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How can I cope with exam stress?
Education & Development

How can I cope with exam stress?

...work. But sometimes stress levels can get out of hand, particularly at the end of an academic year. When you become stressed, the sympathetic branch of the autonomic nervous system gets switched on. Initially this is a good thing, because it is the activation of this system that releases the neurochemical adrenaline – and this stimulates you to get going and focus on...
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The Extraordinary Rosa Parks
History & The Arts

The Extraordinary Rosa Parks

...work when she boarded the bus. America was a nation in which racial segregation was not only prevelant, but had been given legal blessing. African Americans were obliged to travel at the back of Alabama buses and Rosa, dutifully, walked down the bus to sit in the area allowed for passengers who were not white. The bus continued to fill, though, and the driver, J Fred...
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Brain-inspired computing: a new paradigm for sustainable AI
Science, Maths & Technology

Brain-inspired computing: a new paradigm for sustainable AI

...works like a brain, not just software that thinks like one. Neuromorphic computing Instead of running brain-inspired software (ANN) on conventional hardware, neuromorphic computing is a hardware replication of our brain's neurons and synapses, emulating how the brain passes and processes information. Memory and processing happen in the same place, just as neurons and...
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Election days: 1868 - Herring and mutton
History & The Arts

Election days: 1868 - Herring and mutton

...working men. But the most important indication of the state of feeling was a gigantic wooden screw carried about on the top of a pole as an intimation of the way the tenants were being coerced by their landlords. What a farce, then, are country elections without the ballot, for it is quite evident that tenant farmers have no political opinions of their own to express, or,...
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Make a changing world a better place
Science, Maths & Technology

Make a changing world a better place

...work remotely and keep their businesses running efficiently. At NSC we believe that an understanding of technology is essential for anyone entering, or already part of, the business world. We also believe that education should be available to all. That is why NSC has partnered with The Open University and OpenLearn to provide free courses and training to anyone looking to...
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Paul Tucker On Using Systems Thinking In Practice
Nature & Environment

Paul Tucker On Using Systems Thinking In Practice

...STIP in my professional context working in sustainability. I have been learning by doing systems practice for the past 5 years or so, using diagramming to better understand and communicate complex situations. I'm now a postgraduate student, continuing to learn about systems techniques and lineages, aiming to improve my systemic perception of the world as I see it”....
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Early childhood health promotion
Education & Development

Early childhood health promotion

...health promotion work is the need for respectful and positive relationships with parents and carers. The findings helped to set the onward agenda for a larger scale study which will foreground the voices of practitioners and highlight the role that ECEC practitioners can play in promoting the health of children. [Connecting Unseen Dots] Download video transcript...
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Chance, Risk and Health
Science, Maths & Technology

Chance, Risk and Health

...work of one man prepared the way. But few people today know of the achievements of Ronald Aylmer Fisher. The four video tracks on this album investigate the enduring legacy of a largely unknown genius. The material forms part of the course SMK184 Chance, Risk... Chance, Risk and Health A short introduction to this album. Reinventing Statistics Fisher's principles are at...
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