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Blade Runner: What's the balance between science and fiction?
Science, Maths & Technology

Blade Runner: What's the balance between science and fiction?

...artificial intelligence. [A spinner vehicle created by a Blade Runner fan] But what are the facts behind these entertaining fictions? And how best to dispel the myths and misconceptions perpetuated by blockbuster films while also enlightening audiences on the real marvels of biotechnology? For The Australian Society for Medical Research one solution has been to hold an...
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A brief history of Science
History & The Arts

A brief history of Science

...Einstein) wireless telegraphy invented 50-60 first fully-electronic computer 40-50 structure of DNA (Watson and Crick); first human in Earth orbit (Gagarin) 30-40 first human on the moon (Armstrong) computers with silicon chips 0-20 Human Genome Mapping Project; multiple organ transplants lap-top computers; communications networking; the Internet; artificial intelligence...
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Accessibility and inclusion in digital health
Health, Sports & Psychology

Accessibility and inclusion in digital health

...artificial intelligence (AI)? That is, the use of intelligent machines that work and react like humans. AI is not new. Passport control employs facial recognition techniques, and voice recognition on virtual assistants such as Alexa and Siri are a part of everyday life. Driverless cars and ‘companion robots’ that care for the frail and elderly are currently undergoing...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
Is ‘Barbenheimer’ going to save cinema?
History & The Arts

Is ‘Barbenheimer’ going to save cinema?

...artificial-intelligence/ (Accessed: 10 August 2023). Guardian Film (2023) ‘They Saved Cinema – so why weren’t Tom Cruise and James Cameron at the Oscars?’ Guardian, 13 March. Available at: https://www.theguardian.com/film/2023/mar/13/they-saved-cinema-so-why-werent-tom-cruise-and-james-cameron-at-the-oscars (Accessed: 10 August 2023). Rubin, R. (2023) ‘Box...
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iSpot: Your place to share nature
Nature & Environment

iSpot: Your place to share nature

...artificial intelligence. [Bee Orchid (Ophrys apifera) ] The image above is of bee orchid (Ophrys apifera), taken by iSpot user Ben Rigsby. Visit the iSpot observation. Do you want to get involved now? iSpot supporting biodiversity and ecosystems In June 2021 (World Environment Day) #GenerationRestoration was launched: a ten year global challenge for the recovery of...
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We might end up being looked after by robots. How do we prepare for that?
Science, Maths & Technology

We might end up being looked after by robots. How do we prepare for that?

...Artificial Intelligence in the School of Computer Science at the University of Hertfordshire. “We are interested in helping people who are still living in their own homes to stay there independently for as long as possible,” she says. Her robots are not built to be companions, but she recognises that they will, to a degree, become companions to the people they serve....
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10 incredible people whose stories you'll find on OpenLearn
History & The Arts

10 incredible people whose stories you'll find on OpenLearn

...artificial intelligence. During the Second World War, Turing worked at the home of the code breakers, Bletchley Park. He devised many techniques for solving Nazi Germany's ciphers and produced an electromechanical machine that could find the settings for the German Enigma machine. It has been estimated that his computer work shortened the war in Europe by as many as four...
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Digital thinking tools for better decision making Badge icon
Digital & Computing

Digital thinking tools for better decision making

...artificial intelligence and digital thinking tools. It traces the history of thinking machines, from a medieval dream through to the AI developments of the 21st century, and examines the suggestion that AI will make humans redundant. It argues that focusing on AI supremacy runs the danger of ignoring the more immediate dangers arising from AI making decisions using opaque...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs