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Using maths with AI gadgets 🧠 What’s your opinion on doing maths with the help of AI apps?🧠 Watch this video to find out why your own maths study still makes sense: https://youtu.be/a-THNBAIdgA
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🧠 Which everyday maths situations do you usually worry about the most? 🧠 Watch this video in which one of our students tells her own maths success story! https://youtu.be/x_Z_R_m_doY
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💭 Is something stopping you from learning maths? Can you do something about it? Watch our new video for an introduction to maths anxiety https://youtu.be/SBfflXBdgps 🧠 Thinking about your attitude to everyday maths – which zone are you in most of the time? 🧠
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⚽️ 🥅 Which of the following do you think is the most important factor in determining a football coach’s success?
The opportunity to coach at a professional football club in Europe is difficult to attain, and more so if you’re of African heritage. Our animation, Broken Pipeline for Black Coaches in World Football, explores the topic further: https://youtu.be/n4qgydaSJZ8
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📜 It was common to see graffiti in public areas in ancient Rome, and it has taught us a lot about society, culture, and even humour two millennia ago. But today, graffiti is mostly criminalised and often removed at the first opportunity. Do you think contemporary graffiti should be preserved for future generations? ✍ To know more about the topic, watch Latin Graffiti at Pompeii - Fun and Games on the Walls of Pompeii: https://youtu.be/ksJEO1u2uZo
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🧬 Have you ever heard of direct-to-consumer, or DTC, genetic tests? These genetic tests can be bought and carried out at home, just by spitting in a tube. DTC genetic tests often promise to reveal things about your health, heritage, and unique traits that are hidden in your DNA, but what can these tests really tell you? New video coming soon! 📣
Have you ever done a genetic test?
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📣 After the recent news that the Horniman Museum in London is returning artefacts to Nigeria (www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-62456366), looted in the 19th Century from the Kingdom of Benin, watch our documentary on the Benin Bronzes. 🌍
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t.co/sPtcrV2taC Due to police super-recognisers identifying a huge number of offenders on CCTV there's been great interest in individuals possessing this exceptional ability.
About 3,000,000 people have taken this test to see if they have the skill. Do you? Try it here (Link above)
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t.co/SFLitHxHGr At COP26, we saw that scientists, politicians, and environmental activists love their jargon. Everyone came away with a new buzzword firmly planted in their minds: nature-based solutions.
Check out the latest article added to our expanding COP26 hub...(Link above)
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Welcome to this free OpenLearn course, Understanding research with children and young people, which is an introduction to research with and by Children and young people.
It is designed primarily for anyone with an interest in research with and by children and young people, including (but not limited to) those currently working in different areas of professional practice, and may also appeal to young people who are interested in designing their own research projects. There is also an OU website entitled ‘Our Voices’ to accompany and complement this course. You will find occasional references to this website as you go along, and in the final session, you are offered links to specific areas on the website that may be helpful as you start planning your project.
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