Category: Culture
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Utah: A Regulatory Sandbox
Utah’s Regulatory Sandbox: A Bold Experiment in Innovation and Oversight Utah’s embrace of regulatory sandboxes across various sectors has become a focal point in discussions on balancing innovation with consumer protection. The state’s strategy includes a general sandbox, legal sandbox, and financial services sandbox, each designed to allow companies to test new ideas with temporary…
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Myths: Magical Beings
Magical beings appear across cultures in various forms, representing human hopes, fears, and beliefs. These beings take on a multitude of appearances and roles, often embodying traits that reflect the cultural values and challenges of the societies that imagine them. Here’s an exploration of different magical beings across cultures: Fairies Fairies, or “fae,” have been…
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Philosophy: Cultural Transmission
Cultural Transmission Across Generations: Exploring the Dynamics of Change and Continuity Cultural transmission refers to the process by which cultural information, values, beliefs, and behaviors are passed from one generation to another. It forms the foundation of social evolution, enabling societies to adapt to changing environments while preserving essential elements of their identity. This dynamic…
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Policy: Open-Science
Critically Evaluate the Arguments for and Against the Adoption of Open Science Principles in Different Scientific Disciplines Introduction: Open Science (OS) represents a transformative shift towards greater transparency, accessibility, and collaboration in scientific research. Its principles include open access publishing, open data sharing, open peer review, and open source software development. While OS offers numerous…
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The REF: Research Excellence Framework
[[Please note that this is AI generated, and so may not be 100% accurate.]] What is the REF? The Research Excellence Framework (REF) is a quality assessment system used in the United Kingdom to evaluate research output and impact across various higher education institutions (HEIs). It’s a process of expert review that aims to assess…