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Effective communication in the workplace Badge icon
Money & Business

Effective communication in the workplace

...change the language you use, level of detail you share etc. When talking to a senior manager, you might choose to highlight some of the key skills required to complete your activity or outline the successes you have had. For a child, you would simplify the information and perhaps try to entertain them with a funny story. This approach is equally relevant when dealing with...
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An introduction to school librarianship Badge icon
Education & Development

An introduction to school librarianship

...change. Being aware of this and responding accordingly is, therefore, key to the success of the librarian’s role and their library. All who work in school libraries, whatever their level of qualification, will benefit from learning about ways in which they can ensure their library provision is current and relevant. By ensuring your library’s strategies and policies...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
How can Facebook decide who you really are?
Science, Maths & Technology

How can Facebook decide who you really are?

...do relate to Sands. Maybe the real name policy will never create, for you, an inconvenience or a life-changing experience of risk and fear. But it is clear that Facebook's technologies and policies have a long way to go before they can fully understand and appreciate the responsibility that they carry when they decide to dictate what and who is “real” in the world....
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10 billion dollar companies that didn't exist 10 years ago
Money & Business

10 billion dollar companies that didn't exist 10 years ago

...experiment that I don’t feel fairly compensates the writers, producers, artists, and creators of this music." The company has been valued at over $8 billion. So much for an 'experiment', Taylor. Think Taylor Swift is the only pop star against Spotify? Explore Adele's impact in this article _Is Adele's decision to keep 25 off Spotify going to change the music industry?_...
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Attacked but not hacked: How secure was the US election?
Society, Politics & Law

Attacked but not hacked: How secure was the US election?

...changed by overseas hackers? Probably not. Certainly, there will be periodic and likely very minor errors, glitches, and hiccups in the overall election process – there almost always are. The media will report on them, social media will amplify them, and certain candidatesor their supporters might use those reports as evidence of a larger conspiracy and evidence of a...
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The difference between the Mexican Wall and the Muslim Ban
Society, Politics & Law

The difference between the Mexican Wall and the Muslim Ban

...change Trump’s thinking, but it could draw moderate conservatives and liberals together. To do otherwise is to invite conservative resentment and a politics of unreason. Few issues polarize like Trump’s Wall and Muslim immigration. Back in January, during the Republican primary, the American National Election Study (ANES) asked Americans whether they favoured Syrian...
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Using digital tools to save languages
Languages

Using digital tools to save languages

...change is irreversible. The fate of our languages is also decided by socio-politics. For instance, public policies determine that certain languages become the standard in education, scientific research, and governance, while others are left to die a slow death. Because it's not obviously profitable to create media in “minority” languages, the growth and enrichment of...
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The effects of self-isolation and lack of physical activity on carers
Health, Sports & Psychology

The effects of self-isolation and lack of physical activity on carers

...changing effect on the lives of carers as well as on those they care for. Exercise helps us build up mental and physical resilience, functional reserves we can rely on when for example we become ill with infection or virus, or suffer a trauma. Even before the COVID-19 pandemic of 2020, over 80% of 8,000 family carers lacked the time to exercise due to their caring duties....
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