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Should we tax robots who replace humans in the workplace?
Money & Business

Should we tax robots who replace humans in the workplace?

...system provide a solution to the rise of automation?...[Wall-E and a dollar] Automation promises to be one of the great social challenges of our generation. The fear that robots will steal our jobs is an old one. But it’s being felt all the more acutely thanks to the rise of new technology. What’s often overlooked is the role that tax policies play in this. Current...
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Can natural infrastructure help Brazil beat its water crisis?
Nature & Environment

Can natural infrastructure help Brazil beat its water crisis?

...systems, and population growth and urban development outstripping available water supplies. But looking outside the cities’ boundaries, a lesser-known cause emerges: degraded natural infrastructure. Natural infrastructure (sometimes called “green infrastructure”) refers to natural and open spaces like forests or wetlands that are strategically managed to protect...
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Avoid being held to ransom by SamSam
Digital & Computing

Avoid being held to ransom by SamSam

...systems were compromised by SamSam’s owners during 2017, although they took no action until March. Once activated, SamSam spreads rapidly across the company’s network before locking the data, ensuring that hundreds, if not thousands of computers are crippled – increasing the likelihood that the ransom will paid. Like many big organisations, Atlanta faces the problem...
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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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Latitude and Longitude
History & The Arts

Latitude and Longitude

...systems Today, it's all done electronically through GPS, a world-wide radio navigation system made up of a constellation of 24 satellites and their ground stations. These 'artificial stars' are used as reference points to calculate a terrestrial position to within an accuracy of a few metres. In fact, with advanced forms of GPS you can make measurements to within a...
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Black Women and State-Sanctioned Police Violence: The Case of Sarah Reed
Education & Development

Black Women and State-Sanctioned Police Violence: The Case of Sarah Reed

...System experienced by black women. ...Background: police violence against black women In response to the death of George Floyd who was killed in 2020 by a US police officer kneeling on his neck, despite protestations of not being able to breathe from both himself and onlookers, the Black Lives Matters (BLM) movement became prominent in the public imaginary across the...
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'Keeping it Real': The Experiences of Black Youth beyond Criminal (In)Justice Statistics
Society, Politics & Law

'Keeping it Real': The Experiences of Black Youth beyond Criminal (In)Justice Statistics

...system...[handcuffs] Official government figures continually inform us that a disproportionate and increasing number of Black males, including those aged 18 and under, are being stopped and searched by the police and imprisoned. Unsurprisingly, prison population data as of 30 June 2013 showed that there were 10,000 black men in prison, and this is four times their number...
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Myths in law
Society, Politics & Law

Myths in law

...system works? If you have, then this free course is for you. You will be looking at some of the biggest myths around criminal law and criminal courts to see how accurate a picture they are painting. You will see whether it is true that all criminal cases are tried by jury and whether convicted criminals are really let off without prison sentences. Just don’t expect any...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs