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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
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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Article 5 mins
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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Video 15 mins
Back To The Future Part IV: What will 2045 be like?
Science, Maths & Technology

Back To The Future Part IV: What will 2045 be like?

...technology. Some of the technologies predicted are now a reality of sorts, but the world of Back to The Future II is not quite what we see around us today. The movie makers didn’t envisage the abundance of smartphones and other technologies that dominate our lives today. Transcript But Hollywood is always a little hit or miss when it comes to future predictions. So...
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Article 5 mins
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
Global English
History & The Arts

Global English

...technology (and indeed has helped accelerate both), the wider roots of English as a world language lie much further in the past. Some point to the first English colonies in Wales and Ireland in the 12th century, or to the late 17th century when English-speaking settlements were established in North America and the slave trade brought cheap labour from Africa. But it was...
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Article 10 mins
Keeping Ahead in ICT
Science, Maths & Technology

Keeping Ahead in ICT

...technology that defines the digital age. Today, the latest mobile phone technology has changed everything. To reach the poorest communities, the government has had to adapt the technology and build new commercial partnerships. The six video tracks in this album introduce the size of the challenge, government policy and initiatives and the businesses that benefit. This...
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Audio 30 mins
Drivers and hand-held mobile phones: extending the ban won’t solve the problem – here’s why
Health, Sports & Psychology

Drivers and hand-held mobile phones: extending the ban won’t solve the problem – here’s why

...Education campaigns that, for example, feature fatal or serious collisions caused by a distracted driver can actually play into these biases. Such campaigns appear to confirm drivers’ belief that they can handle it, while these other ‘inferior’ drivers could not. For these over-confident drivers, perhaps the only deterrent would be the threat of enforcement. But in...
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Article 5 mins