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Exploring philosophy: faking nature
History & The Arts

Exploring philosophy: faking nature

...think that something would have been lost. The landscape is simply not as valuable as it was before. But what has been lost? Are we assuming that not even an expert could tell the difference between the before and after? Now, if we can answer that, if we can save what's been lost, we are some way to finding out what we find valuable about nature. Introduction This week...
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Level 3: Advanced 9 hrs
Risk management Badge icon
Money & Business

Risk management

...thinking: high-hazard systems normally have several controls and care is taken to make sure these controls cannot be circumvented by a ‘common mode of failure’ controls that rely on people are normally the least effective controls that are directive should not be the sole prevention for high-impact risks...Session 8: Risk specialisms: 3 Project risk management - Much...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
AI fluency
Digital & Computing

AI fluency

...systems of the 1950s, to the advanced algorithms of today, AI evolved continuously and significantly. This video reveals how AI concepts and breakthroughs paved the way for the intelligent devices and applications we rely on daily. By exploring AI’s past, we gain insight into how it evolved to become an integral part of our modern world, impacting everything from our...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Microbes – friend or foe?
Nature & Environment

Microbes – friend or foe?

...system into thinking it is part of the human body and preventing it being destroyed. About one-fifth of the population have Strep. pneumoniae in their body and it too can produce a surface layer that allows it to evade the immune system. A commensal species can cause an infection if its growth becomes out of balance with the rest of the natural microbial population in the...
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Level 1: Introductory 2 hrs
How do you become French President?
Society, Politics & Law

How do you become French President?

...system and is a unitary state. The President is directed elected by the French people, but has then to appoint a Prime Minister who can command the support of a majority of the French legislature. French national elections are conducted in two stages under a majoritarian electoral system known as the double ballot. Each of these ballots is called a round and there are two...
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Video 10 mins
The hidden world of everyday coding
Digital & Computing

The hidden world of everyday coding

...system. It checks the flow of cars and schedules a safe pause and then tells the lights when to change. It’s clever programming that keep drivers and pedestrians moving smoothly and safely, so next time you cross the road, remember that coding is literally helping you get to the other side! [Photo of the Wait button at a traffic light crossing in London] [A woman at a...
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Article 5 mins
Language in the real world
Languages

Language in the real world

...systems of sound (phonology), word formation (morphology and lexis) and grammar, and the ways in which these encode meaning are within the remit of linguistics both in relation to specific languages and in relation to commonalities across languages. But linguistics is also concerned with how these systems are learned, how they are used in producing and understanding...
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Level 3: Advanced 6 hrs
What does Brexit mean for imports and exports?
Money & Business

What does Brexit mean for imports and exports?

...systems at ports and elsewhere in the private sector are up to the job is anyone’s guess, especially since applicable laws, rules and procedures still need to be agreed. Additional red tape from other non-customs border agencies, such as for quarantine and health-related controls, remain unclear, too. An extended period of uncertainty about rules and procedures, as well...
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Article 5 mins