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What are the rules around assisted suicide?
Health, Sports & Psychology

What are the rules around assisted suicide?

...working to save life in the role of helping to take life has the potential to destroy trust. This is also what is known as the ‘thin end of the wedge’ argument, that there might be pressure on some dying people who are afraid to be seen as a burden. Simon refers to this himself when he says that he doesn’t think everybody should be able to choose assisted suicide....
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The Jewish Ghetto of Renaissance Venice
History & The Arts

The Jewish Ghetto of Renaissance Venice

...working in certain professions such as manufacturing, so they were forced into alternative professions. Fear of Jews was compounded by envy of their success as doctors, merchants and bankers. As moneylenders, Jews played an important part in the Venetian economy. They were also a convenient source of taxation. But the Venetian desire to limit their contact with Christians...
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Statistics: What is it or what are they?
Science, Maths & Technology

Statistics: What is it or what are they?

...working with numerical facts and ideas. But ‘statistics’ has a plural meaning as well. A ‘statistic’ is a numerical fact, or a piece of numerical information or data, and collections of such things are called ‘statistics’ plural. So statistics (plural) are part of the concern of statistics (singular). According to Stephen Senn, again, the science of statistics...
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Build a thunderstorm predictor
Science, Maths & Technology

Build a thunderstorm predictor

...works: The idea is simple. Just before a thunderstorm, the air will be highly charged with static electricity and this will collect on the unearthed bell. The charge bell will then attract the ringer because if the bell is say positive, the ringer (which is insulated) will be relatively negative. However, when the ringer touches the bell (making it ring) it will...
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The house doesn't always win
Digital & Computing

The house doesn't always win

...work with existing systems such as Apple’s HomeKit, Samsung SmartThings or Amazon’s Alexa Home Assistant. The quality of the software driving these devices is variable. Some are known to have security problems, and some will never receive the necessary software updates to make them more secure. If you want to start equipping your home with internet of things devices,...
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Take the next step with an Open University short course
Education & Development

Take the next step with an Open University short course

...work. How will I study? All learning is 100% online. Our courses are designed to fit around your busy life and commitments, so you don’t need to be online at set times. You can learn from anywhere, at a time that suits you. How much do short courses cost? Our short courses start at £99. Prices vary by course, so for more detailed information, check the relevant course...
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The Eagle has landed within the OpenLearn community
Money & Business

The Eagle has landed within the OpenLearn community

...work from, and connect with, our locations and spaces. Industry specialisms We bring together key industry players and start-ups in Health Care, Climate and Nature, AI, FinTech, Games and Digital Security sectors, giving them a facilitated environment to collaborate and innovate. Want to join our vibrant community, or explore what Barclays Eagle Labs have to offer?...
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The City: The Roman and Greek Cities
History & The Arts

The City: The Roman and Greek Cities

...works, a Eulogy to the greatest cities of the empire, Ausonius expresses his own place in this vast and wonderful tableau: "Bordeaux I love," he writes, "Rome I venerate, in one is my cradle in the other my curule chair" - the curule chair being a symbol of Ausonius’ status. If cities conveyed Roman culture into Europe then we might expect this event to have left an...
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