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Understanding language and learning
Languages

Understanding language and learning

...think also the connection language is a separate system as, you know, English is different from Tamil and Brazilian or Portuguese, etc. I think people are beginning to acknowledge that language is so much more fluid. They interact with each other. They form a repertoire where English is part of other languages. So there are kind of major shifts in human linguistics about...
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Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs
Exomoons: astronomers report first ever discovery
Science, Maths & Technology

Exomoons: astronomers report first ever discovery

...system other than our own...[View of mountains against the sky and moon at night] In Star Wars VI we first meet the Ewoks living on the Forest Moon of Endor. The planet Endor itself is a gas giant, but the Forest Moon is a habitable world, peopled by small furry sentient creatures. A new study, published in Science Advances, reports signs of such an “exomoon” orbiting...
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Article 10 mins
An introduction to artificial intelligence
Education & Development

An introduction to artificial intelligence

...think it is safe to introduce an automated system which would make this inequitable system more efficient? Another way of putting this question might be: do you think it is safe to design an efficiently inequitable system? Given the choice of deploying such technology with the result of a more efficient yet inequitable system, or delaying such ......
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Critically exploring psychology
Health, Sports & Psychology

Critically exploring psychology

...thinks open-mindedly within alternative systems of thought, recognising and assessing, as need be, their assumptions, implications, and practical consequences; and communicates effectively with others in figuring out solutions to complex problems. Why is critical thinking important to psychology and research methods? Critical thinking enables the researcher to go through...
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Level 3: Advanced 3 hrs
Global response to the financial crisis
Society, Politics & Law

Global response to the financial crisis

...system respond? Senior Lecturer William Brown is joined by three course team members to address the key issues that emerged as a result of the financial crisis and what it reveals about shifts in the international system. The album also explores how the principles of game theory could be applied to regulating complex financial problems. This material forms part of The...
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Audio 32 mins
How might COVID-19 affect cancer patients at different stages of their disease?
Science, Maths & Technology

How might COVID-19 affect cancer patients at different stages of their disease?

...think you have cancer symptoms in these strange times? This articles explains...Cancer patients and their families are likely to feel anxious about the continuity of their treatment plan during the COVID-19 pandemic. We have collected a series of frequently asked questions regarding patients with different stages of disease. This advice has been gathered from various...
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Article 10 mins
Porn licensing isn't the answer
Digital & Computing

Porn licensing isn't the answer

...thinks children can be protected from web porn by building barriers. Good luck with that, says Andrew Smith...[A poster with an anti-pornography message] Won't someone think of the children? The UK government and many other interested international bodies are duly concerned about the proliferation of internet pornography. The latest development under consideration is the...
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Article 5 mins
Kant on trust
History & The Arts

Kant on trust

...thinks that when you decide what to do, you should act on a principle that others could adopt and act on; you should not treat yourself as an exception to the rule. This is Kant’s version of the Golden Rule, “do as you would be done by” that is found in many different religious and ethical systems. Secondly, Kant thinks that you must not use other people in ways to...
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Article 5 mins