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Virtual murder: Just a game?
History & The Arts

Virtual murder: Just a game?

...research papers published between 2005 and 2013. They concluded that ‘The research demonstrates a consistent relation between violent video game use and increases in aggressive behaviour, aggressive cognitions and aggressive affect, and decreases in pro-social behaviour, empathy and sensitivity to aggression’. In response, more than 200 academics signed an open letter...
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Machine translation – using online tools to improve your language teaching
Education & Development

Machine translation – using online tools to improve your language teaching

...researchers at The Open University exploring the use of machine translation tools in teaching. Here she explains how they can make a positive contribution and support teachers in language teaching...Find out more about The Open University's Language courses and qualifications. The free online translation tool DeepL is currently among the top globally visited websites, and...
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Five smart technologies helping the visually impaired
Society, Politics & Law

Five smart technologies helping the visually impaired

...research is enabling the development of new potentially life-changing prototypes aimed at serving those with disabilities says, Dr Oliver Zanetti...Navigation Software There are a whole range of software packages emerging for smartphones which aim to help visually impaired people navigate. Blindsquare is the most widely used navigation app, which draws on listings data...
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Are mobile phones increasing health inequality in India?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Are mobile phones increasing health inequality in India?

...researcher at Oxford University and author of the study, found lower access to private care in areas where most people own mobile phones. This was especially the case for people without mobiles who live in areas with high ownership of these devices. Using data from the 2005 and 2012 rounds of the Indian Human Development Survey, Haenssgen selected 12,000 households that...
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Saint Patrick and modern narratives of Irish identity
OpenLearn Ireland

Saint Patrick and modern narratives of Irish identity

...Research has shown that he was either Welsh or from the north of England with others claiming he may have come from Bath in Somerset. Irish identity and stories of migration Just like Saint Patrick’s identity, Irish identity itself is not wholly green and crystal clear, with rising tensions regarding immigration, emigration and what constitutes Irishness post pandemic....
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Haven't we been told there's water on Mars before?
Science, Maths & Technology

Haven't we been told there's water on Mars before?

...researchers have detected hydrated salts rather than salty water itself. But the results, published in Nature Geoscience, are an important step to finding actual, liquid water. So how close are we? Let’s take a look at what we know so far and where the new findings fit in. Ice versus liquid water Back in the 18th century, William Herschel suggested that Mars’s polar...
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Stuck in the middle of a pandemic: are international students migrants?
Society, Politics & Law

Stuck in the middle of a pandemic: are international students migrants?

...research and policy. And this limited visibility is precisely what the Australian Prime Minister has been able to leverage while arguing that foreign students should ‘go home’ as the resources have to be prioritised for Australian citizens. [Global Flows of international students 2017] Global flows of international students, 2017 Yet, international students are and...
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Selling Empire: The Empire Marketing Board
History & The Arts

Selling Empire: The Empire Marketing Board

...research, marketing, and publicity...What was the Empire Marketing Board? The Empire Marketing Board (EMB) was founded in May 1926, as a small government body with committees for research, marketing and publicity. Much of its effort (up to 65% of its yearly expenditure) went into encouraging research and analysis, including into how to improve the quality, storage and...
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