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Training for endurance in sport and fitness
Health, Sports & Psychology

Training for endurance in sport and fitness

...think about how important endurance can be in an alternative sport. Activity 1 Timing: Allow 10 minutes for this activity Have a look at the image below showing a rock climber ascending a climb. As you look at the image, answer the following question: why does the climber need endurance? To do this, think about how long the climb may take, how hard and long her muscles...
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Level 2: Intermediate 5 hrs
Will piloting juryless trials for rape cases in Scotland lead to a reduction in bias?
Society, Politics & Law

Will piloting juryless trials for rape cases in Scotland lead to a reduction in bias?

...system, including the reduction of jurors required in criminal cases from 15 to 12 and the abolition of the controversial 'not proven' verdict. Additionally, the bill grants ministerial powers to allow the piloting of juryless trials for rape and attempted rape cases that adhere to strict criteria. These changes are designed to reduce the backlog of cases in Scottish...
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Article 5 mins
How can you use sand to store energy?
Science, Maths & Technology

How can you use sand to store energy?

...system have been tested in an effort to prove its efficiency and applicability on a large scale in big projects,” says Nicolas Calvet, an assistant professor at the Masdar institute’s department of mechanical engineering. The next step is to test a more sophisticated model in preparation for its commercial marketing, Calvel says. These tests will involve researching...
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Article 5 mins
Shopping for citizenship: A conversation at the Citizenshop
Society, Politics & Law

Shopping for citizenship: A conversation at the Citizenshop

...think makes a good citizen’? [Image from the Citizenshop exhibit at Tate Modern] More than 75 responses were collected, including from a group of Norwegian students, Londoners, Europeans, and others. Many participants posted reflections about their own sense of belonging. But others reflected upon aspects of citizenship that evade national borders and state-led...
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Video 10 mins
Why is the iPhone X a thousand-dollar gamble?
Money & Business

Why is the iPhone X a thousand-dollar gamble?

...thinking...[iPhone X] Apple is taking a calculated risk with the pricing of its new phone. The US$999 iPhone X is a bet on users’ loyalty and wealth and is on the surface consistent with the company’s longstanding strategy of differentiation and exclusivity. The danger lies in how the phone sells in the world’s huge and growing emerging markets; Apple clearly thinks...
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Video 5 mins
Heathrow third runway: who and where will benefit?
Society, Politics & Law

Heathrow third runway: who and where will benefit?

...think. And Heathrow is more complicated than most airports! Firstly, airports are about connections, and by some counts Heathrow is the second busiest airport in the world. This makes it a globally important centre of travel. Secondly, physically, airports have huge effects on the areas around them, but are actually quite small. Unlike most airports, Heathrow is inside...
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Article 5 mins
What can philosophy tell us about race?
History & The Arts

What can philosophy tell us about race?

...thinking about race within the American racial system. You may have different responses to these cases than Mills does, depending on your own understanding of race. [A person holding a mask in front of their face.] You’ll be asked to consider what race the person in each case would be judged to be depending on each criterion, and put down what your own intuition is....
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Level 1: Introductory 9 hrs
IT: device to device communication
Science, Maths & Technology

IT: device to device communication

...system? Is there anything else you can think of that would be needed? Discussion The extract identifies sensors, actuators, computers (processors), storage devices, and databases. But it says nothing directly about what connects all these together – the communication link – and what rules are needed to enable the devices to talk to each other...IT: device to device...
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Level 1: Introductory 20 hrs