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The house doesn't always win
Digital & Computing

The house doesn't always win

...data over the casino’s wireless network could be read remotely by the casino’s owners. At some point, hackers found a weakness in the thermostat’s computers and were able to use it to connect to the casino’s main computer network. From there, they were able to steal data about regular, high-rolling casino users. There is no sign any money was stolen, but personal...
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Do children exercise less in winter?
Education & Development

Do children exercise less in winter?

...data from the UK Millennium Cohort Study, which measured levels of physical activity in more than 700 seven year old children across a calendar year using accelerometers. Using the data, they also modelled the relationship between levels of activity and variables such as gender, weight and family income. The results of their study are published in the journal Medicine &...
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Ceasefire anniversary in Northern Ireland: 30 years of an impossible peace
OpenLearn Ireland

Ceasefire anniversary in Northern Ireland: 30 years of an impossible peace

...analysis of the long process of peace, drawing on the thoughts of some of those who made it possible. As the story of those thirty years develops, we arrive at a moment when history meets a new generation. “Impossible Peace” Impossible Peace was published by Brian Rowan in August 2024. The project is a marrying of spoken and written words that help tell the story of...
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Everyday maths 1 (Northern Ireland)
Science, Maths & Technology

Everyday maths 1 (Northern Ireland)

...data. There will be plenty of examples to help you progress, together with opportunities to practise your understanding...Have you ever noticed how often you need maths skills in everyday life? This free course is an introduction to Level 1 Essential Skills in maths that’s designed to inspire you to improve your current maths skills and help you to remember any areas...
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Level 1: Introductory 48 hrs
Successful IT systems
Digital & Computing

Successful IT systems

...data centres). Secondly, the success of such technologies depends on factors that go well beyond the purely technical, to include, especially, human and organisational factors, but also many others. When we talk about IT systems we mean both more than technology and – within the technology – more than software. Hardware technology is just as important for IT success...
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Level 3: Advanced 9 hrs
IT in everyday life
Science, Maths & Technology

IT in everyday life

...have an awareness of how IT impacts on everyday life...IT in everyday life: 1.1 Data and information - Although this course is about IT, the technologies you'll be learning about do not actually handle information. Instead they handle data. In everyday language the terms 'data' and 'information' are often used interchangeably, but it is important to understand the difference when you are......
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
Sex and the Natsal surveys – how do you compare?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Sex and the Natsal surveys – how do you compare?

...least - "Sex stats for the British population" an interactive stats tool giving you access to all of Natsal-3 data in a fun and easy-to-use way. Mae'r adnodd yma hefyd ar gael yn Gymraeg. | This resource is also available in Welsh. [Wellcome Trust logo] This work has been funded by a Wellcome Trust research enrichment public engagement grant. Grant number: 212931/Z/18/A...
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What is a digital carbon footprint?
Nature & Environment

What is a digital carbon footprint?

...analysis of spend categories within their own apps. All in all, this means awareness of carbon footprints is higher than it has ever been. However, there is one very significant part of our lifestyles that is difficult to find, or indeed absent, in many of these carbon footprint calculators – if you haven’t guessed already, it’s our digital lifestyle. Digital carbon...
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