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We might end up being looked after by robots. How do we prepare for that?
Science, Maths & Technology

We might end up being looked after by robots. How do we prepare for that?

...based on informal observation (though there have also been more controlled trials). In one pilot study, three New Zealand researchers investigated a small group of residents in a care home for the elderly. Each resident spent a short period handling, stroking and talking to a PARO. This activity triggered a fall in blood pressure comparable to that following similar...
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An introduction to visualising development data
Science, Maths & Technology

An introduction to visualising development data

...based graphics: visual display in the decades to come.” Statistical Science 5, no. 3 (1990): 327-339? When talking about statistics, we’ll find that the same word may often be used in different contexts to mean different things. This is even true of the word statistics itself. For example, there are at least three ways in which we can use the term statistics. The...
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Expert opinion: Origins of the First World War
History & The Arts

Expert opinion: Origins of the First World War

...based in Europe. So in my interpretation the two world wars are linked – in fact they’re essentially about the same thing – they’re about an attempt by Germany to conquer Europe as a prelude to even further global expansion, defeat in 1918 and then a resurgence of nationalism with Hitler’s coming to power in 1933 in particular and then a second even more radical...
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IT in everyday life
Science, Maths & Technology

IT in everyday life

...based life will affect home too. A selection of screens hanging on walls may display works of art, static or moving. Or they may act as virtual fish tanks, or virtual windows looking out onto a Bahamas beach. Or you may have a cup of coffee with a distant friend, with life sized video images. The coffee may well be made and brought to you by a robot, even by 2010. Other...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
Psychological research, obedience and ethics
Society, Politics & Law

Psychological research, obedience and ethics

...based on a number of socially agreed principles which are used to develop clear and logical guidelines to direct behaviour. They also contain ideas about what is good and desirable in human behaviour. Ethics, in the context of psychological research, refers to a moral framework that governs what psychologists can and cannot do. The first generally accepted code of ethics...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Exploring sport coaching and psychology Badge icon
Health, Sports & Psychology

Exploring sport coaching and psychology

...based sport in which the interpretation of varied environments is required and physical attributes (e.g. being tall or short) have limited influence. Therefore learning and picking up tips from others is crucial – in other words, their skill has been ‘nurtured’. However, consider the sprinting events in athletics, which require distinctive physical characteristics...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Algorithmic Design
Science, Maths & Technology

Algorithmic Design

...based on what we like and who we are. But why should designers care about algorithms? Well, today design can’t be separated from computation. Algorithms can be used creatively to generate new ideas, shapes, and patterns. In today’s design industry, computers are an essential tool for almost every designer, regardless of whether they are creating buildings, computer...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Developing Reading for Pleasure: engaging young readers Badge icon
Education & Development

Developing Reading for Pleasure: engaging young readers

...base, and develops their ability to respond with empathy and compassion to others. (International Literacy Association, 2018) The ILA advocates for the ‘right to read’ to be recognised as a fundamental right for all children. Knowing that reading changes lives, learning to read and access to reading materials is therefore an issue of equality and social justice. High...
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Level 2: Intermediate 24 hrs