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Hacking under your skin?
Digital & Computing

Hacking under your skin?

...communications used by an implanted medical device – that is a piece of technology permanently placed inside a living person. In this case, the device was an unnamed neurostimulator used to treat conditions including Parkinson’s Disease as well as chronic pain. Although these devices are placed within the body, they can be reprogrammed using wireless connections. The...
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How is a bench helping improve mental health in Zimbabwe?
Health, Sports & Psychology

How is a bench helping improve mental health in Zimbabwe?

...community health worker once a week, on a simple wooden seat in a health clinic, can make a difference to the lives of people affected by mental disorders such as anxiety or depression, according to a clinical trial in Harare, Zimbabwe. The study, published in the journal JAMA this week (December 27), found that patients who used the ‘friendship benches’ for support...
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How can your accent put your life at risk?
Languages

How can your accent put your life at risk?

...communicating because she’s using a phone interpreter. (Kenison et al., 2016, p. 3) Most people assume that language proficiency is a specific skill set that a person has or does not have. It is further assumed that, once migrants have reached a particular level of English, they will be able to “integrate” and interact on a level playing field. This view of language...
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A polyglot life
Languages

A polyglot life

...communities of language lovers online. I stumbled across an online forum called “How To Learn Any Language” (HTLAL as it was known to its users). It was like a treasure-trove of topics related to polyglottery and people who dedicated their time to learning multiple languages like me. I was no longer the only one, or the rare beast at the university campus. I had found...
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Science and society: A career and professional development course
Education & Development

Science and society: A career and professional development course

...communication, to share experiences and ideas. That's where we feel the materials here will help. In February 2008, a 2-day ‘Science and Society’ residential course was held at the Open University campus in Milton Keynes, through the financial support of the Royal Society, and attended by 13 UK research scientists with an interest in these topics. A good deal of the...
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Level 1: Introductory 30 hrs
Introducing ICT systems
Digital & Computing

Introducing ICT systems

...communication technologies (ICTs) systems now dominate our everyday lives. This free course, Introducing ICT systems, will explain what constitutes such a system and how ICT systems work. You will also look at how ICT systems convey, store and manipulate data, and how they process data. Finally you will learn how these systems are used...Information and communication...
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Level 1: Introductory 9 hrs
Diagrams in systems thinking
Science, Maths & Technology

Diagrams in systems thinking

...techniques. The combined use of a range of techniques can therefore be an extremely powerful approach in refining and communicating your understanding and the understanding of others. A systems practitioner who has mastered each of their uses can deploy them to provide a truly holistic and comprehensive analysis of a complex situation, as shown in the following example:...
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My town, your town, whose town?
Society, Politics & Law

My town, your town, whose town?

...community leader in this game and tackle crucial issues impacting UK towns right now...[Towns launcher ] Launch My town Discover more about Town with Nicholas Crane. Take your learning further with our Introduction to social sciences course. Try these free OpenLearn tasters. Acknowledgements: Academic advisors and copy editors: Gerry Mooney and Matt Staples Copy...
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