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For older people, the storms might abate but the harm persists
Health, Sports & Psychology

For older people, the storms might abate but the harm persists

...systems focuses on the immediate surge after the event, which varies with every disaster but typically lasts hours to days. Planners need to be aware that for older adults, effects are longer-lasting. Learning from past disasters Understanding how disasters are associated with hospital admissions among older adults, and developing strategies to minimize hospitalizations,...
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Article 5 mins
The ocean of Jupiter’s moon Europa
Science, Maths & Technology

The ocean of Jupiter’s moon Europa

...System, rivalling the size of Earth’s moon. Of interest to many scientists, space enthusiasts and science fiction authors is the potential for a vast, global ocean to exist below Europa’s outer icy shell; but why do we think there is a subsurface ocean and why does it attract such attention?...One of the most compelling pieces of evidence for Europa having an ocean...
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Article 5 mins
The science of genetics
Nature & Environment

The science of genetics

...use of genetic testing - for more people, and more disorders. At the moment, there is quite a big gap between the scenarios sketched for the future of genetics-based medicine by forecasters and what the health system is geared up to deliver. As with any new technology applied to health in the context of a complex delivery system, implementation is not going to be simple....
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Article 10 mins
Banks as utilities and the future of payments
Money & Business

Banks as utilities and the future of payments

...systems like rapid transfer, which is a means of making instant transfers from one Ecobank account to another one in a different country. If you want to, say, do a transfer from Kenya to Guinea, it could take weeks, even from Togo to Ghana, which border each other, because, you know, you’ve got different monetary systems, different languages. It can be very complicated....
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Article 10 mins
What do we mean by digital health and social care?
Health, Sports & Psychology

What do we mean by digital health and social care?

...systems, radio frequency identification, wireless network, Wi-Fi, transport, aerospace, autonomous care, health care, wearables, industry 4.0, manufacturing, agriculture, smart city, building management, retail, surveillance, smart home, smart energy, smart meter, smart media, consumer electronics, mobile devices, security.] Figure 1 28 Internet of things icons This...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
Race and Youth Policy: working with young people
Education & Development

Race and Youth Policy: working with young people

...system. Find out what Kenechi, 13, and Loren, 18 think about race. As an introduction to policy, watch Video 1 of Pete Alcock, a Professor of Social Policy at the University of Birmingham, answering the question ‘What is social policy?’ Activity 1: What is social policy? Timing: 6 minutes As you watch the video, make some notes below. Your comments in the boxes are...
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Level 3: Advanced 6 hrs
Pluralism in Economics: inequalities, innovation, environment
Society, Politics & Law

Pluralism in Economics: inequalities, innovation, environment

...system receive a monthly transfer in the form of a pension in old-age, in the UK, for instance, about one in five pensioners is living in relative poverty (Centre for Ageing Better, 2024). Similarly, also in other countries of the Global North (such as Korea, the US or Switzerland), old-age poverty is significantly higher than the average poverty rate across all age...
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Level 2: Intermediate 15 hrs
Could we control our climate? Badge icon
Science, Maths & Technology

Could we control our climate?

...system. We must also consider the other parts of the planet that affect, or are affected by, the atmosphere such as the oceans, glaciers and the ice sheets of Greenland and Antarctica (we call this the cryosphere), and of course life in the oceans and on land. Along with the atmosphere, these parts together make up the Earth system (Figure 5). [A simple diagram of the...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs