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Vaccination
Science, Maths & Technology

Vaccination

...system or infectious agents at that time, the effect was to expose the recipient to a supposedly ‘weaker’ strain of the virus, which elicited a protective immune response against subsequent infection with a more virulent strain. Activity 1 What key features of the immune response does the practice of variolation demonstrate? Answer It shows the specificity of the...
Level 2: Intermediate 14 hrs
Herodotus and the invention of history
History & The Arts

Herodotus and the invention of history

...thinking and news literacy’ on the left; and on the right, ‘Shifts in business models’ and ‘Malicious actors’.] Figure 1 The roots of ‘fake news’, from UNESCO’s 2017/2018 Report into World Trends in Freedom of Expression and Media Development Global. Study note: a note on names In this course, you will come across a number of names of places and people...
Reading Shakespeare's As You Like It
History & The Arts

Reading Shakespeare's As You Like It

...thinks that ‘more than most of Shakespeare As You Like It has slipped over our horizon; it has too much to say about what was once intimately interesting and now is not’ (Kermode, 2001, p. 82). James Shapiro notes that none of Shakespeare’s contemporaries is known to have praised the play and speculates that this may have been because ‘it was not only of its time...
Working with charts, graphs and tables
Science, Maths & Technology

Working with charts, graphs and tables

...think, as numbers are all around us; for example, when shopping, going out for a drink with friends, paying bills, or planning a budget so that you can take a holiday. Activity 1 This activity is designed to get you to look at the previous experience you have of mathematics. It will take you between 15 and 20 minutes, and to put your concerns into context, we suggest that...
Could President Trump do what Candidate Trump promises in the struggle against Islamic State?
Society, Politics & Law

Could President Trump do what Candidate Trump promises in the struggle against Islamic State?

...think it can be helpful to examine in a nonpartisan way the legal aspects of Donald Trump’s campaign rhetoric on the use of force against the Islamic State, or ISIS. [A photograph of 2016 presidential candidate Donald Trump in a residential backyard near Jordan Creek Parkway and Cody Drive in West Des Moines, Iowa, with lights and security cameras.] A Trump For...
How might Brexit affect Wales?
Society, Politics & Law

How might Brexit affect Wales?

...post-Brexit. ​ Will Wales have increased autonomy after Brexit? Transcript Professor Roger Scully of the think tank, Wales Governance Centre, discusses the potential implications and opportunities for Wales post-Brexit with Dr Jo Hunt and Dr Rachel Minto of Cardiff University. ​ Image: Cardiff Castle by Mario Sánchez Prada under Creative Commons licence CC BY-SA 2....
Global Handwashing Day
Science, Maths & Technology

Global Handwashing Day

...think how often a small child has to be reminded to wash their hands, but for handwashing to be effective it must be practiced regularly. There are many difficulties in establishing handwashing behavior as a habit including the availability of water in many poorer countries and personal, social, cultural and religious barriers. Consequently, establishing handwashing...
So, you want to work in the video gaming industry
Science, Maths & Technology

So, you want to work in the video gaming industry

...thing would be: make games, learn what you like, and focus on that. Has your industry changed much in the last 5/10 years and if so, how? Transcript. The games industry is always evolving. What do you see as the future of your industry? Transcript. I think hopefully we’ll see the birth of more indie studios, smaller teams making interesting things, not just Triple-As....