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Plato, opinions and the statues of Daedalus
History & The Arts

Plato, opinions and the statues of Daedalus

...works are written as dialogues, in which a small group of characters discuss a philosophical question. The dialogues are usually set in the recent past, and the other characters are often real people – prominent public figures, whom his readers might well have known. It is as if a modern-day philosopher gave up writing books and articles and began to write philosophical...
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Article 10 mins
The Life of Saint George
History & The Arts

The Life of Saint George

...work on the lives of the saints tells the story of England's patron saint...[Saint George depicted in the 15th Century] Saint George depicted on a 15th Century Eastern European plaque About the Year 303. ST. GEORGE is honoured in the Catholic church as one of the most illustrious martyrs of Christ. The Greeks have long distinguished him by the title of The Great Martyr,...
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Article 10 mins
Can we overcome cyber-fatigue to secure ourselves online?
Digital & Computing

Can we overcome cyber-fatigue to secure ourselves online?

...work, one needs to understand psychology, sociology and other aspects of the human condition, and how to communicate effectively with people. Technology is so ingrained in modern life that analyzing its security issues exclusively from an engineering perspective, or treating it as something different or somehow removed from people and society, is folly. Moreover, putting...
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Article 5 mins
Raising awareness and support for men
Health, Sports & Psychology

Raising awareness and support for men

...working-class men who are living each day and getting by. To celebrate men’s positive contributions to society: this includes their contribution to the community, to families, marriage, childcare, and to the environment. This might be about encouraging men to teach the boys in their lives the values, character and responsibilities of being a considered and well-rounded...
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The ethics of cultural heritage
History & The Arts

The ethics of cultural heritage

...works of art or architecture – can be very important to society. They can be valued for their beauty, their historic significance, and their religious or cultural associations. We try to protect important heritage, if we can. However, what if we had to choose between protecting heritage and saving human lives? When these goals compete, how should we proceed? In the...
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Level 2: Intermediate 12 hrs
Data and processes in computing
Digital & Computing

Data and processes in computing

...works. These comments are not peculiar to the fifth till at the supermarket. The supermarket's computer stores data for each active till. The data for each till can be seen as a variable, and so needs its own identifier — such as till1, till2, and so on. Indeed, the term variable is used for any named area of computer memory, storing data that may change. Now suppose...
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Level 2: Intermediate 14 hrs
Could Bernie Sanders be the next American President?
Society, Politics & Law

Could Bernie Sanders be the next American President?

...worked tirelessly for decades to minimize the number of black voters, continuing an inglorious tradition of racism dating back to pre-civil war America. The sustained virulence with which the Republican establishment has attacked, blocked, demeaned and vilified the black man in the White House can only be explained in terms of festering racism. This is the crisis of...
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Mark Twain on whether Shakespeare wrote Shakespeare
History & The Arts

Mark Twain on whether Shakespeare wrote Shakespeare

...work of Shakespeare really cooked up by Bacon? Mark Twain recounts a long journey and a longer argument...Scattered here and there through the stacks of unpublished manuscript which constitute this formidable Autobiography and Diary of mine, certain chapters will in some distant future be found which deal with "Claimants"--claimants historically notorious: Satan,...
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