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King Charles I, 1600 - 1649
History & The Arts

King Charles I, 1600 - 1649

...world in which he did not regain his throne by either political or military means. It was an attitude out of step with the times. Charles' decision to form an Engagement with the Scots in December 1647 (which precipitated the Second Civil War) sealed his fate. Before this, Charles had been regarded as an essential component of any peace settlement. Having plunged the...
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Black History Month 2021 talks
Education & Development

Black History Month 2021 talks

...have been pivotal to resist colonial slavery, and therefore in shaping Caribbean history. It can be argued that African history did not end with colonialism, but instead continued to develop in the new world. As underlined by D.M. Stewart, the misrepresentation of ACRs as devilish or fetish is the result of centuries of Western race-craft. [Unknown title] Transcript...
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The emergence of breaking as an Olympic sport
Health, Sports & Psychology

The emergence of breaking as an Olympic sport

...World DanceSport Federation, that was recognised by the IOC in 1997. In the UK Breaking GB was founded in 2021 and awarded a grant of £135,000 by UK Sport to support UK breakers’ attempts to qualify for the 2024 Paris Olympics. The rules of breaking have also developed and are becoming more uniform across competitions. In Paris, a system of nine judges scoring each...
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Why I created a podcast to celebrate the OU’s BME community
Education & Development

Why I created a podcast to celebrate the OU’s BME community

...world where discussions about diversity and inclusion can sometimes feel tokenistic or superficial, the podcast offers a genuine, grassroots platform for real dialogue. It matters because it provides a space for people to feel seen, heard and valued. It shows that we are not just passive participants in the conversation about diversity; we are active contributors,...
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60 Second Adventures in Artificial Intelligence
Digital & Computing

60 Second Adventures in Artificial Intelligence

...World (Lee Sedol). AlphaGo played thousands of games of Go against a twin of itself until it had learned the best ways to win. Adversarial learning can be applied in certain situations when training data are scarce, but a general goal for the algorithm can be defined. It has been used in scientific contexts to intelligently enhance the resolution of astrophysical images...
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Welcome to Applying Psychology to Work Hub
Health, Sports & Psychology

Welcome to Applying Psychology to Work Hub

...world, categorised by economic uncertainty, continuously evolving marketplace, rapid and disruptive pace of technology and a multi-generational workforce. It is no wonder that many people feel demotivated and disconnected, with lower wellbeing and performance at work. In developing this hub, we want to help answer questions around how psychology can help: How important is...
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Who is Donald Trump?
Society, Politics & Law

Who is Donald Trump?

...world’s attention.” Rebooted for Netflix But if Trump has a rock star persona, others said his pitch to the electorate was straight out of a TV show. As James Poniewozik of the New York Times wrote: His tale has remained a kind of ‘80s prime-time soap of aspiration and ego … he cited his TV ratings the way another candidate might boast of balancing a state budget....
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Brain-inspired computing: a new paradigm for sustainable AI
Science, Maths & Technology

Brain-inspired computing: a new paradigm for sustainable AI

...world springs into action to process it. And that comes at a cost. A single ChatGPT query uses around 2.9 watt-hours of electricity, about ten times more than a standard Google search (0.3 watt-hours). With hundreds of millions of queries sent every day, it all adds up fast. The UK's AI tools and data centres used around 3.6 TWh of electricity in 2020, roughly 1.3% of the...
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