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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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How are drones keeping track of songbirds?
Nature & Environment

How are drones keeping track of songbirds?

...technology for monitoring songbird populations. Although the method currently has some pitfalls, it has the potential to become an important scientific tool. Surveying bird populations is crucial for environmental management, but it is inherently challenging. Some types of terrain are difficult to access, and human observers introduce the element of human bias. The use of...
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Budget 2017: Instant reactions
Money & Business

Budget 2017: Instant reactions

...education, the government will fund 1,000 new PhDs in science, technology, engineering and mathematics. The budget also confirmed the terms of doctoral loans of up to £25,000 each for doctoral study, and maintenance loans for part-time undergraduates. Welfare Donald Hirsch, Director, Centre for Research in Social Policy, Loughborough University Cuts in welfare were at...
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Innovation Design: Sustainable Communities
Science, Maths & Technology

Innovation Design: Sustainable Communities

...technological experiment. In our world of finite resources and massive over-consumption, “breathing” walls, earth-shelters, composting toilets, "living machines" to deal with wastewater – are just some of the technologies which we may all have to get used to. These eco-communities are all breaking new ground by demonstrating how implementation of innovative...
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How does an MRI scanner work?
Health, Sports & Psychology

How does an MRI scanner work?

...technology plays in modern medicine...MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) scanners are one of the most advanced diagnostic tools in use today. They are used to create detailed images of the inside of the human body - without the need for surgery or X-rays. In this video, experts at Neath Port Talbot College’s Academy of Sports explain how MRI technology works, how it helps...
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Am I ready to be an apprentice distance learner?
Education & Development

Am I ready to be an apprentice distance learner?

...Technology and education are developing and increasingly go hand in hand. As it is likely you will use a computer or a tablet to study, it is important to ensure that you are confident in your digital skills to help you be an effective learner. To be an apprentice distance learner, the following digital skills are likely to help you be successful in your studies: Knowing...
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Level 1: Introductory 3 hrs
Economic incentives for countries to decarbonise
Money & Business

Economic incentives for countries to decarbonise

...technologies does not always come at a price – the benefits may outweigh the costs. Think of Roosevelt’s ‘New Deal’, when government spending was used to create jobs which brought the USA out of the Great Depression. New technologies are now developing rapidly. The growth of a new technology starts slowly. It’s likely to be expensive at first, and perhaps...
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The Four Generations of Computers
Science, Maths & Technology

The Four Generations of Computers

...technology changed throughout these years. Visiting locations such as The National Museum of Computing in Milton Keynes and The Centre for Computing History in Haverhill, we see an array of fascinating machines and learn about them along the way. This material forms part of The Open University course TU100 My digital life... Colossus: The World's First Electronic Computer...
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