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Machines, minds and computers
Digital & Computing

Machines, minds and computers

...concept of the digital computer as an interpreted automatic formal system and consider the implications of this for computational theories of mind. At the end, I'll try to draw some conclusions and set the scene for the course ahead. Some of the material in the course is historical, some technical – all of it is relevant to the theme of this course: humanity's quest to...
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Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs
What is happening in Brazil?
Society, Politics & Law

What is happening in Brazil?

...prompted a judicial war, with the Supreme Court receiving 13 motions to revoke his nomination. One of the judges who filed a motion gained fame online after Internet users found social media accounts where he had posted photos of himself attending an anti-government rally and speaking openly against the Workers’ Party (the party of Dilma and Lula). A preliminary ruling...
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Article 5 mins
Promoting equality through the Arts
History & The Arts

Promoting equality through the Arts

...prompted us to ask some of the following questions: Is having a home the same as being or feeling at home? Is having a physical home a sufficient condition of feeling at home? Is it a necessary condition? Local people and institutions often refer to Milton Keynes as a city, even though it isn’t technically designated as such. The film Before watching the film, take a...
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Article 20 mins
The Struggle For Pay Equality in Scotland’s Colleges
Society, Politics & Law

The Struggle For Pay Equality in Scotland’s Colleges

...prompted government intervention (against its will) for us to reach settlements on almost every occasion. Article: Scotland's colleges facing 'indefinite three-day strikes' That is why, in our strike in 2021 against fire and re-hire, we began planning the previous December for action, we focused on the date of the Scottish Parliament elections (6 May 2021) and worked...
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Article 10 mins
How to make the best of your digital badge
Education & Development

How to make the best of your digital badge

...prompt those to engage with OpenLearn if necessary. Open University students now display their formal learning achievements (modules and qualifications) alongside their OpenLearn badges publicly via their OpenLearn profile. In short, they don’t have to wait until they graduate to show a prospective employer what they’re capable of. It also signals that they're willing...
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Article 5 mins
Egyptian mathematics
Science, Maths & Technology

Egyptian mathematics

...concept of fraction or part. The commentaries given in Box 4 are contrasting perceptions of Egyptian mathematics, from the translator of the Rhind papyrus and from a historian of mathematics. Extract 1 Two problems from the Rhind papyrus (a) Problem 24 (b) Problem 40 Question 1 Examine the extract from Chace's edition of the Rhind Papyrus, Extract 1(b), comparing it with...
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Level 2: Intermediate 9 hrs
The secret history of teenage bedrooms
Education & Development

The secret history of teenage bedrooms

...concept of the teenager. Tell me about when the idea of the separate bedroom did begin to appear and why. Jason Reid: Well I would suggest that it came about the antebellum era – 1820s, 1830s, 1840s – and I think there’s several reasons why it came about but the major reason, I think, is it kind of represented a shift in the American economy. This is when – this...
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Article 10 mins
Why are nonhuman animals victims of harm?
Society, Politics & Law

Why are nonhuman animals victims of harm?

...concept of the Animal-Industrial Complex...Why are nonhuman animals victims of harm?: 1 Language, imagery and the animal turn - The animal turn examines why the social sciences have historically largely ignored harms against nonhuman animals. Anthropologist Barbara Noske provides part of the answer: ‘modern animal industries tend to be regarded as technically inevitable...
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Level 2: Intermediate 2 hrs