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Am I Normal? - an inaugural lecture by Professor Blaine Price
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Am I Normal? - an inaugural lecture by Professor Blaine Price

...technologies that automatically gather data about you and your lifestyle. Date: Tuesday 28 November Time: 6:00pm–7:00pm Venue: The Open University, the Berrill Theatre Blaine Price is Professor of Computing in the Faculty of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics at The Open University (OU). His research interests focus on improving people’s engagement with...
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What does the anatomy of World records reveal?
Health, Sports & Psychology

What does the anatomy of World records reveal?

...technology than initially meets the eye...British World record holders When you think of World records everyone’s interpretation differs. For me, it is often athletics that springs to mind. Starting close to home what can we learn from two longstanding British World record holders: Jonathan Edwards (Triple Jump WR, from 1995) and Paula Radcliffe (Marathon WR, 2003)....
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Design Behind the Bike
Science, Maths & Technology

Design Behind the Bike

...technology on cycling and explores how the development in technology has changed bike design and build over the last 100 years. The series of five films explores the development of technology, components, materials and innovation used to build and design new bicycles for the current market. The series includes the history of the bicycle, Materials explores the products...
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OpenMinds Talk: Performing Online Live Experiments 24/7: “An Internet of Laboratory Things”
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OpenMinds Talk: Performing Online Live Experiments 24/7: “An Internet of Laboratory Things”

...educator How forensics investigations and materials analysis can be conducted from afar through keyboards and screens How to share the thrill of real time observing of the night sky and how to do it collaboratively without colocation How professional engineers and scientists might benefit from online access to instrumentation for training and development For almost half a...
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Supporting learners to become agents for sustainability
Education & Development

Supporting learners to become agents for sustainability

...technology, culture and education, health and spiritual wellbeing, finance and economics, land tenure and community governance. The outer layer of the flower has the following 12 principles: Observe & Interact, Catch & Store Energy, Obtain a Yield, Apply Self-Regulation & Accept Feedback, Use & Value Renewable Resources, Produce Zero Waste, Design from Patterns to...
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National Enrichment Programme for Schools
Education & Development

National Enrichment Programme for Schools

...education Help with studying Careers and employability Vocational subjects Health, sports and psychology History and The Arts Languages Science, maths and technology Courses 10 hours or less Astudio trwy'r Gymraeg NEP resources Make the most of your independent study Learn more about the NEP and get help with studying using the downloadable resources below. NEP learner...
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Uncertainty within the Realm of Statistics
Science, Maths & Technology

Uncertainty within the Realm of Statistics

...education (with some stops in between). This movement means you learn a great deal. Statistics in Social Services covers areas such as how many children are in care. Where are they? Are any regions giving rise to unusually high instances of referrals? How often are community service orders used and do offenders re-offend? My own passion was education, and so I worked in...
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Afterword to Representing Religions: Race, Rationality, Colonialism and Anthropology
History & The Arts

Afterword to Representing Religions: Race, Rationality, Colonialism and Anthropology

...technologies for communicating with the dead were blended together with Western communication technologies. Once posed in this way, the question about action became one of agency and power rather than one of rationality. This was of a piece with my main point which was to argue that scientific-anthropological knowledge about Cargo cults gained much of its currency and...
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