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The Next Big Thing: Nanotechnology
Science, Maths & Technology

The Next Big Thing: Nanotechnology

...systems to fabricate machines that will destroy cancer cells in the body, giving us nano-drugs of the future; and IBM is using nano-technology for information storage on a molecular scale. There are many other applications which will have a significant impact on the way we live. This album also provides an introduction to quantum computing and quantum mechanics. The...
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Audio 28 mins
Exploring Law
Society, Politics & Law

Exploring Law

...system for public scrutiny. Privacy Laws and The Media Professor Gary Slapper of The Open University, and Frances Gibb, Legal Editor of The Times discuss issues surrounding privacy laws and litigation for defamation. Right to Die Professor Gary Slapper of The Open University, and Frances Gibb, Legal Editor of The Times discuss issues surrounding assisted suicide and mercy...
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Audio 1 hr 9 mins
Beachbrains
Science, Maths & Technology

Beachbrains

...systems-wise, networks of neurons have been the focus of simulation for over 25 years, starting with John Joseph Hopfield’s artificial neural networks (ANNs) in 1982. From that basis, and with many technological revisions, papers in Expert Systems currently present excellent results with ANNs based on a few hundred neurons. But it is still a long way from getting a...
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Article 10 mins
Tim Lenton - Stories of Change
Nature & Environment

Tim Lenton - Stories of Change

...System Science at the University of Exeter is interviewed by Roger Harrabin for 'Stories of Change'...[Tim Lenton] Tim Lenton is Professor of Climate Change and Earth System Science at the University of Exeter, where he researchers the coupled evolution of life and planet Earth, develops and uses Earth system models, and studies the prospects for early warning of climate...
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Audio 5 mins
What is a virus?
Science, Maths & Technology

What is a virus?

...system responds. Although tiny, viruses are complex, diverse entities that have the capacity to infect hosts, replicate themselves and then spread to additional hosts. In addition, viruses can sometimes transfer between host species, or they can mutate and re-infect the original host species. What is a virus? Viruses are microscopic packages of genetic information (DNA or...
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Article 20 mins
An introduction to software development
Science, Maths & Technology

An introduction to software development

...system is organised, the device in the case of a software controller, or the internet for a web application. The recognised need in Rogers’ definition relates to the problems the software is meant to solve – what we commonly capture as requirements in software development. These problems are the reason why the software should exist, and express how software should...
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Level 3: Advanced 6 hrs
How arguments are constructed and used in the Social Sciences
Society, Politics & Law

How arguments are constructed and used in the Social Sciences

...system on trial. Sequences from the radio programme are interspersed by analysis of the way the arguments are presented. Participants in the audio programme were: John Clarke Professor of Social Policy at The Open University; Dr Digby Johnson a member of The Social Affairs Unit (a registered charity); Bea Campbell a writer and journalist. Activity 1 Listen to the linked...
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Level 2: Intermediate 1 hr
The age of offence
Society, Politics & Law

The age of offence

...system of beliefs. By attacking your belief system, the person giving offence is also attacking your sense of identity. It’s this relationship with values and beliefs which turns offence culture into such a political issue. Arguments over offence are often arguments over social norms. Over what sort of behaviour, or what sorts of attitude, we feel should be acceptable...
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Video 30 mins