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Understanding economic inequality
Society, Politics & Law

Understanding economic inequality

...data on income is more readily available than on wealth. Public bodies collect information on earnings for purposes such as tax. The nature of wealth means that it is more difficult to measure: a large part of wealth consists of the assets a household owns. The changing value of an asset is difficult to evaluate; asset prices might be rising but unless the asset is sold...
Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Understanding your customers
Money & Business

Understanding your customers

...analysis allowing you to apply marketing theory to your own experience of having customers. Activity 2 Who are your customers? Timing: Allow 20 minutes for this activity Identify some important customers of your own. Think of your life at work, if you are in employment at the moment. Unless you work in retail, sales or customer service, you might never meet the final...
Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Grief and COVID-19: Mourning what we know, who we miss and the way we say goodbye
Health, Sports & Psychology

Grief and COVID-19: Mourning what we know, who we miss and the way we say goodbye

...analysis of how grief was discussed early on in the pandemic (March-April 2020) has shown that the media focused on two main impacts of the pandemic on grief: changing socially expected practices around death (e.g. visiting dying relatives and funeral practices) and the sense that deaths from COVID-19 were bad and represent a tragic loss of life. This was particularly...
Ada Lovelace Day
Science, Maths & Technology

Ada Lovelace Day

...data or instructions. The instructions formed the very first computer programming language and contained concepts such as loops (which repeat operations) and conditional statements (such as IF this is TRUE then do this…), which are familiar to all modern computer programmers. There is no doubt; the Analytical Engine was one of the greatest ideas of the 19th Century. It...
10 flabbergasting facts you'll find on OpenLearn
Miscellaneous

10 flabbergasting facts you'll find on OpenLearn

...data to show our changing world, Hans Rosling: How to Compare Countries Using Statistics. 9: Plastic bags are more environmentally friendly than cotton ones [Photograph, colour. Two plastic bags next to each other, each with a printed illustration of various types of fruit.] In October 2015 the law changed and large shops in England are required to charge 5p for all...
What is aquaponics - and how can fish poo help feed the world?
Nature & Environment

What is aquaponics - and how can fish poo help feed the world?

...data via the cloud to create virtual communities of growers whose shared experience makes it easier for everyone. But there’s still lots more to find out. We’re both part of an EU Aquaponics Hub that will try to better understand how fish and veg can work together, and will facilitate innovative ways to produce high-density, high quality and more sustainable food...
How long will you live if you stop eating and drinking?
Health, Sports & Psychology

How long will you live if you stop eating and drinking?

...data on the topic of starvation and survival. Instead, there are many accounts of either voluntary or involuntary cases of complete or near-complete starvation that allow us to make some very general conclusions. One of the most well known cases of voluntary starvation, is the hunger strike of Mahatma Ganhdi. During his protest, Gandhi ate absolutely no food and only took...
How Team GB cyclists peaked at the Olympics and owned the velodrome
Health, Sports & Psychology

How Team GB cyclists peaked at the Olympics and owned the velodrome

...data analysts. Success breeds success The old addage “success breeds success” clearly applies to the whole of Great Britain’s Olympic team. On the track the first cycling gold in the men’s team pursuit at Rio seems to have given the squad a level positivity and confidence which not only motivated them, but also potentially has intimidated their rivals. This notion...