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Which Poverty and Place: Why how we label different areas matters
Languages

Which Poverty and Place: Why how we label different areas matters

...language used to talk about different places tell us about the attitudes towards 'deprived' or 'poor' areas and the people who live there? ...How we talk about different places matters. If an area is associated with positive terms like friendly, clean, and safe it will likely be seen as more desirable than an area branded as unfriendly, dirty, and unsafe. More than just...
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Article 10 mins
Integrated education in Northern Ireland - or divide and sectarianism?
Society, Politics & Law

Integrated education in Northern Ireland - or divide and sectarianism?

...language on these sensitive debates and engaged in a high profile row conducted through the media. Why is integrated education in Northern Ireland important - and controversial? It is an issue which goes to heart of the multiple number of entangled reasons why Northern Ireland continues to be a deeply divided society 15 years after the Belfast (Good Friday) Agreement....
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Article 15 mins
Why do call centre staff use your name all the time, Chris?
Money & Business

Why do call centre staff use your name all the time, Chris?

...language At the height of their expansion, at the turn of the millennium, 38% of all new jobs created in Britain were in call centres. Improvements in global IT infrastructure, deregulation of trade and the reduced cost of data transfer means call centres have become a hallmark of contemporary society. The replacement of face-to-face interactions with someone whose sole...
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Article 5 mins
Astrobiology on OpenLearn
Science, Maths & Technology

Astrobiology on OpenLearn

Astrobiology explores whether there might be life elsewhere in the Universe. We've got a fantastic range of FREE resources on OpenLearn so that you can learn more about this fascinating area...You can find out more about Astrobiology at The Open University on the AstrobiologyOU website.
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Article 2 hrs
Challenging gender discrimination in academia: a call for inclusive change
Education & Development

Challenging gender discrimination in academia: a call for inclusive change

...language in academia Biases manifest through everyday language that describes similar behaviours differently based on gender: Women navigating uncertainty are seen as ‘manipulative’, while men are viewed as ‘strategic’. Women asserting ideas are ‘bossy’, while men are ‘confident leaders’. Women expressing concerns are ‘too emotional’, while men are...
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Article 5 mins
An expert’s take on AI
Digital & Computing

An expert’s take on AI

...language models’, such as Chat GPT, which are capable of generating rich interesting fluent text in almost any language, and translating between languages, summarising languages, rephrasing, restructuring and doing things that humans are basically really good at. A related field is image generation, so there are a lot new of new technologies around for fixing...
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Prison Abolition in Question(s): Part One
Education & Development

Prison Abolition in Question(s): Part One

...course, a grave concern for any society. The reduction of violence (in all its forms), harm and unnecessary human suffering sit at the centre of abolitionist thought. Placing people in prison to punish them for what they have done has been repeatedly proven NOT to work and, in fact, frequently stimulates rather than calms violence. If heightened public protection and...
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Article 12 mins
Year of the Horse: Chinese Lunar New Year
Languages

Year of the Horse: Chinese Lunar New Year

...courses in Beginners' and Elementary level Mandarin Chinese, and Chinese Business Culture Essentials course are available to study at any time, and they provide digital badges for completion. For further information, please visit the short courses page. The Online Confucius Institute at The Open University holds regular free online public talks in Chinese history, culture...
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