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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?

...human/machine hybrid genuinely represent a new way of living - or are they wrong? Frieda Klotz went to the Cyborg Fair to find out...Michael Bareev-Rudy never expected to have his finger implanted with a magnet. But in November 2015, the 18-year-old decided to embed a 3 mm x 1 mm magnet in his index finger at an event held in Dusseldorf, Germany. A crowd gathered to watch...
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Article 10 mins
An introduction to artificial intelligence
Education & Development

An introduction to artificial intelligence

...humans face, from tackling climate emergencies to supporting sustainable population increases across the world, but also as a means to radically improving health and educational outcomes, addressing long-standing challenges in medicine, science and engineering, and protecting political freedoms and promoting economic stability. On the other hand, there are as many – if...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Cloning
Nature & Environment

Cloning

...human embryos, can now be allowed in the UK. How was this ruling reached? What is the story behind cloning? The idea of cloning animals was first suggested in 1938 by a German embryologist called Hans Spemann. He proposed what he called a "fantastical experiment" to remove the nucleus from an egg cell and replace it with a nucleus from another cell. 14 years later in...
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Article 30 mins
myf.cymru – Mental health through the medium of Welsh
Education & Development

myf.cymru – Mental health through the medium of Welsh

...resource aimed at Welsh speaking higher education students studying in Wales and beyond...[Graphic of woman sitting smiling looking at a screen] Myf.cymru is a national initiative dedicated to enhancing mental health and wellbeing support for Welsh-speaking students across Wales and beyond. The project focuses on raising awareness, reducing stigma, and encouraging open...
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Article 5 mins
Wellbeing and mental health collection
Health, Sports & Psychology

Wellbeing and mental health collection

...resources that aim to promote positive wellbeing and support good mental health...The collection provides resources on a range of wellbeing subjects for students studying at Higher or Further Education level. Staff in the Higher and Further Education sector can also use the resources to improve their knowledge of positive health behaviours, building their capacity to...
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Article 10 mins
A brief history of Science
History & The Arts

A brief history of Science

...human genome, take a quick crash through the development of scientific knowledge...Find out more about The Open University's Science courses and qualifications Humankind has always been inquisitive, needing to understand why things behave in a certain way, and trying to link observation with prediction. For example, since prehistoric times we have observed the heavens and...
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Article 5 mins
Environmental management and organisations
Nature & Environment

Environmental management and organisations

...resources (e.g. plants and animals). Resources can be defined as what the Earth can provide that humans consider economically or otherwise useful. Resources may also include human knowledge and labour. Resources are often classified into renewable and non-renewable resources depending on the timescale that they are renewed or ......
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Level 2: Intermediate 15 hrs
No place like home: Prisons and homelessness
Society, Politics & Law

No place like home: Prisons and homelessness

...human identities, and the creating a sense of ‘rootedness’. Home is about a sense of ‘belonging’ and feeling part of a wider community. A home is safe, familiar and comfortable. Home is a place of rest, recuperation, care and respite, something essential for the well-being of all humans. [A homeless man sleeping in a park] The prison is not an environment that can...
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Article 5 mins