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The US Presedential Election 2016: The first GOP debate
Society, Politics & Law

The US Presedential Election 2016: The first GOP debate

...source of conversation among Facebook users this week, the Republican hopefuls engaged in a variety of rhetorical contortions in order not to mention the word “race” or acknowledge the deep, pervasive racial inequalities that exist in US society. When asked about how to diversify the Republican base, John Kasich talked mostly about economic growth, saying only after...
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Back To The Future Part IV: What will 2045 be like?
Science, Maths & Technology

Back To The Future Part IV: What will 2045 be like?

...sources will be key for a greener and safer future for the commercial aviation industry. Transcript Thas Nirmalathas Professor of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University of Melbourne Our world in 2045 will be fully connected: constantly and autonomously keeping us in sync with the people in our lives, the places where we live and work, and the things we control....
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How can we dismantle racism in public institutions and services?
Education & Development

How can we dismantle racism in public institutions and services?

...sources of racial disparities in policing’, Public Administration Review, 77(2), pp. 168–178. Illing, S. (2020) ‘Why the policing problem isn’t about “a few bad apples”’, Vox. Available at: https://www.vox.com/identities/2020/6/2/21276799/george-floyd-protest-criminal-justice-paulbutler (Accessed: 11 February 2021). Lammy, D. (2017) ‘The Lammy Review: An...
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How do children learn the concept of race?
Education & Development

How do children learn the concept of race?

...sources for modelling and imparting racial attitudes to young children. There is evidence suggesting that children's racial attitudes and early prejudices actually reflect the widespread racial attitudes embedded within the larger society. In contemporary societies, while most overtly racist attitudes and discriminatory practices have been outlawed and/or eliminated, a...
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Impossible Peace 2: On a wing and a prayer
OpenLearn Ireland

Impossible Peace 2: On a wing and a prayer

...source within the DUP. And Aaro Suonio of the Independent International Commission for Decommissioning (IICD) advised me of a news conference scheduled for 2pm the next day - Monday September 26th 2005. General de Chastelain and the witnesses would add detail to this decommissioning story. Before then, I spoke on the phone with Gerry Adams and, separately, with the IRA...
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Emotions and emotional disorders
Health, Sports & Psychology

Emotions and emotional disorders

...Open University course SDK228 The science of the mind: investigating mental health...Emotions and emotional disorders: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: recognise the value of an evolutionary perspective in understanding emotions (or moods) and emotional (or mood) disorders specify brain pathways involved in the perception and...
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Level 2: Intermediate 6 hrs
Ratio, proportion and percentages
Science, Maths & Technology

Ratio, proportion and percentages

...Open University warehouse take 20 minutes to stick labels on 500 packages for an MU120 mailing. There are still 4000 more packages. How many workers are required, if the job is to be done in about a further hour? Answer One worker should take twice as long as two. So 1 worker takes 40 mins for 500 labels. 4000 is 8 times 500 so 1 worker takes 40 × 8 min = 320 mins. 1...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Pain and Aspirin
Science, Maths & Technology

Pain and Aspirin

...Open University students who study the module that this course comes from. This OpenLearn course provides a sample of level 1 study in Science...Pain and aspirin: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: demonstrate general knowledge and understanding of some of the basic facts, concepts and principles relating to the development of medicines...
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Level 2: Intermediate 4 hrs