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Hack For Change
Society, Politics & Law

Hack For Change

...data, technology, and design processes to improve our communities and the governments that serve them. Anyone can participate; you don’t have to be an expert in technology, you just have to care about your neighborhood and community.” It was initiated by designers and developers, government and non-governmental organisation/charity and encouraged people to participate...
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Effective approaches to mentoring: what works and why?
Education & Development

Effective approaches to mentoring: what works and why?

...data and the use of artefacts as a research tool was heralded as a successful approach for enabling participants to contribute with authority, ownership and confidence in a research project. The same was asked of participants in the session which helped to add to the range of artefacts provided. [Effective Approaches To Mentoring: What Works and Why] Download video...
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Management and the unconscious mind
Money & Business

Management and the unconscious mind

...data many of us are oblivious to as we go about our lives, but can the information contained within the unconscious mind aid managers within the work place? In the following audio discussion Guy Claxton, a psychologist from the University of Bristol argues that the parts of the psyche that operate independent of conscious reasoning can in fact be used to solve problems in...
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Everyday maths 2 (Northern Ireland)
Science, Maths & Technology

Everyday maths 2 (Northern Ireland)

...data. There will be plenty of examples to help you as you progress, together with opportunities to practise your understanding. The regular interactive quizzes form part of this practice, and the end-of-course quiz is an opportunity to earn a badge that demonstrates your new skills. You can read more on how to study the course and about badges in the next sections. After...
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Level 1: Introductory 48 hrs
When should you use a stacked area chart?
Science, Maths & Technology

When should you use a stacked area chart?

...data on which the chart is based. COMPANY Q1Y1 Q2Y1 Q3Y1 Q4Y1 Q1Y2 Q2Y2 Blue 10 11 15 25 45 80 Green 15 16 17 18 19 20 Orange 75 73 68 57 36 0 Oh, dear. Green’s market share has been increasing, not decreasing. The discrepancy arises because the chart plots the market share vertically, but we perceive the thickness of a stream at right angles to its general direction....
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Automated, satellite-based volcano monitoring
Nature & Environment

Automated, satellite-based volcano monitoring

...data with (i) petrological composition, (ii) sample properties, and (iii) high-resolution RS data of the same target. Measured spectral emissivity results are further used in remote sensing applications to constrain very high-temperature thermal anomalies (i.e. active lava flows with integrated pixel temperatures - close to or above 1000 K) and in melt mass flux...
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Blockchain in Education
Digital & Computing

Blockchain in Education

...that enables the secure and resilient management of distributed data in combination with data analytics techniques that add scale and flexibility to the way levels of qualifications are defined and granted. Click here to download the video transcript (PDF) This article is adapted from an OpenLearn Create course under a Creative Commons license. Visit the original course....
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Is it true that the poorer you are, the more likely you are to eat junk food?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Is it true that the poorer you are, the more likely you are to eat junk food?

...data also show middle earners are more likely to eat fast food frequently, averaging a little over four meals during the three weeks, compared with three for the richest and 3.7 for the poorest. Because the data occurred over a four-year period, we were also able to examine whether dramatic changes in wealth or income altered individuals’ eating habits. The data showed...
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