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What do historians do?
History & The Arts

What do historians do?

...overlooked, the publishers will be pleased to make the necessary arrangements at the first opportunity. Don't miss out If reading this text has inspired you to learn more, you may be interested in joining the millions of people who discover our free learning resources and qualifications by visiting The Open University – www.open.edu/ openlearn/ free-courses....
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Level 3: Advanced 6 hrs
Ada Lovelace Day
Science, Maths & Technology

Ada Lovelace Day

...Open University's Computing and IT courses. [Ada Lovelace] Who was Ada Lovelace? I would have bought and sent a card if only Clintons carried them. Ada Lovelace Day has been set up to commemorate the important role of women in technology. It wouldn’t be surprising if you haven’t heard of Augusta Ada King, Countess of Lovelace, who must be considered the World’s...
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Artificial intelligence
Digital & Computing

Artificial intelligence

...educational practices will be greatly improved by doing A.I. It’s possible that our brains are too complicated to be understood by something as simple as our brains." [A microchip held between thumbs] The Arguments: Amanda Sharkey [Amanda Sharkey] Dr Amanda Sharkey is a lecturer in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Sheffield. She is director of the...
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The metagenomics revolution: an introduction
Science, Maths & Technology

The metagenomics revolution: an introduction

...overlooked, the publishers will be pleased to make the necessary arrangements at the first opportunity. Don’t miss out If reading this text has inspired you to learn more, you may be interested in joining the millions of people who discover our free learning resources and qualifications by visiting The Open University – www.open.edu/ openlearn/ free-courses....
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
How can the Hajj be made safer?
History & The Arts

How can the Hajj be made safer?

...open. This is particularly important due to the variety of rituals the pilgrimage involves. A model that treats the crowd as a homogeneous entity also can’t explain how large groups of people will try to stick together within a moving crowd, separating themselves from other groups and creating mass contraflows. We should be wary of relying exclusively on computer...
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Are women under-represented at tech accelerators?
Money & Business

Are women under-represented at tech accelerators?

...open to all”. The well-rehearsed counter-argument to this imbalance is that this is merely a reflection of engineering and technology entrepreneurship – women just don’t feature prominently in the industry and the numbers in accelerator programmes reflects this. The evidence, however, indicates that within Europe women own around 15% of all science engineering and...
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Urbanism in Blade Runner
Science, Maths & Technology

Urbanism in Blade Runner

...open air markets and restaurants. Freeways are conspicuously absent and the streets are for pedestrians only. Granted, cars fly through the sky instead of on the ground and it’s hard to call a city laden with toxic waste and murderous robots walkable, but it’s still a far cry from the sprawling, car-centric Los Angeles we know today. The city as a machine Blade Runner...
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Time to look again at HIV and relationships
Health, Sports & Psychology

Time to look again at HIV and relationships

...open about their experiences. With a recent survey by the National AIDS Trust suggesting that more than half of the UK public did not believe U=U was true, there is a long way to go. Reducing the stigma of HIV is an important step if we are to achieve the goal of zero new transmissions in the UK by 2030 or globally. So, this World AIDS Day why not take some time to see...
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