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Starting with psychology
Health, Sports & Psychology

Starting with psychology

...simple explanation for human behaviour is almost impossible. Activity 1: Boys' toys and girls' toys Timing: 0 hours 5 minutes In the photograph below there are two children playing with toys. You will see that the boy is playing with the truck and the girl with the doll. Most children, when given a free choice of toys, tend to select the toys that are thought to be...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Digital humanities: humanities research in the digital age
History & The Arts

Digital humanities: humanities research in the digital age

...code or engineers constructing robots. However, the digital revolution is opening new challenges and possibilities for researchers focusing on Humanities perspectives. If you’ve recently studied a university course in Humanities, you will have encountered the digital: searching digital library catalogues, reading digital articles or books, examining online museum or...
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Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs
Are things changing in world rugby?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Are things changing in world rugby?

...code of behaviour to limit the excesses of unrestrained youthful masculinity in his players off the pitch. Whatever the extent of residual class, gender and ethnic inequalities, there is evidence of change, which is made more possible by the incredibly high standard of the rugby being played in what has been, despite national disappointment, a magnificent global...
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Article 5 mins
The thorny issue of ‘driverless’ cars
Society, Politics & Law

The thorny issue of ‘driverless’ cars

...Code, one must “always give way if it can help to avoid an incident” and, perhaps more importantly, one must “exercise full control of [one’s] vehicle at all times”. This raises an interesting philosophical debate about who – or what – is actually in control of an autonomous vehicle. The legal position on driverless cars in England and Wales has yet to be...
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Article 10 mins
The Problem with Pink
History & The Arts

The Problem with Pink

...coding can also be a cause for concern – there has been much anxious debate in the media about the ‘pinkification’ of products aimed at young girls, for example. It is argued that the association of pink with femininity entails a rather narrow view of what it means to be a woman, one centred on youth, beauty, sexuality and motherhood. Pink may seem gentle, sweet and...
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Article 10 mins
What happens to our brains when we're afraid - and can that help us overcome fear?
Health, Sports & Psychology

What happens to our brains when we're afraid - and can that help us overcome fear?

...codes for the various things that people might have a pathological fear of, say, spiders” adds Dr Seymour.”Then, in principle, patients could have regular sessions of Decoded Neurofeedback to gradually remove the fear response these memories trigger". Such a treatment could have major benefits over traditional drug based approaches. Patients could also avoid the...
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Article 5 mins
Explore the Realm of Pedagogy with Pedagodzilla!
Education & Development

Explore the Realm of Pedagogy with Pedagodzilla!

...code that takes you to the podcast episode that accompanies the chapter, where you can hear education professionals digging into their pop culture passions and pondering paradigms. We’re pleased to release this book as both an OER (Open Educational Resource) under the Creative Commons 4.0 Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives license and as a paperback. This means you...
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Article 5 mins
Introduction to cyber security: stay safe online Badge icon
Digital & Computing

Introduction to cyber security: stay safe online

...code, potentially worth billions of dollars, had also been stolen. Adobe was forced to change the log in details of every one of its users and to greatly improve its own security. And, of course, users sued Adobe for not protecting their information. You can check to see if your email address was included in this information that was stolen by visiting:
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs