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Palestine Remix
Society, Politics & Law

Palestine Remix

...technology that synchronises text and video, you can instantly find anything mentioned in the films. […] Palestine Remix is your interactive resource to learn about the little-known narratives of the Palestinian-Israeli story. […] You can explore Palestine Remix in any of the four different languages in which these films are available: English, Arabic, Turkish and...
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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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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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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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Reading for pleasure: exploring the concept
Education & Development

Reading for pleasure: exploring the concept

...education is potentially problematic; it is open to multiple interpretations and can create confusion for educators who work to make all the reading undertaken – in English lessons, in projects and in cross curricula and extra curricula contexts – pleasurable. But in order to foster reading for pleasure in schools, homes and community contexts, conceptual clarity is...
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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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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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Privacy in the Digital Age: Is it ‘An Englishman’s home is his castle’ or ‘I’ve got nothing to hide’?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Privacy in the Digital Age: Is it ‘An Englishman’s home is his castle’ or ‘I’ve got nothing to hide’?

...technological developments changed how we view and understand privacy in contemporary society? This was inspired by how we, as a society, talk about privacy and privacy loss...This content is associated with The Open University's Psychology courses and qualifications. Today, developments in technology coupled with the increased use of ‘big data’ for commercial and...
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