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What happens to the poorest in a cashless society?
Science, Maths & Technology

What happens to the poorest in a cashless society?

...economic frontier, the effects of such state-led policies on cash-dependent economies must be considered seriously before they are indiscriminately introduced. My work in India leads me to believe that cash plays an important role in our modern economy, particularly among the poor, and those urging a cashless future should do so with great caution. This article was...
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Is ‘Barbenheimer’ going to save cinema?
History & The Arts

Is ‘Barbenheimer’ going to save cinema?

...economically successful film industries that are not always subject to the same problems. At the very least, we need to question whether we mean that all cinema needs saving. [Margot Robbie as Barbie]Margot Robbie as Barbie. Moreover, it’s crucial that we look beyond blockbuster releases to the health of arthouse cinema. The system that many film distributors insist...
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OpenLearn's response to the pandemic
Education & Development

OpenLearn's response to the pandemic

...economic uncertainty. Volunteers from OpenLearn and the OU have delivered more than 50 training workshops to help 1,800 front-line JCP Work Coaches and clients in the 750 JCP offices across the UK adapt to online learning and get the most from ODS courses. As a result, OpenLearn is now also supporting the UK Kickstart Scheme with content for candidates and employers....
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Social work: Effective practice with substance abusing parents
Health, Sports & Psychology

Social work: Effective practice with substance abusing parents

...economic circumstances and, as a consequence, lose sight of the child. In making an assessment, the key elements to consider are gaining an understanding of the child’s need and wishes, inter-agency information sharing, and working together to monitor and assess the changing nature of risk. It is useful to reflect on a key challenge here. How is this ongoing monitoring...
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Southwest Donegal: uniqueness and interdependence in 2015
OpenLearn Ireland

Southwest Donegal: uniqueness and interdependence in 2015

...economic terms, it is ‘central’ in terms of Irish culture. And hence, it is of central importance of the survival of Irish as a living language. Activity: Recap this series Having worked through this series, consider the construction and reconstruction of the local uniqueness and interdependences throughout these articles. Think in terms of how the historical layers...
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Why we’re mapping a million trees and more!
Nature & Environment

Why we’re mapping a million trees and more!

...on other ways to get involved go to the Tree Council: www.treecouncil.org.uk/Take-Part/Near-You. [4] This calculation is based on data from approximately 335,000 trees as the remainder of the dataset had insufficient data for ecosystem service economic benefit calculations. We are working to address this data gap. Study a free related course Read more articles like this...
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Scottish lecturers take strike action in campaign for fair pay
Society, Politics & Law

Scottish lecturers take strike action in campaign for fair pay

...economic backdrop of steeply rising inflation. To many college lecturers it seemed that the employers were quibbling over the previous year’s pay claim in the face of now runaway inflation. During the lockdown thousands of lecturers had turned their homes into offices. They daily dealt with students’ mental health issues while developing new teaching materials and...
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Why are people superstitious?
History & The Arts

Why are people superstitious?

...economic or political power to ambitious figures who claim to act on behalf of divine forces. When, in short, we give up our natural power and estimation in thinking for ourselves. The Leviathan For Spinoza, problems in Dutch society stemmed from the inappropriate intervention of religious power into its politics and everyday life. Instead, religion should be a matter of...
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