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Cyborgs and cybernetics
Science, Maths & Technology

Cyborgs and cybernetics

...technology and humanity. The interfaces that communicate between man and machine are developing rapidly and to Prof. Kevin Warwick at Reading University, cyborgs are a technological evolutionary step forward from humans. With increasingly intelligent robots and nano-technologies, can man keep up with the machines? This material forms part of The Open University course...
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A socially engaged spiritual response to the Climate Crisis
Nature & Environment

A socially engaged spiritual response to the Climate Crisis

...Technology, Bangkok) in 2005–2006 to further develop my knowledge and skills to engage in sustainability. But I also got an opportunity to learn about alternative education and sustainable development at the Grassroot Leadership Training (GLT) from the Spirit in Education Movement (SEM), a Thai based NGO, where I could deeply connect with nature and realised how I could...
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IT in everyday life
Science, Maths & Technology

IT in everyday life

...technologies that drive our networked world and how they now permeate our everyday lives...We now live in a global village where distance is no longer a barrier to commercial or social contact. This free course, IT in everyday life, will enable you to gain an understanding of the information and communication technologies that drive our networked world and how they now...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
Music Printing
History & The Arts

Music Printing

...technological problems and solutions specific to the printing of music and shows how technology has transformed the way music scores are produced today. The five video tracks examine early music printing processes, 20th century photo lithography and the invention Sibelius, the music programme that changed everything. This material forms part of TA212 Technology of...
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The navigation apps that help the visually impaired
Society, Politics & Law

The navigation apps that help the visually impaired

...technological revolution is underway improving the lives of many who may benefit from additional assistance says human geographer, Dr Oliver Zanetti. ...A smart city? Increasingly digital technology is becoming integrated into the ways our cities work. It offers city dwellers day to day conveniences, like the GPS navigation apps which direct us around rather than through...
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The Moon
Science, Maths & Technology

The Moon

...Education, 2000, 2003. Copyright © David Rothery In this chapter you will learn: about the nearest planetary body to the Earth about the long record of impact cratering on its surface, and about the ancient eruptions that flooded many low-lying areas. PLANETARY FACTS Equatorial radius (km) 1738 Mass (relative to Earth) 0.0123 (7.35 × 1022 kg) Density (g/cm3) 3.34...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Animal-Computer Interaction and dogs
Digital & Computing

Animal-Computer Interaction and dogs

...technology has become ubiquitous and interacting with computers no longer means using keyboard and mouse. Embedded in the fabric of our cities, workplaces, homes, vehicles, clothes and even bodies, ‘smart’ systems now allow us to relate to the world around us, one another and even ourselves in unprecedented ways. Being directly or indirectly involved in every aspect...
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Am I ready to be a distance learner?
Education & Development

Am I ready to be a distance learner?

...education, or you might not have had the chance to study at a higher level before. This free course, Am I ready to be a distance learner?, will help to boost your confidence. You'll explore useful skills so you can discover how ready you are to study and how to develop your study skills in six steps to become a successful distance learner...Distance learning can open up...
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Level 1: Introductory 3 hrs