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In-car technology: are we being sold a false sense of security?
Digital & Computing

In-car technology: are we being sold a false sense of security?

...resource which may not be available when the driver faces an unexpected event. Listening to music, however, is less of a problem as it isn’t interactive in the same way as other technologies. As failure at the wheel can have devastating consequences, it is unsurprising that the idea of technological solutions to mitigate driver error are also becoming more common....
Catalan resurgent: how a language has gone from ban to boom
Languages

Catalan resurgent: how a language has gone from ban to boom

...resources for the production and reproduction of its culture. The Catalan language lost prestige in comparison with Spanish, and some upper-class Catalans began to start speaking more Spanish. At the same time, between one and two million people from the south of Spain moved into Catalonia after the 1950s. These migrants were sometimes prejudiced against the Catalan...
How to say no at work without guilt or conflict
Education & Development

How to say no at work without guilt or conflict

...resources that can help instead Suggest an alternative colleague (with their agreement!) Show you value the professional relationship (thanks for your note, I wish we could meet, etc.) Putting it into practice Next time you ask someone to do something at work and they say no, notice how many of these strategies they use – and how that makes their refusal come across....
If Infinity Wars had peer review instead of script editors
Science, Maths & Technology

If Infinity Wars had peer review instead of script editors

...resources in the Universe to accommodate the growing population? The disappearance of matter without the creation of energy is not consistent with the laws of thermodynamics. There is no algorithm presented in the Methods that describes the selection process for who gets to live or die. To make this a random process is not only intellectually lazy, but it also contradicts...
Learning How To Learn: Words from the Wise
Education & Development

Learning How To Learn: Words from the Wise

...resourcefulness and perseverance than someone studying by more traditional means. So, when setting out on a distance learning course, it is very helpful to know something about the nature of learning itself. With this aim in mind, this short article looks back over time to some words from the wise about the learning process and, through those words, points you to some of...
Insights into Policing and Racism in the UK – a collection
Education & Development

Insights into Policing and Racism in the UK – a collection

...is Race?: A Resource Book on Race, Culture and Biology. Lanham, MD: AltaMira Press. Sampson, R., Wilson, W.J. and Katz, H. (2018) Reassessing Toward a theory of race, crime, and urban inequality: Enduring and new challenges in 21st century America, Du Bois Review, 15(1), pp. 13-34. Read on to find out more about the differences and similarities in UK and US policing......
Reflecting on Race at The Open University
Education & Development

Reflecting on Race at The Open University

...resource and we need to appreciate our differences. Transcript Staff Views: Let’s Talk about Race and Working at the OU Ola Fodaju, Associate Lecturer and Staff Tutor gave a moving presentation on his findings when he ran an online discussion thread on the Associate Lecturers Common Room forum, focusing on race. Ola found that a small number of colleagues expressed some...
5 quick tips to boost your wellbeing
Education & Development

5 quick tips to boost your wellbeing

...resources: Stress Container Exercise (BBC) Stress Container (MHFA England) 3 - The 4Ds [yellow post it notes and a blue pen] The 4Ds can work well when used in conjunction with the stress container but they can also be applied to your never-ending to-do list. But what I really love about the 4Ds, is that it is a very simple and quick way to triage any unexpected tasks you...