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Piracy, anonymity & parametric politics: An interview with Ned Rossiter and Soenke Zehle
History & The Arts

Piracy, anonymity & parametric politics: An interview with Ned Rossiter and Soenke Zehle

...economic logic of recursion, data speaks to itself before it addresses the world around it. To distinguish between the epistemological and ontological layers is itself a political thought, for as long as the data trails of anonymity are linked to empirics, then subjects become culpable of acts of piracy (among others). The ways in which the empirical dimensions of data...
What is heritage?
History & The Arts

What is heritage?

...economic activity. This is easily overlooked in critical approaches that focus on the role of heritage in the production of state ideologies (Ashworth et al., 2007, p. 40). Much of what motivates the involvement of the state and other organisations in heritage is related to the economic potential of heritage and its connections with tourism. The relationship between...
Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Entrepreneurial impressions – reflection
Money & Business

Entrepreneurial impressions – reflection

...economic’ factors that have had a positive influence on the SuperJam venture. For example, Fraser’s family has provided a supportive environment in which he has been able to experiment with the business. Did you find any influential role models in Fraser’s own account of his entrepreneurial career? Turning to economic factors, we can see the SuperJam concept as part...
Matt Ridley - Stories of Change
Nature & Environment

Matt Ridley - Stories of Change

...economics, which is very clearly pointing to net benefits up to around 2°. Now it’s not very precise, nobody’s sure that at 2° it turns negative, but the point is most people think 2° is when it turns catastrophic. That’s not right. The literature is very clear; 2° is when we start to get harm. Up until then we get benefit. Now it might be wrong, we might see...
Work and mental health
Health, Sports & Psychology

Work and mental health

...economic conditions (housing issues, debts) fear that job will cause a relapse gaps in CV and lack of recent references. Mind’s (2016) report makes recommendations aimed at a wide range of stakeholders, including the government, employers and those providing mental health services. For example, local agencies can assist individuals by offering job clubs, employment...
Level 2: Intermediate 6 hrs
The history of female protest and suffrage in the UK
History & The Arts

The history of female protest and suffrage in the UK

...economic roles too – acting, for example, as midwives, washerwomen or casual field hands. [This illustration shows a late eighteenth-century household in which the two women of the family sit busily working at spinning wheels and the adult male works a loom.] Figure 1 Cottage industry: textile production often took place under what is frequently termed the...
Young people’s wellbeing
Health, Sports & Psychology

Young people’s wellbeing

...economic climate has created a more ‘serious’ generation of young people. The quotation below from the Children’s Society (2020) highlights the prevalence of mental health disorders in children and young people: Evidence suggests 1 in 6 young people (aged 5–16 years) have a diagnosable mental disorder. In the last three years, the likelihood of young people having...
Level 2: Intermediate 16 hrs
Sustainable chemistry
Science, Maths & Technology

Sustainable chemistry

...economic growth (depicted by a bar chart with an arrow trending upwards) 3 – Good health and wellbeing (depicted by a pulse line and heart) 14 – Life below water (depicted by a fish swimming in water) 6 – Clean water and sanitation (depicted by water in a glass) 13 – Climate action (depicted by an eye with the iris and pupil coloured like the surface of the Earth)...
Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs