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Mothering at the Margins: Amplifying and validating the voices of Black mothers of autistic children
Education & Development

Mothering at the Margins: Amplifying and validating the voices of Black mothers of autistic children

...systems which seemed designed to gatekeep resources and undermine parental expertise. As one participant (Linda) put it when asked to identify the most significant challenge she faces in raising her autistic son, ‘I think it’s definitely the fighting with professionals… trying to advocate for your child. Get your child what they need. Constantly checking people are...
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Article 5 mins
By extending the remit of PCCs, the government is playing with fire
Society, Politics & Law

By extending the remit of PCCs, the government is playing with fire

...system currently being rolled out by the Uk government, writes Jacqueline Baxter. ...[Illustration of Dads Army in fire fighter uniform] The UK government has proposed to extend the remit of Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) to cover other emergency services, including fire and rescue. The system has been called a “failed experiment” by the Independent Police...
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Article 10 mins
Half man, half circuit: Who are the people who are choosing to become cyborgs?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Half man, half circuit: Who are the people who are choosing to become cyborgs?

...thinking for a moment, ‘Why am I doing this?’ But on the other hand, I thought it’s a great opportunity, and I think it’s kind of cool to modify your own body – and yes, of course it hurts, but this is a small price for what I get.” [Sketch of a cyborg] A sketch of the future? Joker cyborg by portismedia Michael, who studies electrotechnics in Cologne, looks...
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Article 10 mins
The database development life cycle
Science, Maths & Technology

The database development life cycle

...systems are constructed? Did you know that they underpin the majority of the managed data storage in computer systems? This free course, The database development life cycle, has been designed to give you an overview of the developmental lifecycle for a database system, explaining the importance of data analysis and highlighting how database development differs from...
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Level 3: Advanced 4 hrs
Will the next Secretary-General of the United Nations be a woman?
Society, Politics & Law

Will the next Secretary-General of the United Nations be a woman?

...system, which currently employs some 37,000 staff worldwide. Since the UN was created in 1948, there have been nine Secretary-Generals – and all of them have been men. Despite women’s increased engagement in high politics around the world, the UN has yet to appoint a woman for the top leadership position. [UNCTAD Secretary General Rebeca Grynspan at a press conference...
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Article 5 mins
Sylvia Plath and the linguistics of depression
Languages

Sylvia Plath and the linguistics of depression

...system, there may not always be enough time to devote to unpicking the rich accounts of people’s experiences, but as budding and practicing linguists there is a lot we can contribute. Linguistics provides tools and techniques that, when applied to such accounts, bring to the fore how people describe what it feels like to be anxious or depressed, or to hear voices that...
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Article 10 mins
PhotoFit Me
Health, Sports & Psychology

PhotoFit Me

...think you remember him well and have no problem describing what he was wearing… but what about his face? You remember he was Caucasian, had dark hair and was probably in his twenties, but just cannot find the right words to describe what his face looked like. This is a problem experienced by all eyewitnesses. Not only do you have to try to picture the face of the...
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Activity 5 mins
Understanding and managing risk
Money & Business

Understanding and managing risk

...think it’s made us improve our own control systems and made us focus much more on operational risk than perhaps we had previously. When you think that the Allfirst debacle, for example, was really about loss of controls, about a single person who managed to run up large positions which seemed to be undetected for some time. But within the bank, what it’s really meant...
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Level 3: Advanced 20 hrs