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In-car technology: are we being sold a false sense of security?
Digital & Computing

In-car technology: are we being sold a false sense of security?

...simple, binary terms as it cannot (yet) handle ifs and buts and context. But the risk is that this may encourage us to believe that 30mph, for example, is inherently safe, even when 20mph, or even less, might have been the safer choice. This is something we would like to explore further in our research. Likewise, tech that warns a driver if they are showing signs of...
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Article 5 mins
Walking the walk: improving death and dying spaces
Health, Sports & Psychology

Walking the walk: improving death and dying spaces

...Simple gestures can go a long way. For example, a bespoke property bag (as pictured below) used to return the deceased relative’s clothing and items to the family can mean a great deal for carers. By ‘going the extra mile’, it indicates that staff appreciate the sensitivity of the occasion. As one carer on the project stated: ‘No one wants to receive precious...
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The Dates of the Buddha
History & The Arts

The Dates of the Buddha

...simple. On top of this, there are two different chronologies used to date the life of the Buddha: the so-called short chronology (attested by Indian sources and their Chinese and Tibetan translations) and the long chronology (based on the testimony of the Sinhalese chronicles). This first one is sometimes referred to as the Indian chronology and the second one as the...
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Understanding management: I'm managing thank you!
Money & Business

Understanding management: I'm managing thank you!

...simple example of preparing a sandwich to illustrate analysis. Using the process approach we can analyse the job as having the inputs, sub-processes and outputs seen in Figure 3. [Figure 3] Figure 3 An example transformation model In Figure 3, you can clearly see the main inputs of food ingredients, equipment (a knife), and human effort and expertise. These feed into the...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
DIY: Measuring latitude and longitude
Society, Politics & Law

DIY: Measuring latitude and longitude

...simple quadrant to measure latitude using either the sun or the North Star. Both methods are described below. Make a quadrant similar to the one shown here. The aiming beam needs to be pivoted about its central point so that it can swing up and down. The protractor should be centred on the pivot, from which the plumb line should be suspended. Using a compass, mark out a...
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Europe’s Borders in Question
Society, Politics & Law

Europe’s Borders in Question

...simple territorial limits of sovereign power that they once were. More than a marker of sovereign territory, Europe’s multiple borders today arguably reflect the contingent politics of partition and division, where borders move in and out in concertina-fashion to the tune of geopolitics - with asylum seekers stranded when the music stops. Want to listen to this article?...
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John Napier
Science, Maths & Technology

John Napier

...simple contrivance was derived from an ancient multiplication method (called ‘lattice’ multiplication – see Box 1), which involved a special layout on paper of the two numbers to be multiplied so as to display the partial products of the multiplication, to facilitate adding them in the right way. Box 1: Multiplication on Napier’s bones Consider first various ways...
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Level 2: Intermediate 3 hrs
Environmental management and organisations
Nature & Environment

Environmental management and organisations

...simple question, but there is no really simple answer. However, the dictionary definitions do give us some pointers. They make clear that there are systems ‘in the world’ as things. For the most part, you can consider the bodies of animals or people, industrial processes and everyday objects like a bicycle or car as these kinds of systems. There are also systems ‘in...
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Level 2: Intermediate 15 hrs