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The Death of Socrates
History & The Arts

The Death of Socrates

...based in part on interpretations of Plato's dialogue of the Meno, that Anytus blamed Socrates for corrupting his son. Anytus, it seems, had been grooming his son for a life in politics until the boy became interested in Socrates' teachings and abandoned political pursuits. As Socrates' accusers had Critias as an example of how the philosopher corrupted youth, even if they...
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Assessing the Future of Artificial Intelligence
Science, Maths & Technology

Assessing the Future of Artificial Intelligence

...used as a powerful learning support tool, helping direct you to convert your own knowledge and understanding of a topic in order to express a well-constructed argument based on it. Assessment questions aren’t there to intimidate you - they are set to allow you demonstrate your knowledge and understanding of a topic, and communicate that understanding in a directed way....
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Machine translation – how teachers can deal with online translation tools in language studies assessments
Education & Development

Machine translation – how teachers can deal with online translation tools in language studies assessments

...C., and Schocket, D. H. (2018). Machine translation and the L2 classroom: Pedagogical solutions for making peace with Google translate. Foreign Language Annals, 51(4), 779-795. von Lindeiner-Stráský, K. (2022). unpublished project report ‘Web-based Machine Translation in Language Learning, Teaching, and Assessment’, Praxis-Project, The Open University 2020-2022....
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Post-Brexit, some banks consider their options
Money & Business

Post-Brexit, some banks consider their options

...base for ensuring continued access to the bloc, according to people with knowledge of their contingency plans. Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Citigroup Inc. and Lloyds Banking Group Plc are eyeing Frankfurt, other people said. Frankfurt has been touted as a once-and-future destination for bankers, but it's fair to point out that an expanded role for it was also touted with the...
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Shared documents and constructive collaboration
Education & Development

Shared documents and constructive collaboration

...based workplace. All the writers are of similar seniority, working in the same team. For each one, decide whether it prioritises clarity (direct, specific, action-focused) or indirectness (tentative, relationship-focused). As you read, ask yourself: Would I be annoyed if I received feedback this direct? Would I be frustrated if I got unclear feedback and didn’t know...
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Five reasons why you should care about mindfulness
Health, Sports & Psychology

Five reasons why you should care about mindfulness

...based on the wisdom of certain practices originating in the Buddhist tradition, and in other religions too. Mindfulness can be achieved, like it has been for over a thousand years, via yoga, meditation, and breathing techniques. A practical tip: One way in which you can practice mindfulness is by setting aside some time each day to practice a simple exercise. For this...
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Can high blood pressure protect the over-80s from dementia?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Can high blood pressure protect the over-80s from dementia?

...the blood vessels in Alzheimer’s disease. Based on the current understanding, maintaining blood pressure within the “Goldilocks range” – not too high, not too low – is still the best course of action for reducing the risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease.[The Conversation] This article was originally published on The Conversation. Read the original article....
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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?

...based at the Shenzhen campus. Our overall aim is to understand their global innovation practices.* We want to understand how management and governance arrangements support the demand for concurrently tightly knit, yet open, innovation networks. In particular we are interested in how they harness digital platforms in support of this global innovation practice....
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