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From the classroom to the Commonwealth games: Dr Julie McElroy’s story
Education & Development

From the classroom to the Commonwealth games: Dr Julie McElroy’s story

...work at my TEDx Presentation there. I spoke about how assistive technologies can be life-changing and vital to the independence of many, and how there is a need to address the gap. [Hands of a person using a computer with braille computer display] Following on from this, in the same year, my academic path continued with a Master of Knowledge Exchange at the University of...
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The values of Bond: What 007 tells us about changing attitudes to sexual harassment
History & The Arts

The values of Bond: What 007 tells us about changing attitudes to sexual harassment

...work Ways of Seeing – and, indeed, early film scripts tend to display Moneypenny as the passive recipient of Bond’s attention, relegating her own desire, much like her desk, outside the centre of power. Similarly, in Ian Fleming’s novels, Moneypenny “functions as an object of desire, chiefly because she basks in the power that radiates from M”, as UK academics...
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Outdoor Therapy: The Benefits of Walking and Talking
Health, Sports & Psychology

Outdoor Therapy: The Benefits of Walking and Talking

...working and as our blood circulates regularly it also speeds up our basic metabolic rate. This means that all organs will be working at a more optimal level compared to when we are sedentary. Walking, as other types of exercising, prompts us to breathe regularly which means that we are increasing the overall blood oxygen levels, that supports our brain and other organs to...
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Egyptian mathematics
Science, Maths & Technology

Egyptian mathematics

...work out what things the Egyptologist has done. Do you yet feel in a position to begin to understand what the Egyptian scribe was doing? (Do not worry if your answer to the last question is ‘no’!) Discussion You should have been able to notice, just from the look of the page, that it has three sections. The top one is a hand-written copy of the papyrus text itself,...
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Level 2: Intermediate 9 hrs
Babylonian mathematics
Science, Maths & Technology

Babylonian mathematics

...works, word-lists, and mathematical problems and tables. Nearly all of the texts that give us our fullest understanding of Babylonian mathematics—indeed, of any mathematics before the Greeks—date from about 1800—1600 BC. During this period, King Hammurabi unified Mesopotamia out of a rabble of small city-states into an empire whose capital was Babylon, which was on...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Could we control our climate? Badge icon
Science, Maths & Technology

Could we control our climate?

...work out how many occurrences we should expect of things happening. For example, you saw in Figure 4 the density at 14°C temperature was approximately 0.18. But because there was one measurement per day in the data set, the distribution is made up of 365 measurements. So, The number of times we expect to get a temperature of 14°C = number of measurements* probability...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Why are people upset about the Stonewall Movie?
History & The Arts

Why are people upset about the Stonewall Movie?

...worked as a bar back (i.e. bartending assistant) at the Stonewall back in the day. He told me about the night of June 28, 1969, when the police raided (not such a common occurrence at the Stonewall since there were payoffs) and especially began to hassle a Puerto Rican drag queen John only knew as José. On that night there was a private party going on at the Stonewall....
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DIY: Measuring latitude and longitude
Society, Politics & Law

DIY: Measuring latitude and longitude

...work out your latitude and longitude...This content is associated with The Open University's Geography courses and qualifications. To pinpoint your position on a map of the world you need to work out your co-ordinates, known as latitude and longitude. Latitude is your position north or south of the Equator. Lines, or parallels, are drawn around the Earth at intervals. The...
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