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The first 25 years: OU Renewable Energy Education
...resources, physics, technologies, environmental aspects and economics. A product of its time, it included a rich array of learning resources including print materials, videos, software and slide packs. Launched in 1995/96, this OU Renewable Energy Pack changed the game and transformed renewable energy education in colleges and universities both in the UK and overseas. It...
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The importance of dignity and tailored support for poverty reduction
...Human Rights, an estimated 40 per cent of Europeans who are eligible for some type of welfare benefits do not take up support they have the right to receive (Human Rights Council, 2022). In the US, the non-take-up rate is as high 72 per cent for the country’s main welfare scheme, namely the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) (Human Rights Council, 2022)....
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Talking turkey: 12 facts about turkey genetics
...humans, a few individuals can become deranged. On Father’s Day in 2008, for example, a ”hostile, feral turkey” chased two cops onto their patrol car. A man who had raised the unfortunate Tom tried to help his pet when the officers shot and killed the terrorist turkey. Later, neighbors and a UPS delivery person corroborated the police view that Tom was indeed...
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An expert’s take on AI
...human brain and it learns by picking up this training, repeating it and testing it, and then, if it works, fine! If it doesn’t work, you train it some more! Q: What is AI actually capable of doing? A: You’re using AI every day if you’re on social media. AI is classifying the information you see. It tells you what you want to see, and it hides things you don’t want...