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Chance, Risk and Health
Science, Maths & Technology

Chance, Risk and Health

...Health A short introduction to this album. Reinventing Statistics Fisher's principles are at the basis of modern research in agriculture, medicine and industry. Measuring the Unmeasurable Combining genetics and statistics. Today's cutting edge research into the human genome uses Fisher's concept of maximum likelihood. The Quest for Certainty A Lonely Genius. Experts...
Why are public companies vanishing in America?
Money & Business

Why are public companies vanishing in America?

...public companies in the US has been in decline. Why - and does it matter?...[Twitter launching its IPO at the NYSE] Twitter launches its public share offering at the New York Stock Exchange in 2013. But many companies are choosing to seek investment away from the public gaze. In his famous Harvard Business Review article titled “Eclipse of the public corporation,”...
Solving the care crisis with public investment
Society, Politics & Law

Solving the care crisis with public investment

...public investment in care can complement other urgent policy objectives...This content is associated with The Open University's Economics courses and qualifications. Care needs to keep growing, for early years and for middle and later life. Users, providers and governments agree that the present system is overwhelmed. But efforts to ‘fix’ care are constantly stalled...
Free Course: An Introduction to Public Leadership
Money & Business

Free Course: An Introduction to Public Leadership

...public service? OpenLearn has a range of courses, articles and more to give you a real flavour for the subject...[Diverse Multiethnic People with Different Jobs] Leadership has been studied for centuries, although its examination in modern times has largely focused on the work of senior executives in private sector, profit-making organizations. If you're interested in...
The Bottom Line Expert Opinion: Going Public
Money & Business

The Bottom Line Expert Opinion: Going Public

...public...[Businessmen running on money] To go public or not to go public – that is the question. For modern businesses, whether or not to go public is one of the biggest decisions they can face. To do so brings with it potential lucrative economic gains but substantial risks as well. It also significantly shapes how citizens interact with businesses and the economy...
From Zero Day to Doomsday – Public Lecture
Digital & Computing

From Zero Day to Doomsday – Public Lecture

...Public Lecture – From Zero Day to Doomsday. Transcript We are delighted to invite you to From Zero Day to Doomsday, a lecture by Mike Richards on the WannaCry ransomware cyber-attack, which had serious implications last year for the NHS and businesses around the world. Date: Tuesday 27 March 2018 Time: 6:00pm – 7:30pm Venue: The Open University, Berrill Lecture...