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A very brief history of AI
Digital & Computing

A very brief history of AI

...become a much more efficient man since his efforts would no longer be limited to the one-to-one patient-therapist as now exists. In actuality (as Weizenbaum was all too willing to explain to anyone willing to listen) ELIZA is a relatively simple program that recognises certain words and phrases entered by the user and uses it to generate one of a series of its own...
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On the death of Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela
Society, Politics & Law

On the death of Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela

...students and workers, many of which ended in bloody massacres. Mandela was by now convinced that the ANC had no alternative but to take up armed struggle. During his long years of imprisonment, the apartheid government was slowly losing its grip on power. The anti-apartheid movement helped to ostracise the regime internationally. The South African Defence Force’s air of...
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Casgliad 'Wales: Music Nation with Huw Stephens'
History & The Arts

Casgliad 'Wales: Music Nation with Huw Stephens'

...grwpiau pop, o Tom Jones i'r delyn deires, o gerddoriaeth ganoloesol swynol i rap trefol, mae Huw yn archwilio’r hyn sy’n gwneud cerddoriaeth Gymreig yn unigryw, a’i nodweddion ar hyd y canrifoedd. ➡️ GWYLIWCH GYFWELIAD UNIGRYW GYDA HUW STEPHENS AR OU CONNECT ➡️ GWYLIWCH Y GYFRES AR BBC IPLAYER Adnoddau dysgu am ddim Erthyglau / Fideo Cyrsiau ar-lein am ddim...
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EPQs: help and tips
Education & Development

EPQs: help and tips

...OU colleagues including Richard Holliman, Trevor Collins, Gareth Davies, Victoria Pearson, Joe Kendall, Penny Green, David Sharp and Sarah Davies. [Astrobiology logo]This article was produced by AstrobiologyOU, a multidisciplinary group at The Open University that is working to understand how, and where, life might be found and to address the scientific, governance and...
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Mission to Titan
Science, Maths & Technology

Mission to Titan

...OU professor John Zarnecki shows the first ever panoramic images of Titan to Adam Hart-Davis. Titan: landing Scientists watch the probe’s historic journey to Titan with bated breath. Titan: evidence Scientists explain why Titan holds the key to life on earth. Titan: revelations Scientists explain the instruments on board the probe, including one that recorded sound on...
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Ta, cheers, much obliged: A brief history of 'thanks' in English
History & The Arts

Ta, cheers, much obliged: A brief history of 'thanks' in English

...become the colloquial synonym in British English for “thanks”.’ Other expressions reflect slightly different conceptions of what’s involved in our relationship with the person we’re thanking. Psychologists draw a distinction between gratitude and indebtedness. In the former you simply appreciate or acknowledge an act of help or kindness. In the latter, you feel...
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The politics of food introduction
Society, Politics & Law

The politics of food introduction

...become a contested political symbol of rural Britain versus the need to keep up with mass markets, and as the policing of pleasure increases, in an attempt to deal with social problems such as binge drinking, the new politics of food has a far reaching impact...Video Audio Text Commentary The humble apple, and cider, one of its most pleasurable products, tells us a lot...
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Discovering the dark side of the Moon
Science, Maths & Technology

Discovering the dark side of the Moon

...students and postdocs and has published over 70 peer-reviewed papers in journals of high-scientific standing. He currently chairs the UK-node of the NASA Solar System Exploration Research Virtual Institute (SSERVI) comprising of over 100 members from 15 UK higher education institutions. In the video below, Mahesh discusses the far side of the moon and why we need samples...
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