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Lying and politics: a brief primer
Society, Politics & Law

Lying and politics: a brief primer

...projection for example. You could see how that's happened on the whole national level and over the Brexit issue where we've projected all our fear of the future onto Romanian guest workers. Asa Bennett When you look at something like Brexit it does make sense of why the accusations of lying fly around because the stakes are so high and this is such an important process...
Babylonian mathematics
Science, Maths & Technology

Babylonian mathematics

...Introduction - This course looks at Babylonian mathematics. You will learn how a series of discoveries have enabled historians to decipher stone tablets and study the various techniques the Babylonians used for problem-solving and teaching. The Babylonian problem-solving skills have been described as remarkable and scribes of the time received a training far in advance of...
Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
George Orwell and Nineteen Eighty-Four
Society, Politics & Law

George Orwell and Nineteen Eighty-Four

...Introduction - It is now over 70 years since the publication of George Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four – a terrifying dystopian novel in which a totalitarian state maintains psychological and physical control over a joyless, fearful population. Totalitarianism Totalitarianism is a political system in which order is imposed on the population through ideological...
Starting with maths: Patterns and formulas
Science, Maths & Technology

Starting with maths: Patterns and formulas

...Introduction - Patterns occur everywhere in art, nature, science and especially mathematics. Being able to recognise, describe and use these patterns is an important skill that helps you to tackle a wide variety of different problems. This course explores some of these patterns ranging from ancient number patterns to the latest mathematical research. It also looks at some...
What happens to the poorest in a cashless society?
Science, Maths & Technology

What happens to the poorest in a cashless society?

...managed to buy a single meal for his family along the way. More importantly, it was very difficult for people like Pintu and even the scrap buyers to get the new 500 and 2,000 rupee bills issued to replace the eliminated notes. The chain had been damaged: With cash in short supply everywhere, scrap buyers couldn’t pay the collectors, who in turn had more trouble...
Social work: Effective practice with substance abusing parents
Health, Sports & Psychology

Social work: Effective practice with substance abusing parents

...managing their own feelings of being ‘an unwanted guest’, while at the same time believing that engagement is achievable, as is change in the parents. Discussion reflects some of the personal challenges of working with those who find change very difficult and the tension between believing in the possibility of change but being realistic about what can be achieved and...
Brexit and health care professionals
Health, Sports & Psychology

Brexit and health care professionals

...management will need to adjust. Importantly, and as you will see, although my analysis identifies four categories, the effects of leaving the EU will not be so clearly divided in daily experiences of health care practice. Four key areas that need consideration in the light of Brexit are: Education of health care professionals Regulation of health care professionals...
STiP@50 Celebrations
Society, Politics & Law

STiP@50 Celebrations

...managing change in broad-ranging professional contexts through two initiatives in 2021; whose resources are on this STiP Hub: a series of 8 webinar events that began in April a series of 10 audio podcasts originally recorded in August/ September involving one-to-one conversations with ASTiP Associate, (Emeritus) Professor Simon Bell Celebration 1: Webinar series Starting...