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Solving the care crisis with public investment
Society, Politics & Law

Solving the care crisis with public investment

...system is overwhelmed. But efforts to ‘fix’ care are constantly stalled by arguments over who should pay, and sidelined by bigger crises over health, environment and employment. Analysis of care’s role in the economy, and micro-simulations we have conducted for the UK, show that a large rise in care spending can be self-sustaining through its job creation and...
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If Wannacry caused so much disruption, how come it raised so little money?
Digital & Computing

If Wannacry caused so much disruption, how come it raised so little money?

...systems. This was not even the most sophisticated malware around. Numerous networks could easily cope with it and it largely hit legacy operating systems such as Windows XP. [The Conversation] In most corporate infrastructures, there would be no sign of Windows XP – and it seems unbelievable from a security perspective that the national health service of an advanced...
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The rural dimension – after rundale
OpenLearn Ireland

The rural dimension – after rundale

...system was replaced?...Explore the articles in this collection . Once wider social processes impacted on the rundale system, the delicate balance which it had maintained was broken and the result was poverty and political reaction. The eventual outcome was complete reform of the system of landholding and settlement that created compact, independent, small farms. The...
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Introducing consciousness
History & The Arts

Introducing consciousness

...think about a robotic system. Consider Cog. Cog is a robot that is being built by the Humanoid Robotics Group at The Massachusetts Institute of Technology, under the direction of Rodney Brooks (Figure 1). Cog has a mechanical body (only the upper part so far), powered by electric motors and controlled by microprocessors similar to those found in personal computers. It...
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Level 3: Advanced 20 hrs
What can emoji teach us about human civilization?
Languages

What can emoji teach us about human civilization?

...system all by themselves, emoji are a supplement to other writing systems. In English-language culture they’re not replacing alphabetic writing. They’re adding to it. And specifically, they’re adding a way to convey what we might call ‘emotional framing’ for online conversations. In other words, they fill a particular need in modern-day communication – a need...
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Equity – law and idea
Society, Politics & Law

Equity – law and idea

...systems, is a useful way of thinking about how equity features in the everyday. In other words, Watt reinforces the notion that equity does not have to be thought about only in terms of the law, but also in terms of how we all live our lives on a day-to-day basis. The importance of equity is illustrated by Watt via a number of cultural sources. It is not hard to find...
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Level 2: Intermediate 14 hrs
Foreign games consoles finally enter the Chinese market
Money & Business

Foreign games consoles finally enter the Chinese market

...systems, of course. The consoles would overheat, some discs would be unreadable, and a host of other issues emerged—all without any technical support, as the manufacturers refused to provide it for illegal purchases. When anything like this happened, Chinese gamers simply had to buy the product again. Pirated games are also a lot cheaper, however. The average pirated...
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Stefan Szymanski on the business of football
Money & Business

Stefan Szymanski on the business of football

...think of one European club of any significance that has disappeared in the last 50 years, despite frequent financial crises. (See Szymanski (2017) for a detailed analysis of insolvency in English football.) [football shirts of Drogba, Eto'o, Ronaldo, Beckham, Messi, Ibrahimovic, Del Piero, Mancini and Kaká] In reality football clubs are more than just businesses – they...
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