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Fracking: No need for all the fuss
Science, Maths & Technology

Fracking: No need for all the fuss

...resources would be a reduction in global population coupled with more efficient, and environmental friendly, energy usage. In the meantime, we in the UK face a national problem. We rely on gas for a lot of our energy. It’s cleaner than coal, but we’re running out. I’m very uneasy about relying on Russia and other eastern nations to supply a major fraction of our...
Tips for using a large language model
Digital & Computing

Tips for using a large language model

...resources to double-check the output from an LLM. Use internet search engines, Wikipedia, and subject-specific sites to confirm (or deny) what the LLM has told you. 4: LLMs learn from you Many LLMs use the information entered by users to improve their performance. This data is impossible to recall, so be very careful about providing personal or sensitive information to an...
Folkestone
Education & Development

Folkestone

...Open degree graduate and am passionate about supporting people to learn through exploring their personal interests. If I was to study this module, I would be interested in studying courses to help me better understand my home town of Folkestone, Kent. My main motivation for this is that I would like to develop a better understanding of the local area. I would consider...
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60 second adventures in economics: The Phillips Curve
Society, Politics & Law

60 second adventures in economics: The Phillips Curve

...Open University's Economics courses. Transcript: Bill Phillips was a crocodile hunter and economist from New Zealand, who spotted that, when employment levels are high, wages rise faster - people have more money to spend, so prices go up and so does inflation. And likewise, when unemployment is high, the lack of money to spend means that inflation goes down. This became...
Issues in women's health in relation to sport and fitness
Health, Sports & Psychology

Issues in women's health in relation to sport and fitness

...Open University's Sport and Fitness courses and qualifications. It is taken from the free OpenLearn course Supporting female performance in sport and fitness. Breast health This animation explains some of the key issues around breast health, identifies the impact that poor breast support can have on performance, and discusses the benefits of a good sports bra. [Issues in...
Broken Pipeline for Black Coaches in World Football
Health, Sports & Psychology

Broken Pipeline for Black Coaches in World Football

...Open University's Sport and Fitness courses and qualifications. So why is the representation of Black football players in coaching and management positions not as prevalent as white players? The following animation explores this topic: Transcript. Acknowledgements and references Acknowledgements Daniel Browne - production Olayemi Fadoju - voice over Dale Harry - script...
Imagery and metaphor
Money & Business

Imagery and metaphor

...Open University course B822 Creativity, innovation and change... Imagery and metaphor An introduction to this album. Engaging the imagination Ways of solving problems using the power of imagery and metaphor at work. Group metaphor development Employees start to map their metaphors for the companyís work. Storytelling warm-up Techniques for a group to make up a story...
Evolution of human rights
History & The Arts

Evolution of human rights

...Open University course ‘A327 Europe 1914-1989 War, Peace Modernity’... End of the League of Nations Chris Williams and Stewart Mitchell discuss the end of the league of nations Minority rights in the League of Nations What rights were assigned to minorities? Individual rights in the United Nations What rights were assigned to individuals? The problem with Individual...