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Do people really behave in a rational way?
Money & Business

Do people really behave in a rational way?

...Businesses and governments around the world use this view of human behaviour as the basis for weighing the benefits and costs of decisions affecting trillions of pounds every year. Psychologists are also interested in people’s choices, particularly the effect of emotions. Much of this complements economists' standard view of us. Take emotions related to the object of...
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App zeros in on loss of equatorial glaciers
Nature & Environment

App zeros in on loss of equatorial glaciers

...busy for statistics and hockey stick curves, andpolar change is hard to represent,” he says. “You can’t see or smell or taste carbon. But glaciers are a proxy for carbon, because they’re tangible.” Then came 25zero, focused on the annual UN climate negotiations known as the Conference of the Parties − or COPs, in climate jargon. Jarvis had attended one COP,...
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British public open to compromise on Brexit deal, new research finds
Society, Politics & Law

British public open to compromise on Brexit deal, new research finds

...businesses found that 98% of those polled think “no deal” on Brexit is unacceptable. A few days later the foreign secretary, Boris Johnson, seemed to suggest that leaving the EU without a deal was not in fact a realistic option for the government. “There is no plan for no deal because we are going to get a great deal,” he said. Our study found that the British...
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What the Applying Psychology to Work hub is about
Health, Sports & Psychology

What the Applying Psychology to Work hub is about

...businesses, organisations and the individuals who work there and how prepared they were to deal with these. Read more about why this hub was created. The hub launched in June 2021, but we will not stop there. We will continue to add content and already have some exciting projects in the pipeline! What does the Hub contain? In curating this hub, we focused initially on...
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Your journey of learning and discovery with us
Education & Development

Your journey of learning and discovery with us

...busy life. This short article contains some useful introductory information to help get you started. What is OpenLearn? The video below tells you a little bit more about what OpenLearn has to offer you. Transcript What will OpenLearn do for me? Courses can be completed at your own pace and are available 24/7, to fit in with the time you have available. The skills and...
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Fake news in Wales
Society, Politics & Law

Fake news in Wales

...business. This is partly to do with the term itself. On the face of it, it seems quite straightforward. It refers to false information masquerading as news. But because there are so many different types of ‘fake’, and because the term itself has been co-opted as a rhetorical bludgeon by certain politicians, it’s come to mean different things to different people....
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What are the security risks of living in a Smart City?
Science, Maths & Technology

What are the security risks of living in a Smart City?

...business requirements… My departments have business reasons why they want to purchase that new technology or develop that new application. It’s my job to give them alternatives, to show them the risks involved with these alternatives and provide recommendations for security controls to reduce any associated risk.” Hayslip is right to point out these challenges, and...
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Fermanagh: The backdrop to the G8 summit
Science, Maths & Technology

Fermanagh: The backdrop to the G8 summit

...business start-ups but they often fail as grants and support decrease. Distances to the Belfast hub mean fewer jobs are available in government departments – a major employer in the rest of NI. Despite the Northern Ireland/Republic of Ireland (ROI) border, much of Fermanagh’s focus is southwards and westwards into ROI. The focus of cultural, economic, shopping and...
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