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Machines, minds and computers
Digital & Computing

Machines, minds and computers

...working with computers. Most of us probably feel confident we know what they are, and what they can do. In this section we'll examine the fundamental concept of the digital computer as an interpreted automatic formal system and consider the implications of this for computational theories of mind. At the end, I'll try to draw some conclusions and set the scene for the...
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Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs
A modest liking for Liverpool
History & The Arts

A modest liking for Liverpool

...social consciousness, and are each sensible of being a centre, with a metropolitan destiny; but the strange thing about Liverpool and the like English towns is that they are without any social consciousness. Their meek millions are socially unborn; they can come into the world only in London, and in their prenatal obscurity they remain folded in a dreamless silence, while...
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Article 10 mins
Non-existent countries
Society, Politics & Law

Non-existent countries

...Social World’ where Butcher and Morris (2015) explore the role of power in defining place, mobility and migration and the cultural significance of the nation as home. This is further explored in Conway and Staples's (2015) examination of symbols of nationalism and the creation of ‘Homelands’. Butcher, M and Morris, A (2015) ‘Mapping Home’ in Murji, K (ed)...
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Design
Science, Maths & Technology

Design

...work. You will be able to identify innovation in a wide variety of designed objects and evaluate the impact of this innovation...This free course looks at the process of design, from assessing the complexity of design as an activity to exposing the difficulty in making general conclusions about how designers work. You will be able to identify innovation in a wide variety...
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Level 1: Introductory 28 hrs
An introduction to design engineering
Science, Maths & Technology

An introduction to design engineering

...work. The complexity that people bring to design problems is introduced, along with some basic methods of dealing with such complexity...This free course, An introduction to design engineering, looks at the way in which engineers use ideas and approaches from the discipline of design thinking to inform their work. The complexity that people bring to design problems is...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Would you want your child to become an interpreter?
Languages

Would you want your child to become an interpreter?

...working at international conferences for high-ranking officials or business tycoons as circulated in local media. On the other hand, the societal valorization of translators and interpreters in Australia and other Anglophone countries remains very low. Translators and interpreters are associated with low-paid casual work that offers little chance for career progression....
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Article 5 mins
How are drones keeping track of songbirds?
Nature & Environment

How are drones keeping track of songbirds?

...work.” Wilson and his colleagues hope that automated bird surveying with UAVs will eventually be used as an additional technique to augment the work of well-trained field surveyors. “Surveying birds by ear is an impressive skill that encourages ornithologists to spend time out in the field getting to know their study species and their habitats,” says Wilson. “We...
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How OpenLearn uses third-party content
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How OpenLearn uses third-party content

...working the context of a learning brief. They are usually, although not exclusively, working within the Creative Commons community. These trusted repositories include blogs from the LSE and Oxford, SciDevNet, Wellcome Trust's Mosaic website, Languages On The Move, GlobalVoice and The Conversation. The OpenLearn editorial team will review any item selected for publication...
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