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FabLab Nepal: creative learning as a way towards equality
Science, Maths & Technology

FabLab Nepal: creative learning as a way towards equality

...course took an interdisciplinary approach to integrate multiple disciplines and expose students to the Project Based Learning (PBL) approach with hands-on, project-based learning sessions conducted at FabLab Nepal. The goal was to expose children that had only experienced a traditional, theoretical and text-based way of learning to playfulness and experiential learning,...
How we can all tackle our digital carbon footprints
Nature & Environment

How we can all tackle our digital carbon footprints

...courses Shrinking footprints Climate change presents humanity with a series of enormous challenges. Unifying these is a single imperative: to avoid catastrophic climate change impacts by capping global temperature rises to 1.5℃. Achieving this is a monumental challenge, and requires every corporation, government and citizen to make swift, significant changes to our...
What is a scientific model?
Science, Maths & Technology

What is a scientific model?

...courses, and he wrote the essence of being a physicist is knowing which approximations to make. And so whenever we’re seeking to understand something, you need to tease out what are the important things that are influencing this. Because you can’t possibly hope to create a replica of the whole universe because you’d need the whole universe to do it and you...
‘Making Food Allergies Your Business’ Podcast Series on safer dining
Health, Sports & Psychology

‘Making Food Allergies Your Business’ Podcast Series on safer dining

...free to download and use these poster images from the project as educational resources, but please include our OU reference. Always ASK about food allergies [An illustration on allergy awareness in food service with tips and checklists.]Show descriptionThis illustration guides how to handle customers with allergies in a restaurant setting. The image is divided into three...
What did it mean to be found guilty by joint enterprise?
Society, Politics & Law

What did it mean to be found guilty by joint enterprise?

...course of that crime someone is murdered, the entire group can be convicted of murder regardless of who dealt the fatal blow. All that needs to be proven is that the individuals present foresaw that the murder might occur. Alexander, a social worker, had been out in West London when a confrontation between his friends and another group of youths turned violent. Though he...
New York Minutes: What do the NY primaries tell us about the 2016 Presidential election?
Society, Politics & Law

New York Minutes: What do the NY primaries tell us about the 2016 Presidential election?

...course” Clinton was qualified for the Oval Office. But the damage had been done to his squeaky-clean image. Finally, on April 15 Sanders flew to the Vatican to attend an international meeting on social justice. While there he met privately with Pope Francis, a meeting Sanders described as “extraordinary.” But the trip made no sense politically. In the closing days...
How did Facebook likes help Labour at the ballot box?
Society, Politics & Law

How did Facebook likes help Labour at the ballot box?

...and the hyper-partisan media were able to successfully amplify these messages. Of course, Labour didn’t win the 2017 election. But its impressive social media campaign will unquestionably influence other parties’ strategies and tactics in future elections. This article was originally published by the LSE British Politics & Policy blog under a CC-BY-NC-ND licence...
Learning to swim in murky seas: Exploitation of the Electorate via Social Media
Health, Sports & Psychology

Learning to swim in murky seas: Exploitation of the Electorate via Social Media

...course you could always make a deliberate effort to read more widely in order to get a more diverse view of news stories. You could try to change your automated algorithm by joining groups and commenting on articles that you disagree with, or you could decide to manually look for corroborating information from multiple sources, such as by checking particularly serious...