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Simplistic models for understanding Coronavirus: Helpful or harmful?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Simplistic models for understanding Coronavirus: Helpful or harmful?

...one should do depends very much on one’s understanding of a system’s underlying complexity. Oversimplification as in many YouTube videos leads to the wrong conclusions, which in turn can lead to the minimisation of risk and acceleration of harms. One should be careful therefore before posting simplistic material on Covid-19 on social media as it's likely to be wrong....
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Los sonidos del Español en su historia
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Los sonidos del Español en su historia

...en Francia), habla en sus textos sobre cuestiones sociales y políticas y ha recibido numerosos premiso y reconocimientos a lo largo de su trayectoria. Este fragmento pertenece a Las siete cabritas, obra dedicada a la vida de siete mujeres mexicanas, entre las cuales tan solo Frida Kahlo goza de fama internacional. Transcripción Más contenidos sobre la lengua española...
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The Psychological Risks in Reality TV and How Aftercare Should be Done
Health, Sports & Psychology

The Psychological Risks in Reality TV and How Aftercare Should be Done

...socially positive narratives into productions. But what does sitting passively watching adults being goaded into interpersonal strife, denigration and dysregulated emotional outbursts do for the million or more viewers? Can we not expect at least some degree of desensitisation? And what about the effects on children and young people? There is little research that can...
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Southwest Donegal: uniqueness and interdependence in 2015
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Southwest Donegal: uniqueness and interdependence in 2015

...social relations. What elements and processes have been involved? Did you anticipate these outcomes based on what you saw and your knowledge of how Ireland has changed in the past 30 years? Explore the articles in this collection . References for this series Regan, C. and Breathnach, P. (1981) ‘State and community: rural development strategies in the Slieve League...
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STiP@50 Celebrations
Society, Politics & Law

STiP@50 Celebrations

...social justice December 7: Ray Ison, Open University (Australia/ Milton Keynes) ‘In search of Aha moments’ Fifty years of systemic co-designing for transformative learning with STiP. Celebration 2: Podcast series During the summer of 2021, 10 Systems thinking practitioners with diverse association with the ASTiP group over the past 50 years were identified and invited...
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What do Europe's new data rules mean for children online?
Education & Development

What do Europe's new data rules mean for children online?

...social media, and anyway the risks are not as great as activities for which a higher age is set (e.g. driving). As a consequence, as each country makes its decision, reducing uncertainty for families in that country, other uncertainties arise. For instance, in countries where a higher age is chosen than current practice, will teenagers be unceremoniously thrown off...
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Scottish lecturers take strike action in campaign for fair pay
Society, Politics & Law

Scottish lecturers take strike action in campaign for fair pay

...Social Sciences courses Lecturers took strike action for an annual cost of living pay rise, for fair pay in other words. The strike followed a ballot with 73.3 % voting for strike action and action short of a strike (ASOS), on a 51.9% turnout (thereby achieving the threshold for industrial action under the Conservative UK Government anti-trade union laws) (EIS.org,...
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Why are people superstitious?
History & The Arts

Why are people superstitious?

...Social Sciences courses and qualifications If so, you are not alone. Everyday superstitions are widespread, with surveys regularly finding at least a quarter of the UK population being actively superstitious. Often, they take the form of harmless habits. But it’s worth considering what superstitions are and how they come about. As we will see, they rely on a magical...
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