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The jury: Why we need to learn more about their collective decision-making processes.
Society, Politics & Law

The jury: Why we need to learn more about their collective decision-making processes.

...system (CJS). Research has repeatedly showed support for jury trials for example, Roberts & Hough (2009) asked participants to rate the importance of six democratic rights. They found that the right to a jury trial was rated as the most important, outweighing the right to privacy. What are the roles and responsibilities of the jury, and what issues stem from these?...
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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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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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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
Exploring criminology: problem-solving courts
Society, Politics & Law

Exploring criminology: problem-solving courts

...system will all narrowly focus on the seemingly isolated event of Bob assaulting John. But let’s think about this scenario with a wider view that seeks to understand this incident as part of a complex web of interacting factors, which eventually lead to what can be seen as a tear in social relationships. That is, this event (Bob assaulting John) can be viewed as...
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Level 2: Intermediate 3 hrs
AI fluency
Digital & Computing

AI fluency

...systems of the 1950s, to the advanced algorithms of today, AI evolved continuously and significantly. This video reveals how AI concepts and breakthroughs paved the way for the intelligent devices and applications we rely on daily. By exploring AI’s past, we gain insight into how it evolved to become an integral part of our modern world, impacting everything from our...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 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