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Population ageing: a global health crisis?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Population ageing: a global health crisis?

...education … afford to spend on technology, arts, science? Afford to spend on our children and their futures? We could consider these steps: Integrating aging into all aspects of development, Involving the elderly more in major policy decisions, Fundamental reforms in existing pension systems, Making health care affordable to all And we can do this not just because we...
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Level 2: Intermediate 6 hrs
Exploring sport coaching and psychology Badge icon
Health, Sports & Psychology

Exploring sport coaching and psychology

...technological influences This course will develop your confidence and skills for online study, whether this is to explore sport topics or part of your preparation for other study. You’ll start by thinking about your own beliefs about success in sport or fitness and develop your understanding of how coaching and psychology contribute to that success. You’ll identify...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
How do you become a digital artist?
History & The Arts

How do you become a digital artist?

...medium has added extra dimension to his existing work as well as acting as a tool for making new work. The Internet has broadened his profile as well as acting as a mini gallery, and has even led to the sale of some work. Although he feels that the art world has yet to dramatically change as a result of computers and technology, he is confident that it inevitably will....
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Activity 10 mins
Exploring the depth of the Antarctic ice sheet...
Nature & Environment

Exploring the depth of the Antarctic ice sheet...

...technology is yet to be developed to look beyond the thick ice. In this project, the aim is to use computer model and sophisticated statistical methods using the available observational information from a variety of sources to infer ice sheet interaction and stability. Further, future projections of the contribution of Antarctic ice sheet instability to global mean sea...
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Article 10 mins
What is Blockchain?
Digital & Computing

What is Blockchain?

...technologies work, and what do they do? Read the article to find the answers...A blockchain is a publicly shared immutable ledger, an append-only log of transactions that uses crypto-currency techniques to minimise any security risk. As shown in Figure 1, transactions are contained in blocks that are linked together through a series of hash pointers. Any tampering of a...
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Article 5 mins
Archaeology: the science of investigation
Science, Maths & Technology

Archaeology: the science of investigation

...is required when cleaning artefacts. X-raying objects The importance of modern technology in the preservation of an artefact from an Iron Age burial at Sutton Hoo. The Portable Antiquities Scheme The success of the Portable Antiquities Scheme, which allows the mapping of coin finds by metal detector users and helps to build a more accurate picture of ancient Britain....
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Audio 44 mins
Environment: Lake Baikal
Nature & Environment

Environment: Lake Baikal

...Protecting the environment costs money. Treating the water Can technology save the day? Economy versus nature Is it possible for economic growth and environmental sustainability to co-exist? An alternative industry The Baikal water bottling plant as a more sustainable form of development. A precarious future Protecting the environment from the demands of economic growth...
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Audio 28 mins
Earth's physical resources: renewable energy
Science, Maths & Technology

Earth's physical resources: renewable energy

...the photovoltaic schemes in operation in the UK and the rest of Europe. Wave and tidal energy Will wave energy eventually overtake wind power? A look at today's technology in operation and the offshore devices of the future. Geothermal energy How extreme heat occurs beneath the Earth's surface, and how aquifers and bore-holes can provide a valuable source of energy....
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Audio 41 mins