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Half man, half circuit: Who are the people who are choosing to become cyborgs?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Half man, half circuit: Who are the people who are choosing to become cyborgs?

...law. In the UK, because the devices have no therapeutic value, doctors who carry out implant procedures potentially open themselves to legal risks, according to one GP, Dr Zoe Norris, who says most doctors would view the procedures as being purely cosmetic and therefore landing closer to the desks of their plastic surgeon colleagues. A spokeswoman for the British...
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Article 10 mins
Information security
Science, Maths & Technology

Information security

...laws, regulatory frameworks and codes of practice under which they operate. In the worst case, failure to comply with these can lead to disciplinary and/or legal action against board members. In such situations, directors and managers are duty bound to be cautious and vigilant. But then again, the rewards of the e-business age can be immense and the creation of value is a...
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Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs
Hadrian's Rome
History & The Arts

Hadrian's Rome

...law, Matidia, and her mother (Trajan’s sister), Marciana, who were deified after their deaths (see Section 3). A series of marble panels found in the vicinity may have decorated the Temple of Deified Hadrian or another public building nearby. These are interesting because they are carved with personifications of cities and peoples of the Roman empire, alternating with...
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Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs
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Money & Business

Diversity and inclusion in the workplace

...law, more diverse. Exceptional Individuals – providing consulting, recruitment and employment support to employers and individuals with dyslexia, dyspraxia, ADHD and autism. Diversifying Group – diversity and inclusion recruitment and consultancy firm. Activity 6 Finding resources Timing: Allow about 15 minutes for this activity. Use your preferred search engine to...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Ahead of Super Tuesday, what have we learned about the candidates?
Society, Politics & Law

Ahead of Super Tuesday, what have we learned about the candidates?

...law by failing to vote in past elections. Then, minutes before the Iowa caucuses began, the Cruz campaign falsely claimed that Ben Carson was dropping out of the race. Cruz kept up his dirty tricks campaign in South Carolina, circulating a fake, photo-shopped picture of Marco Rubio shaking hands with President Obama. In past elections, those unseemly tactics might have...
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Terrorism in Europe and beyond: A reading list
Society, Politics & Law

Terrorism in Europe and beyond: A reading list

...laws. Read: Calls for deradicalisation programs after Nice attack should be met with caution The role of mental illness in radicalisation and terror is an area of dispute - the shifting of focus from professed religious affiliations to possible mental health problems can sometimes just replace Islamaphobia with ableism. France24 spoke with Dr. Samuel Leistedt, a...
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Article 30 mins
W.E.B. Du Bois – A Man for All Times
Society, Politics & Law

W.E.B. Du Bois – A Man for All Times

...laws working against those efforts. He was a founding member of the Niagara Movement and the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) – both key black civil rights organisations of the time (NAACP continues this work today). Du Bois produced a body of work. He wrote many books, including his famous autobiography Dusk Of Dawn, and was the...
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Article 10 mins
Democracy? You think you know?
Education & Development

Democracy? You think you know?

...laws are a democratic mechanism. Who is right? The answer is a shade of grey rather than black and white. Democracy is generally accepted to be about both majority rule and minority rights, and sometimes striking a balance is difficult. Activity 4 Pupils could be asked to read some of this material, pro and con, with an eye to the types of arguments the different sides...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs