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Patterns of Life
Science, Maths & Technology

Patterns of Life

...systems, leading him to declare long term weather forecasting is utterly impossible. Alan Turing and Morphogenesis What makes tigers striped and cheetahs spotty? World War II code-breaker and father of computing, Alan Turing, has a simple explanation… Warren Weaver and Complexity Theory In 1948, Warren Weaver identified what he called complex systems. These are systems...
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My career goal: digital
Science, Maths & Technology

My career goal: digital

...systems critically and effectively. The range of free courses below give you some grounding knowledge in these areas. Development and coding Computing code is the building blocks of software systems and websites. There is an increasing demand for workers skilled in this area to design and develop software systems. The free courses below look at some of these finer skills....
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Mary Colwell - Earth in Vision
Nature & Environment

Mary Colwell - Earth in Vision

...think of it actually quite often, maybe once, twice a day sometimes, going back to that feeling that we’re part of this great continuity of life on Earth, and from that, from that interest in geology, I developed a more broad interest in natural history. What inspires me… The programme which I think is enchanting is a radio programme and it’s called Tweet of the...
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Michael Jacobs - Stories of Change
Nature & Environment

Michael Jacobs - Stories of Change

...think what’s changed since then. MJ: I think the most important thing that’s changed is not in the talks about climate but in the real economy of climate. In Copenhagen countries were being asked to make emissions cuts, which they really didn’t know whether they could do or not. This was particularly true of the developing countries, China and India and others, who...
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Challenging ideas in mental health
Health, Sports & Psychology

Challenging ideas in mental health

...think differently about life's dilemmas by taking account of the views of all concerned, especially people experiencing mental distress. It explores ideas and practice in mental health, and will appeal to a wide range of people...Take a new and different look at mental health. This free course, Challenging ideas in mental health, invites you to think differently about...
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How you can be more secure than the President
Digital & Computing

How you can be more secure than the President

...systems have made updating relatively simple. If you want to ensure your machine is being kept up-to-date, here’s how to do it on some of the most common: Microsoft Windows 10 By default, Windows 10 performs regular checks for updates from Microsoft. The update is then automatically downloaded and installed on your computer. Windows will warn you if it needs to restart...
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Scotland Votes 2016: Campaign snapshots
Society, Politics & Law

Scotland Votes 2016: Campaign snapshots

...system that it was thought would prevent anyone from securing a majority. Instead of Westminster’s first-past-the-post system, the Scottish system included 56 seats from regional lists to offset some of the distribution of the 73 constituency seats. This was intended to make it more proportional, but only up to a point. In the 2015 UK general election the SNP’s 50%...
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Investigating Links Between Pesticides and Mental Health
Science, Maths & Technology

Investigating Links Between Pesticides and Mental Health

...system and because the effects can be lethal, such compounds are used as active ingredients in insecticides, and have even been weaponised as nerve agents in chemical warfare. Not all organophosphates are intended to cause harm however. Many are used as industrial solvents, plasticisers or are added to lubricants like engine oil. Because of their widespread use,...
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