2,787 search results

Integrated safety, health and environmental management: An introduction
Digital & Computing

Integrated safety, health and environmental management: An introduction

...systems as well as the service module's engine, the three astronauts returned safely to Earth. Can you think of a better example of the value of emergency planning? Two features are common to all disasters: no one thought that it could or would happen to them; those who were prepared saved lives and livelihoods. Without a plan there is little or no chance of an effective...
Internet of everything
Digital & Computing

Internet of everything

...Systems Ltd and adapted for OpenLearn by The Open University. The collaboration of The Open University and Cisco Systems to develop and deliver this course as part of OpenLearn’s portfolio will provide and extend free learning in this important and current area of study....Session 1: What is the IoE?: Introduction - Early in your reading you will discover that the terms...
Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs
Can renewable energy sources power the world? Badge icon
Science, Maths & Technology

Can renewable energy sources power the world?

...systems Are there any bioenergy systems you can think of that could allay the above concerns? Answer Some bioenergy systems, such as short rotation forestry or coppice, can increase biodiversity compared to conventional agriculture. Among more experimental technologies, microalgæ don’t take up agricultural land and may be useful in cleaning up both nutrient residues...
From space to laboratory in four days
Science, Maths & Technology

From space to laboratory in four days

...System, including how our own planet came to possess such vast oceans. To do this I look at water rich meteorites called CM chondrites, which probably come from very old asteroids formed early in Solar System history, and may have even brought water to Earth when the Solar System was in its infancy. I use the element oxygen to trace what water was up to all those years...
How race, gender, age and class affects the way people are perceived
Health, Sports & Psychology

How race, gender, age and class affects the way people are perceived

...system. The animation highlights the decisive turns and twists at the different junctions and crossroads in the life of Emma and Steve (the two characters in the animation) with statements based on research evidence, including: 1. ‘There’s evidence that working-class boys might be disadvantaged in the school system.’ 2. ‘Certain groups are more likely to be...
Animal-Computer Interaction and dogs
Digital & Computing

Animal-Computer Interaction and dogs

...systems beyond the human species...[Dog using a computer and browsing the internet] We live in a society where computing technology has become ubiquitous and interacting with computers no longer means using keyboard and mouse. Embedded in the fabric of our cities, workplaces, homes, vehicles, clothes and even bodies, ‘smart’ systems now allow us to relate to the world...
Caroline Underwood - Earth in Vision
Nature & Environment

Caroline Underwood - Earth in Vision

...think it’s come a long way since then, but I had a significant amount of feedback from the medical community about that show, so I think it did open a dialogue and that programme was certainly used a lot in schools and universities, as do most of our shows. And in the wildlife area I think it was a series, we ended up doing three different programmes, each one building...
Introduction to cyber security: stay safe online Badge icon
Digital & Computing

Introduction to cyber security: stay safe online

...think we should make a completely general global hypertext system, the very proper answer at CERN was, well, that's fine, but it's not what we're here for. So in fact, it was only because my boss, Mike Sandel, who had a sort of twinkle in his eye, and thought, hm, I don't know what exactly this is about, but I have a feeling that it sounds kind of exciting. And he said,...