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Artificial intelligence
Digital & Computing

Artificial intelligence

...English sentences. AI began to specialise in the 1970s into areas such as expert systems, language analysis, knowledge representation and computer vision. This served to strengthen the backbone of AI theories. In the 1980s, AI began to move at a faster pace. The public became more comfortable with science and technology as the popularity of personal computers rose and...
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The Irish Gothic in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries
OpenLearn Ireland

The Irish Gothic in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries

...everyday domestic settings and introduce distinctly new elements to create a twist on the Irish literary tradition. Their work demonstrates the way in which the twentieth century intensified some of the influences of Gothic from the nineteenth century, but also created some of its own. Influences on Irish Gothic Writing in the Twentieth Century Conflict: domestic and...
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Article 45 mins
Starting with law
Society, Politics & Law

Starting with law

...everyday life. We hope that you will enjoy this course, which provides an introduction to the fascinating topic of law. This course assumes that you have some interest in the law. You may be interested because of some direct involvement with the law, for example in buying a house, or your interest may have been sparked by one of the many television programmes based in a...
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Level 1: Introductory 3 hrs
Beginners’ German: Places and people
Languages

Beginners’ German: Places and people

...English, with some additions: ‘a’, ‘o’ and ‘u’ can sometimes be found with two dots over them (called Umlaut). They sound slightly different from ‘a’, ‘o’, and ‘u’ on their own. The letter ‘ß’ represents a double ‘s’ and is pronounced like an ‘s’. At this stage, all the German you need to use is presented in the audio clips. Listen to...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Succeed with maths: part 1 Badge icon
Science, Maths & Technology

Succeed with maths: part 1

...everyday life and the wider world...Does maths feel like a bit of a mystery to you? Are you looking to improve your confidence in using maths in a variety of everyday situations? If so, this free course, Succeed with maths: part 1, is for you. Beginning with the very foundations of maths, this course will start by looking at how numbers are put together, before guiding...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
George Orwell and Nineteen Eighty-Four
Society, Politics & Law

George Orwell and Nineteen Eighty-Four

...English literature. Likewise, the adjective ‘Orwellian’ (first used by the novelist Mary McCarthy in 1950) has now passed into the English language. Few people who have read Nineteen Eighty-Four ever forget it. Before going on to study Nineteen Eighty-Four in more depth, you will first explore more about Orwell himself – and the political experiences which informed...
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Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
Human rights and law
Society, Politics & Law

Human rights and law

...English law has dealt with this issue and how future laws may also be influenced by it...Human rights and law: 3.2 What is the European Convention on Human Rights? - In the aftermath of the Second World War there were public disclosures of huge numbers of cases of brutal, inhuman and tyrannical treatment of people, frequently within the civilian populations of occupied...
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Level 1: Introductory 20 hrs
European Championships 2016: Home Nations dare to dream or will it be an early Brexit?
Health, Sports & Psychology

European Championships 2016: Home Nations dare to dream or will it be an early Brexit?

...English Premiership stars, such as Hugo Lloris, N’Golo Kante, Anthony Martial and Dimitri Payet, as well as world stars like Paul Pogba and Antoine Griezmann. Their will have become increasingly focused after the November terrorist attacks in Paris. The argument against a French triumph is a potential quarter or semi-final against the Germans. Making up the final four...
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