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How arguments are constructed and used in the Social Sciences
Society, Politics & Law

How arguments are constructed and used in the Social Sciences

...public and the private. Evidence and Argument part 1 (11 minutes 5MB) John Clarke In Chapter 1 of Book Two you were introduced to the idea that argument is a key skill in Social Sciences. Indeed by now you probably realise that argument and debate are essential to the Social Sciences. It is not so much that empirical facts are in dispute but rather how facts are...
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Level 2: Intermediate 1 hr
Diagramming for development 1: bounding realities
Digital & Computing

Diagramming for development 1: bounding realities

...health (the lack of water or use of polluted water can generate ‘water-related diseases’). The WWP therefore actively addresses the impoverishment of black South Africans, which is a serious issue. 14 million South Africans currently have no or inadequate water supplies. In 1997, unemployment stood at 37%, and 50% of the population was classified as ‘poor’. With...
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Level 3: Advanced 4 hrs
Systems engineering: Challenging complexity
Science, Maths & Technology

Systems engineering: Challenging complexity

...public on Saturday 10 June, 100,000 people crossed it in a charity walk in aid of the Save the Children fund. Problems were immediately apparent and police closed the bridge as it began to sway alarmingly in only a light wind. A similar problem had occurred earlier in the year when a pedestrian bridge in Paris, linking the Quay d'Orsay with the Tuileries gardens, was...
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Level 3: Advanced 25 hrs
Introducing Black leadership Badge icon
Society, Politics & Law

Introducing Black leadership

...public issue, it is quite common for them to make reassuring statements but not do anything meaningful. The classic example of this is climate change – so much so that a word has emerged to describe the phenomenon: ‘greenwashing’. ‘Racewashing’ is also a real phenomenon, and many of you will be able to point to major institutions you feel promise change but fail...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
What is openwashing - and how can you avoid it?
Digital & Computing

What is openwashing - and how can you avoid it?

...public accolades and increased profile from that success, “openwashing” becomes more prevalent. As far as I know, Michelle Thorn, Mozilla’s Director of the Webmaker Program, was the first to define openwashing in 2009: “Openwashing: to spin a product or company as open, although it is not. Derived from “greenwashing," which should not be confused with "The Open...
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Queen Victoria on the Chartists
History & The Arts

Queen Victoria on the Chartists

...Public Peace will not be seriously disturbed." We went up to the Nursery & found "Pussy" much better, and quite merry, in her bath. Besides Mama, & Charles [the Queen's half-brother] , & c, Lord Melbourne, and Lord and Lady Beauvale, (who stay till the 25th) dined. Lord Melbourne is looking so well. Lady Beauvale is very pleasing, and speaks English, perfectly well; her...
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Are old voting machines a threat to democracy?
Science, Maths & Technology

Are old voting machines a threat to democracy?

...public records, spoke with independent technology experts and analyzed data collected by the Verified Voting Foundation. Based on this research, we project that in November 43 states will use voting machines that are at least a decade old. [ Diebold Elections System AccuVote-TSx DRE voting machine with a VVPAT attachment] Diebold Elections System AccuVote-TSx DRE voting...
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Methods in Motion: Remaking self-help
Society, Politics & Law

Methods in Motion: Remaking self-help

...public in an accessible way. For example, The Secrets of Enduring Love presents the findings of Jacqui Gabb’s OU Enduring Love? Project. Queer: A Graphic History (with artist Julia Scheele) is a comic about what queer theory is and how it might be useful in people’s lives. Moving anticlockwise to the top left, I’ve also conducted my own research into self-help,...
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