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Will we ever be able to trust an AI sports coach?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Will we ever be able to trust an AI sports coach?

...technologies to enhance sports training has been steadily progressing over the last thirty years. From football, tennis and rugby, to gymnastics and trampolining, different technologies are now being used for the collection of data to inform athlete skill development and performance (Jaswal, Stergiou and Katz, 2022). Fitness trackers, embedded sensors and smart watches...
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Building peace through teaching Remembrance Sunday
Education & Development

Building peace through teaching Remembrance Sunday

...education in schools, helping children understand war, build empathy and create inclusive communities...Remembrance Sunday is an important event in the UK calendar. It takes place on the second Sunday in November, and many schools design activities to teach children about its significance. Approaches to teaching about Remembrance can support the development of peaceful...
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The physical world: quantum
Science, Maths & Technology

The physical world: quantum

...technology. This material forms part of the Open University course S207 The physical world... The physical world: quantum An introduction to this album. The quantum revolution Science's best explanation for the mysterious principles at the root of existence. Without quantum theory, there'd be no mobile phones, computers or DVDs today. Einstein and Bohr The clash between...
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The Next Big Thing: Nanotechnology
Science, Maths & Technology

The Next Big Thing: Nanotechnology

...technology for information storage on a molecular scale. There are many other applications which will have a significant impact on the way we live. This album also provides an introduction to quantum computing and quantum mechanics. The material forms part of The Open University course S250 Science in context... The Next Big Thing: Nanotechnology A short introduction to...
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Composing with MIDI
History & The Arts

Composing with MIDI

...technology have had a profound effect on the production, recording and manipulation of music. The 8 video tracks in this album introduce Simon Whiteside, a television and film composer, explore his recording studio and explain how he uses MIDI to create music for films and television programmes. Using an example of one of the programmes he has worked on, Simon illustrates...
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Lisa Sargood - Earth in Vision
Nature & Environment

Lisa Sargood - Earth in Vision

...technologies, social media platforms and the overall infrastructure of information will be critical to the future of environmental programming. ...Lisa Sargood Lisa is Digital Director at Horton Wolfe, mentoring and advising charities, national institutions, the media (including the BBC and Channel 4),commercial companies and start-ups on digital strategy and content...
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What is Critical Race Theory?
Education & Development

What is Critical Race Theory?

...Education has opposed the teaching of CRT in schools (September 2020) and the current UK government debated the teaching of CRT in schools in the House of Commons declaring itself ‘unequivocally against’ it. Proponents of CRT have critiqued the backlash from the government as a misinterpretation of the framework and its central tenets and has provided evidence and...
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Telegram brief history. Stop
Digital & Computing

Telegram brief history. Stop

...technologies? ...Find out about The Open University's Science courses and qualifications. [Fine specimen of a real antique Morse code telegraph machine.] An antique Morse code telegraph machine The word 'telegram' may conjure up the image of a frayed yellowing document, containing a message about a now distant historical event, something with little connection to today's...
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