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Wimbledon - The Championships
Health, Sports & Psychology

Wimbledon - The Championships

...sport, such as the challenges faced when returning to compete after becoming a mother. Anyone for tennis? Take a look at more tennis related content, including a focus on the Williams sisters and advances in sporting technology. Game(s). Set. Match Coach an athlete to sporting glory in our Medal Quest game, or discover your perfect sport in our Olympisize Me interactive....
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Article 5 mins
9/11: Attack on the Wires
Science, Maths & Technology

9/11: Attack on the Wires

...dealt with the unprecedented technological challenges by using techniques such as call gapping to help free up other services... The AT and T Network How AT and T handled the unprecedented rise in phone calls. Call Gapping A way in the network distributed calls to avoid an overload. Statistical Spikes AT and T completed a record 430 million call completions on 9/11....
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Video 9 mins
Expert insight: Amazonian challenges and policy responses
Nature & Environment

Expert insight: Amazonian challenges and policy responses

...emerge out of the experience of Dr Andrea Berardi, a Lecturer in Environmental Information Systems at The Open University. He is a co-investigator on Project COBRA. COBRA is researching ways to integrate community solutions within policies addressing escalating social, economic and environmental crises, through accessible information and communication technologies....
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Article 5 mins
Introducing computing and IT
Digital & Computing

Introducing computing and IT

...technology influences the way we live and think...This free course, Introducing computing and IT, provides a general overview of how digital technologies have come to dominate virtually every aspect of the modern world and some guidance on how to prepare for this digital life. It raises awareness of the importance of data security and online safety. It also provides an...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
What is OpenLearn Ireland?
OpenLearn Ireland

What is OpenLearn Ireland?

...educational resources relevant to Ireland and Northern Ireland. The resources within this hub cover a wide range of subject areas, including language, environment, revolution, history, law, literature, politics, social care and social sciences. The collection of FREE courses, academic insights via articles, interactive videos and audio, and broadcast material as a whole...
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Article 5 mins
Games, Geeks and the Parent's Dilemma
Languages

Games, Geeks and the Parent's Dilemma

...educational benefits. Presented by science writer Angela Saini, this podcast explores many of the issues surrounding the subject of children and video games, and looks at work in this area by the Open University’s Centre for Childhood, Development and Learning. In the first five tracks we hear first-hand accounts from a number of perspectives, and in the final track,...
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Audio 1 hr 14 mins
Safer battery could spark investment in renewables
Nature & Environment

Safer battery could spark investment in renewables

...technology already tested by the same engineers, but made more attractive with a switch to chemical components that are non-toxic, non-flammable, and safe for use in homes and offices. Electrical action Typically, flow batteries have exploited a metal, such as vanadium, dissolved in acid to deliver electrical action. Kaixiang Lin, a chemistry student at Harvard, Michael...
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Article 5 mins
The meaning of home in later life
Health, Sports & Psychology

The meaning of home in later life

...technological and digital. For people in the UK, being able to stay in their own home in old age may involve the use of assistive technology. The development of social media sees a gradual merging of public and private lives that impacts on well-being. The digital aspect, using portable technology, may be another home base: not location-specific, but transferrable between...
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