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Bias in ADHD and autism diagnosis
Education & Development

Bias in ADHD and autism diagnosis

...learn that there are social expectations for girls to be ‘well behaved’ ‘quiet’ or ‘helpful’ and they, therefore, adapt their behaviours to fit these norms. This then makes their needs much less visible in formal environments like classrooms or assessment rooms. Often challenges are visible at home when they feel able to ‘drop’ the mask. This all means...
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The science behind why we drink alcohol
Health, Sports & Psychology

The science behind why we drink alcohol

...learning. So alterations in both REM and slow wave sleep after drinking may potentially disrupt the brain’s memory processes. [Man and dog sleeping ] Alcohol can be responsible for altering natural sleep patterns 7. A drink will warm me up Not quite. While alcohol can make you feel warm temporarily this is a perception generated by heat-sensitive neurons
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From intuition to inference: how experts inform Bayesian models
Science, Maths & Technology

From intuition to inference: how experts inform Bayesian models

...Bayesian statistics represents a broader way of thinking about learning from data. Prior elicitation plays a key role in this process by connecting expert judgement with formal statistical inference. By incorporating expert knowledge in a structured and transparent way, Bayesian methods allow us to make better use of limited data while acknowledging uncertainty....
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Today’s immigration laws have teeth, and their bite is toxic for people seeking asylum
Society, Politics & Law

Today’s immigration laws have teeth, and their bite is toxic for people seeking asylum

...learned that the women (alongside two others) had been dispersed from their accommodation to a northern town 20 miles away: too far to walk back, and too expensive to travel for women receiving £5.30 per day while awaiting refugee status. The practice of dispersal means people seeking asylum can be moved away from friends and family at any point, without choice or...
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Dan Rees - Earth in Vision
Nature & Environment

Dan Rees - Earth in Vision

...learned to love wildlife I can’t remember a time when I wasn’t fascinated by animals. I guess that probably comes from my parents, particularly my dad, being interested in animals and always showing me things like caterpillars chewing away on leaves as a very young child. I do remember developing a passion for Gerald Durrell from probably about the age of five, six,...
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Video 30 mins
‘Making Food Allergies Your Business’ Podcast Series on safer dining
Health, Sports & Psychology

‘Making Food Allergies Your Business’ Podcast Series on safer dining

...learn more about food allergies and encourage them to think differently about how they can make more inclusive practices to support those with food allergies to eat out of home safely. Change starts with us! One person at a time! Be the change others need! The contents of this podcast series are for educational and informational purposes only. They are not intended to be...
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Wildfires: environmental and social entanglements
Society, Politics & Law

Wildfires: environmental and social entanglements

...Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: understand the complex interactions between environmental and social factors that caused the Greek wildfires of 2007 critically reflect on Greece’s state of preparedness for future wildfires use social science approaches to gain complex understandings of what causes wildfires use social science...
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Level 2: Intermediate 6 hrs
Introducing ICT systems
Digital & Computing

Introducing ICT systems

...learn how these systems are used...Information and communication technologies (ICTs) systems now dominate our everyday lives. This free course, Introducing ICT systems, will explain what constitutes such a system and how ICT systems work. You will also look at how ICT systems convey, store and manipulate data, and how they process data. Finally you will learn how these...
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Level 1: Introductory 9 hrs