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Stress and anxiety in the digital age: the dark side of technology
Health, Sports & Psychology

Stress and anxiety in the digital age: the dark side of technology

...family if they’ve ever considered coming off social media. Like us, they probably have… but the majority probably decide not to, because of FOMO. Ironically, the more connected we are, the more likely we may be to experience FOMO, because it is often caused by the posts we see on social media sites like Facebook leading us to believe our friends and acquaintances are...
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Article 10 mins
Diary of a new Life Peer
Society, Politics & Law

Diary of a new Life Peer

...family and friends, who sat in the public gallery above the Chamber, I was introduced formally to the House of Lords through the traditional introduction ceremony. The ceremony involves one of the clerks reading out my Letters Patent, me making the Affirmation that is required by law, and signing the code of conduct. 25 March 2024 My first full sitting day as a member of...
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Impossible Peace 2: Tea for two
OpenLearn Ireland

Impossible Peace 2: Tea for two

...families and the wider republican base. We reiterate our view that the armed struggle was entirely legitimate. We are conscious that many people suffered in the conflict. There is a compelling imperative on all sides to build a just and lasting peace. The issue of the defence of nationalist and republican communities has been raised with us. There is a responsibility on...
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Bill Hare - Stories of Change
Nature & Environment

Bill Hare - Stories of Change

...history has turned out otherwise in the sense that what we’re confronted with in Paris now is an agreement that probably won’t have legal binding force. We may not even see numbers adopted in the Paris agreement at this point, but I don’t think that subtracts from the original insight that we need to have a legally binding agreement at some point in order for all...
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Using voluntary work to get ahead in the job market
Money & Business

Using voluntary work to get ahead in the job market

...families where there are children on the child protection register, working alongside social workers who don’t have time for frequent visits to all homes of children on ‘at risk’ register. ‘I wasn’t happy with what was going on at my son’s school, so I decided to try and make things change.’ Answer He became a school governor. This was a serious commitment,...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Children’s rights
Society, Politics & Law

Children’s rights

...family relationships are, does that mean that I should live somewhere else? Should I live with my dad? Should I live with my mum? Esther I wonder if we can start looking at questions of diversity. What issues were raised for you when looking at that programme, and obviously the children varied, differed from one another in a lot of different ways. Were there particular...
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Level 2: Intermediate 1 hr
An introduction to artificial intelligence
Education & Development

An introduction to artificial intelligence

...history, and our focus and interest in such beings has had significant impact on society and culture. Moreover, the increasing and widespread adoption of AI technology is having even greater impact on society and culture, not only in terms of delivering great benefits to everyday life, but also regarding the great harms, both actual and potential, caused by such rapid...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Climate justice for the next generation
Education & Development

Climate justice for the next generation

...family relations in ways that many people would find unappealing or even destructive. The fundamental principle behind the UNCRC is stated in Article 3, which reads: In all actions concerning children … the best interests of the child shall be a primary consideration (Unicef, no date) However, when drafting the Convention its authors were very careful not to set up...
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Level 2: Intermediate 7 hrs