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Changing approaches to heritage
Society, Politics & Law

Changing approaches to heritage

...concept of ‘World Heritage’, how it is defined, and conflicting interests in its management. You can also learn more about changing approaches to archaeology and heritage management, and the relationship between heritage and public memory... Changing approaches to heritage An introduction to this album. What is world heritage? Dr Rodney Harrison of The Open University...
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Is your next career move in cyber security?
Education & Development

Is your next career move in cyber security?

...concepts. You’re keen to explore a career in the cyber security sector. You want to feel more confident about your online safety. Check your eligibility? If you can answer yes to all these questions, then you can register for the course. Are you aged between 24 and 65 years of age? No qualification at degree level? Currently in-work or recently made redundant? Working...
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OpenMinds Talk: Performing Online Live Experiments 24/7: “An Internet of Laboratory Things”
Miscellaneous

OpenMinds Talk: Performing Online Live Experiments 24/7: “An Internet of Laboratory Things”

...concept of the OpenSTEM Labs, which will in effect form an “Internet of Laboratory Things” that could be open all hours and available in a real distance learning setting. This is enabling OU students to work at a distance with a range of sophisticated, remote-controlled experiments and robotic apparatus. Transcript Professor Braithwaite will be joined by: Dr Tim...
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The future of emojis
Languages

The future of emojis

...concepts with a broad application to the human experience and how we interact with the world, especially if those can be combined with other emojis to create new concepts. PS: Related to this is the issue of ‘emoji overload’ – whether there are, or will soon be, simply too many emojis in the lexicon. This has practical considerations (it can take longer to find the...
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Design ecologies animation
Science, Maths & Technology

Design ecologies animation

...ecological impacts, including the legacy of waste generated by consumer products. Design ecologies explore the entire system, mapping resources, flows, and interactions at various scales and geographies. This animation uses a smartphone as an example to introduce the concept of design ecology through addressing ways to reduce the phone’s environmental impact. Transcript...
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Chance, Risk and Health
Science, Maths & Technology

Chance, Risk and Health

...Today's cutting edge research into the human genome uses Fisher's concept of maximum likelihood. The Quest for Certainty A Lonely Genius. Experts reveal the logic behind Fisher's ideas and their phenomenal legacy. Brink of a New Era Foundations for computer software. Fisher's methods are still used all over the world. Experts explore his most controversial ideas....
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Interdisciplinary study: disciples of disciplines?
Education & Development

Interdisciplinary study: disciples of disciplines?

...concept. In his words ‘The law is this: -that each of our leading conceptions, -each branch of our knowledge, -passes successively through three different theoretical conditions: the Theological, or fictitious; the Metaphysical, or abstract; and the Scientific, or positive.’ (Comte, 1853, p1). The first phase refers to blind belief in what we are told, the second to...
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Systems thinking: a select glossary
Money & Business

Systems thinking: a select glossary

...concepts used in Systems Practice. What is a mess? and how does it differ from a difficulty? Find out here! One of the key principles in Systems Thinking is feedback. If you want to know more about Systems Thinking, the Open University course T205 Systems Thinking, Principles and Practice is an excellent introduction to the discipline. Definitions of some generalized...
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