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Is Huawei's low-key approach the secret of its success?
Money & Business

Is Huawei's low-key approach the secret of its success?

...research activity, we became mindful of stark differences between Huawei and other Silicon Valley technology companies we have visited. We noted two things which we thought particularly interesting (acknowledging that many others have provided much more detailed analysis of Huawei’s management practices (e.g. Tao et al. 2016) which we do not aim to repeat or claim to...
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The Z Files: Professor Geoff Palmer
Health, Sports & Psychology

The Z Files: Professor Geoff Palmer

...Research Foundation, this elite institution, there wasn’t even a black person in retail much less in the research institute, and this was my first big break. Benjamin Zephaniah Right, I want to inspire lots of young people, especially black people, to be like you, what do I tell them? Prof Geoff Palmer I realised early that if I’m going to defend myself in any society...
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Do music lessons help with children's other classes?
Education & Development

Do music lessons help with children's other classes?

...research which suggests picking up an instrument can improve children's educational performance across the board. But is there really any proof?...Music is one of the most beautiful and powerful creations of humankind, and its powers are well known – making us happy and sad or relaxed and excited. And more generally, music can induce powerful feelings – as Bono the...
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Design and Creativity
Science, Maths & Technology

Design and Creativity

...research and make design decisions. This material forms part of The Open University course T211 Design and designing... Design and Creativity A short introduction to this album. New Designs: Charger Harnessing the power of technology: a designer talks about developing and testing a new charger that turns kinetic energy into electricity. New Designs: Postmobile Design for...
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Who are otherkin - and how should we view them?
Society, Politics & Law

Who are otherkin - and how should we view them?

...researched how otherkin, and others, have been viewed through the centuries. ...As social beings, a sense of identity plays an important role in our relations – and in our own happiness. But identity doesn’t have to be narrowly human. In an essay looking at the groups that exist on the edge of conventional boundaries, and are often subject to prurience and ridicule,...
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Fake news, filter bubbles and Facebook
Science, Maths & Technology

Fake news, filter bubbles and Facebook

...research shows that the actions of users themselves are still a very important element in the way that Facebook gets used. [people looking at their phones] Research conducted at the Open University has been looking specifically at how people’s actions create the context of the space in which they communicate. Of equal importance to the influence of the algorithm is what...
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Using digital tools to save languages
Languages

Using digital tools to save languages

...researching the storytelling patterns of my community. I spent days trying to persuade my grandma to tell me some of the stories from her time. But she’s always been moody, and she wouldn’t comply. Then one morning, out of the blue, she started telling me stories. After the first one, I had this gut feeling that I had to record it, even though I didn’t know how I...
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How can a genetic mutation shared by many Brazilians help in the fight against cancer?
Health, Sports & Psychology

How can a genetic mutation shared by many Brazilians help in the fight against cancer?

...Research Fund in London, and coincidentally at exactly the same time by three other groups working independently in the USA and France, and led by Arnold Levine, Lloyd Old and Pierre May. p53 is a tumour suppressor. Its job is to protect us from cancer by making sure that, when our cells divide as part of routine growth and maintenance of our bodies, they do so without...
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