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Signposts for Work
Health, Sports & Psychology

Signposts for Work

...changes to your own working life, whether as an employer or employee, self-employed or business owner, or currently without paid work. However, these challenges also present opportunities to reflect, reset priorities, and find new and meaningful ways forward. The changing workplace Even before the Coronavirus pandemic of 2020/21, workplaces were already undergoing...
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Article 10 mins
Settling Uncertainty? Reflections on the Scottish Independence Referendum
Society, Politics & Law

Settling Uncertainty? Reflections on the Scottish Independence Referendum

...changes in the political landscape during the past year and Scotland's future...[illustration of scotland] One year on from the September 18 2014 Scottish Independence Referendum and Scotland – and the UK – are rather different places when it comes to the political landscapes that characterise the countries of these islands. The 2014 Scottish Independence Referendum...
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Article 10 mins
The Digital World
Digital & Computing

The Digital World

How has the digital world changed?...[Image of a digital globe in a hand] As part of Make it Digital Season we have curated some content on elements of the digital world for you to investigate in more depth:
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Activity 1 hr
Rewriting DNA: An introduction to genome editing
Science, Maths & Technology

Rewriting DNA: An introduction to genome editing

...changes. For example, scientists might want to learn the effect of removing a specific gene, or want to investigate how a particular disease is caused. Until recently, genome editing was difficult, expensive, and time consuming. However, the new CRISPR/Cas9 technique has meant that genome editing can be performed in laboratories all around the world. Highlighting the...
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Article 10 mins
Fossil evidence for evolution
History & The Arts

Fossil evidence for evolution

...changes by which he expected species to have evolved, the fossil record disappointed him. Nowhere could he find clear examples of such gradual change in fossil lineages. Instead, he had to turn to the evidence of variability seen in living species and the effects of artificial selection on domesticated animals to support his argument that such gradual change was the way...
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Article 10 mins
Simple coding
Digital & Computing

Simple coding

...change them right here. Wherever ‘Run Python’ appears we recommend that you open the link in a new tab and work from there. Go ahead, click ‘Run’ (the ► icon) to execute the following program (I’ll explain it later). You should see a message showing the output of running the code. You can also change the code. Click with the mouse next to the 7 on the first...
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Level 1: Introductory 2 hrs
Emotion: an introductory picture
History & The Arts

Emotion: an introductory picture

...changes that occur elsewhere in our bodies: sweating, changes in heart rate, decreased salivation and so on. In everyday talk, people sometimes locate emotions in their stomach or their heart, rather than their head. Thirdly, emotional behaviour is contrasted with behaviour that is reasoned or considered. To describe someone as acting in a reasoned way is to imply that...
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Level 3: Advanced 20 hrs
Hinglish, Pinglish, Binglish, Minglish
Education & Development

Hinglish, Pinglish, Binglish, Minglish

...change and perhaps they should and must change. In India the cross-fertilization by 23 official languages and scores of dialects, including the newest Bombay Bollywood speak, has resulted in Hinglish, Pinglish, Binglish, Minglish… a whole range. Inevitable or not, as a teacher I don’t enjoy correcting notebooks any more. SMS-style spelling is quite a strain for the...
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Article 5 mins