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How can Facebook decide who you really are?
Science, Maths & Technology

How can Facebook decide who you really are?

...class—a proxy for her relative worth as a human being, in the eyes of an antiquated social system—was upended by Facebook's system. The abuse came from another user, but it was the cultural blindness of Facebook's policies that made this possible from the start. And when Preetha explained to the company what had gone wrong, it took far too long for it to pay attention...
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Death on the tracks: A 19th century train crash
History & The Arts

Death on the tracks: A 19th century train crash

...class locomotive] A later train in LBSCR livery Fatal collision on the London And Brighton Railway Last night an inquest was held by Mr W Payne, the coroner, and a numerous jury, at Guy's Hospital, on the body of William Jenner, who died at that institution from injuries received by an collision on the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway, on the 27th of August last....
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Stephen Hawking: The tributes
Science, Maths & Technology

Stephen Hawking: The tributes

...black holes out of the shadows and into the public imagination. Personally I’ll miss his appearances on The Big Bang Theory, where he could out-nerd the nerds, and also provide some often necessary common sense. It was always great to see a world-class scientist just having fun. This article was originally published on The Conversation. Read the original article....
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The Struggle For Pay Equality in Scotland’s Colleges
Society, Politics & Law

The Struggle For Pay Equality in Scotland’s Colleges

...classes to teach and get fewer holidays. When we went out on strike so that everyone would be on the same salary scale and get the same working conditions the slogan was ‘From Dumfries to Stornoway, what we want is Equal Pay!’ Trade unionists tend to see equal pay as relating only to differences between women and men, but we made it an issue of justice for all –...
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After the First World War: the 1919 Egyptian Revolution
History & The Arts

After the First World War: the 1919 Egyptian Revolution

...classes united against the British. Student demonstrations led to strikes by transport workers supported by trade unions, and morphed into a national general strike that paralysed the country. Rioting broke out in Cairo and other places such as Tanta. British forces opened fire on these demonstrations and killed many people. March 15 1919 saw a massive demonstration in...
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Starting with psychology
Health, Sports & Psychology

Starting with psychology

...La poubelle This might sound complicated, but doing it is much simpler than describing it. It is very successful as well as being a lot less effort and more fun than learning lists of vocabulary by repeating the words over and over again. Michael Raugh and Richard Atkinson (1975) developed this key word technique and carried out an experiment on two groups of...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Using generative AI in relation to legal issues
Society, Politics & Law

Using generative AI in relation to legal issues

...de Reya LLP, gives a high-level overview of how generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) works, its risks, and how it may appropriately be used in relation to basic day-to-day legal issues. This note was produced on 27 September 2024 and accordingly reflects the legal and technological position of GenAI as of that date. When used appropriately, GenAI can be a powerful...
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Article 20 mins
Primary education: listening and observing Badge icon
Education & Development

Primary education: listening and observing

...class. And I really was with him the whole time. And then time moved on and this position came up to be full time and I had to make a decision. And I decided I definitely wanted to be doing the role as a pupil support assistant. Stop. Stop. Stop. Stop. I hear a lot of bickering. You know, in here that's not what we do. What we do, Vinny? VINNY Well, me and Ethan are...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs