sensitivities on it, what if the oil price was higher, what if it was lower, what if it wouldn’t work as well, what if there would be other issues, delays or whatever, and then you do a risk assessment where you just say, well how many things will have to go wrong before I regret this? And of course you then take a view on the resiliency of the project...
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Nine days' wonder in York
History & The Arts

Nine days' wonder in York

...out of the year to itself, and even July and August are not always constant to it. To be sure, their defection cannot spoil it, but they dispose it to the slights of September in a dejection from which there is no rise to those coquetries with October known to our own summer. Yet, having said so much, I feel bound to add that our nine days in York, from the 2d to the 12th...
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An expert’s take on AI
Digital & Computing

An expert’s take on AI

...burning questions about Artificial Intelligence (AI)? Mike Richards, Senior Lecturer in Computing at The Open University, explains all in this article for National Coding Week. ...Q: What is AI? A: There is no simple answer! AI is a collection of technologies and techniques that aim to reproduce the intelligence that we see in animals and people inside machines,...
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The science of nuclear energy
Science, Maths & Technology

The science of nuclear energy

...out the positive charge of the nucleus. What is an element? Much of the matter around you is made up of compounds. Compounds are made up of molecules where there are two or more different atoms bonded together. Elements are made up of just one type of atom. You may be familiar with the periodic table which gives the full list of elements. The number of protons in the...
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Plastic materials, pollution and recycling
Science, Maths & Technology

Plastic materials, pollution and recycling

...burn the plastic within a refuse-derived-fuel to recover the energy trapped within the materials, this is often the best option for highly contaminated plastics. A better solution to waste plastics, if simple reuse isn’t practical, is to recycle the plastic materials. This is often so-called materials recycling where the plastic is separated, shredded and re-melted to...
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The psychological impacts of climate change
Nature & Environment

The psychological impacts of climate change

...burning fossil fuels right now, protect and restore forests and natural habitats, and give developing countries substantial financial support to go green. Sometimes this is called coal, cars, cash and trees. Each one of us can play a part individually through lifestyle changes. But it will take more than that. Collectively, we can make our actions matter by pressing our...
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Black History Month 2021 talks
Education & Development

Black History Month 2021 talks

...Burning work until different: human rights and the Windrush fight Open University law graduates Anthony Brown and Leonie Shaw-Brown lead a discussion on their inspirational Windrush campaign. [Unknown title] Transcript Experience v qualifications: reflections from an OU graduate and sports coach Allana Francis-Ashmeil is an OU Sports and Fitness student from 2014–2016...
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Film as a Historical Source
Health, Sports & Psychology

Film as a Historical Source

...Burns’ magnificent trilogy The West, The American Civil War and Jazz. Now educational projects of many sorts, in schools, colleges, local history societies, evening classes and universities are discovering new material and making it available in digital format via the Internet or on DVD. But as with all types of primary historical source material, the evidence does not...
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