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Algorithmic Design
Science, Maths & Technology

Algorithmic Design

...changes how designers work. Algorithmic ways of thinking have spawned algorithmic art as well as computer games and provide new ways for people to interact. They have transformed traditional analogue forms of art and design, such as painting, sculpture, and drawing, to introduce new kinds of visual complexity and textures. By thinking and designing with algorithms, this...
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Panic buying and how to stop it
Health, Sports & Psychology

Panic buying and how to stop it

...climate in which new norms can emerge if the old norms, relating to the availability of stock are perceived to be violated. An isolated local shortage problem or images of empty shelves on Facebook may have signalled such a violation in a supermarket. This also includes the possibility that fake images may have been used to maliciously seed panic buying. Social media...
Cyfrifiannell Carbon Y Brifysgol Agored
Nature & Environment

Cyfrifiannell Carbon Y Brifysgol Agored

...changing world a'i nod yw mesur ôl troed carbon seiliedig ar ddefnydd personol rhywun sy'n byw yn y DU (os ydych chi'n byw y tu allan i'r DU, gweler adnoddau pellach). Mae'r gyfrifiannell hon yn dechrau â'r holl nwyon tŷ gwydr a gaiff eu hallyrru yn y broses o gyflenwi'r hyn y mae'r DU yn ei ddefnyddio, gan gynnwys yr allyriadau sydd wedi'u hymgorffori mewn mewnforion....
Methods in Motion: A collection
Society, Politics & Law

Methods in Motion: A collection

...social change. It is a cross-disciplinary research focus of the Open University’s Centre for Citizenship, Identities and Governance (CCIG)...The following blogs are by active researchers from across the OU, in which they take a moment to reflect upon their experiences. You can discover more about Methods in Motion on the CCIG website. [Grand Central station, New York]...
What is a scientific model?
Science, Maths & Technology

What is a scientific model?

...climate model] In response to a listener question, Adam Rutherford asks various scientists - what is a 'model' in science? Andrew Ponson introduces us to the concept, Carole Haswell discusses how they work in astronomy, Paul Donald explains their use in conservation science and hydrologist Nick Reynard talks about using models to simulate extreme weather events such as...
Smarty pants: wearable electronics will recharge your life
Science, Maths & Technology

Smarty pants: wearable electronics will recharge your life

...changing way of powering personal devices – and take us into a new world of wearable electronics. My colleagues and I form one of several applied research groups developing both flexible batteries and the energy harvesting systems needed to charge them. The body electric Piezo is a term derived from a Greek word meaning to squeeze or press, and piezoelectric materials...
Methods in Motion: Is Q still the answer?
Society, Politics & Law

Methods in Motion: Is Q still the answer?

...changing times means research methods also need to change...[The letter q on a dowel against the blue sky] Has social constructionism outlived its usefulness? OU Professor of Social Psychology Paul Stenner considers the arguments. Researchers talk of a textual or discursive turn that happened in the social sciences a few decades ago. In social psychology, this turn...
How to support neurodivergent mothers during pregnancy and birth
Health, Sports & Psychology

How to support neurodivergent mothers during pregnancy and birth

...changes in their bodies, along with changes in taste buds, tiredness, and the overwhelm of planning for bringing up a child, focusing on healthy eating and avoiding processed foods may be difficult. Neurodivergent mothers may be at greater risk of postnatal depression after birth, also. The Birth Trauma Association found some statistics around this: ‘A 2020 study...