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Should Trump's tweets be a matter of record?
History & The Arts

Should Trump's tweets be a matter of record?

...social media platform, it was unsurprising that tweets began streaming from his @realDonaldTrump account before noon on Inauguration Day. Trump’s first tweets as president included snippets of his inauguration speech, simple thank yous to supporters and a short clip of the Freedom Ball dance he shared with his wife. Within 24 hours, however, the new president stumbled...
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Will piloting juryless trials for rape cases in Scotland lead to a reduction in bias?
Society, Politics & Law

Will piloting juryless trials for rape cases in Scotland lead to a reduction in bias?

...social media influence (Taylor & Tarrant, 2019), all of which can lead to a lack of impartiality and a failure to consider the evidence presented in court. The piloting of juryless trials for rape and attempted rape cases has the potential to reduce bias in the decision-making process (Scottish government, 2023). Research has shown that jurors are more likely to acquit...
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Dreaming of an answer to narcolepsy: Why don't we understand sleep?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Dreaming of an answer to narcolepsy: Why don't we understand sleep?

...worked in pairs, one of us on foot, walking with meerkats, the other in the jeep scanning the horizon for signs of leonine danger. On many occasions, I awoke with the imprint of the steering wheel on my forehead, realising that meerkats and colleague had wandered out of sight. I would look for signs of life and, as the panic grew, signs of death. I can tell this story now...
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Article 15 mins
Teaching secondary modern foreign languages
Education & Development

Teaching secondary modern foreign languages

...Social strategies help the learner work with others and understand the target culture as well as the target language. Reflection point To what extent have you observed students using these strategies in your own school context?...Teaching secondary modern foreign languages: 3.2 Promoting independent learning - Using learning strategies such as those outlined above implies...
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Level 3: Advanced 11 hrs
Art and life in ancient Egypt
History & The Arts

Art and life in ancient Egypt

...worked in the temple of Amun at Karnak during the reign of Amenhotep III (c. 1390-1352 BC). Amenhotep was one of the most important kings of the 18th Dynasty, one of the high points of Egyptian wealth, but his reign preceded a period of dramatic upheaval in Egyptian society. In 1820 eleven pieces were removed from the walls of the tomb-chapel, location now unknown, and...
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Level 1: Introductory 30 hrs
The poetry of Sorley MacLean
History & The Arts

The poetry of Sorley MacLean

...work. MacLean wrote in Gaelic and the importance of the language to his work is also examined...Sorley MacLean (1911-1996) is regarded as one of the greatest Scottish poets of the twentieth century. This free course, The poetry of Sorley MacLean, will introduce you to his poetry and give you an insight into the cultural, historical and political contexts that inform his...
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Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs
QATAR 2022 must impart a positive coaching legacy for Africa and the Caribbean member associations
Health, Sports & Psychology

QATAR 2022 must impart a positive coaching legacy for Africa and the Caribbean member associations

...working with their national teams. Having a clear strategy Now back to this pipeline: what will make an effective pipeline? I believe that FIFA have a big part to play here. Currently, Arsène Wenger is leading FIFA’s Talent Development Programme which now has 200 out of 211 associations on board. It seems to be a good initiative, however one of the main reasons these...
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Reducing the digital carbon footprint of the cloud
Nature & Environment

Reducing the digital carbon footprint of the cloud

...and the networks needed to connect it all together – are the same. As they do work to process and create data, they consume energy, of which a great deal is turned into heat. To avoid damage, this heat must be removed through cooling which itself is another major consumer of energy in the cloud. In some of the very best hyperscale data centres, the amount of energy used to cool is one tenth of that used to power the ......
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