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Thailand: The Politics of Blood
Society, Politics & Law

Thailand: The Politics of Blood

...education and human rights are at stake, in a political crisis that is not going to go away... Thailand: The Politics of Blood In Thailand, political ideas are fought in the media spotlight - but behind the arresting symbolism and imagery, issues of democracy, welfare, education and human rights are at stake - in a political crisis that is not going to go away....
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Video 16 mins
DIY Science: Ecosphere
Nature & Environment

DIY Science: Ecosphere

...years ago on Open2.net, and has struggled a little in the last few years as it was created using older web technologies. We think it's worth a bit of an update, and we hope to bring you a new version soon. In the meantime, because it's remained popular, we're offering the two key segments of the original, and an easier-to-follow guide to creating your own ecosphere....
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Activity 10 mins
Search Engines of the Future: The Pharos project
Science, Maths & Technology

Search Engines of the Future: The Pharos project

...The Open University is one of fifteen European partners in The Pharos project which aims to advance audio-visual search using an integrated search platform paradigm... Future technologies: The Pharos project This track demonstrates some of the ways in which the Pharos project is advancing audiovisual search engines, we take a closer look at photo recognition software....
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Video 7 mins
Successful IT systems
Digital & Computing

Successful IT systems

...technological and so on – and take a variety of forms including legal, financial, governmental and educational institutions. Issues of power are central when considering the role played by different stakeholders in planning IT systems and, as you saw at the end of the last section, stakeholders can enhance their power by coming together, mobilising their power in...
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Level 3: Advanced 9 hrs
Inclusive Leadership: Effecting change
Education & Development

Inclusive Leadership: Effecting change

...educational settings to reflect on key concepts for inclusive leadership. They will be introduced to the influence of values and emotions in leadership and consider how underpinning principles of social justice can change leadership relationships and interactions. Students will be encouraged to reflect on personal and institutional opportunities to lead inclusively,...
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Level 3: Advanced 8 hrs
Why has reaching the Chinese internet audience just got a little harder?
Digital & Computing

Why has reaching the Chinese internet audience just got a little harder?

...technology companies. At first, China demanded that user data be stored within its borders. Then it extended this requirement to apply to online content. And now, it is preparing new rules that will require all websites hosted in China to register their domain names within the country. China revised its Internet Domain Name Management Rules and posted a draft online on...
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Article 5 mins
From boom to bust: the AI winter
Digital & Computing

From boom to bust: the AI winter

...technologies. Once again, this excitement proved premature; the artificial intelligences of the 1980s proved to be hard to maintain, and failure prone. Colossally expensive research programmes in both Japan and the United States never met expectations and once again funding and interest in artificial intelligence dwindled. The Second Artificial Intelligence Winter had...
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Article 5 mins
What is a digital carbon footprint?
Nature & Environment

What is a digital carbon footprint?

...technologies can and do exist beyond the definitions of the internet. For example, our digital lives and carbon footprint extend to TVs, set-top boxes, printers, portable hard drives, USB cables…yes, USB cables, let’s get on to that… It’s 80/20 again Digital carbon footprints are not all about the carbon created by the energy consumed when we use our phones,...
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Article 5 mins