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Click On is topical, taking the listener behind the week's most intriguing technology. This week researchers are exploring how to make people engage with virtual characters, and whether those encou
...nters and scenarios can be used to help people overcome real world difficulties such as social phobias. Dr John Crawford is building a computer simulation which shows the spread of MRSA under different handwashing regimes. He hopes the results will point to the ways to minimise the impact of the disease. Dr Ben Robins has created a remote controlled robot to help autistic children develop relationships and interact with their family and classmates. Finally Northamptonshire Police Force have been using data mining techniques to help them make decisions about the circumstances under which it's best to use their resources e.g. when to use forensic teams.
Metadata describing this Open University audio programme
| Series: |
Click on; Series 2 |
| Episode |
6 |
| First transmission date: |
2007-10-22 |
| Original broadcast channel: |
BBC Radio 3 |
| Published: |
2007 |
| Rights Statement: |
Rights owned or controlled by The Open University |
| Restrictions on use: |
This material can be used in accordance with The Open University conditions of use. A link to the conditions can be found at the bottom of all OU Digital Archive web pages. |
| Duration: |
00:27:00 |
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| Track listing: |
track listing for this programme
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Track 1
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Social interactions in virtual reality MRSA algorithms Robots and autism Data mining |
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| Producer: |
Monise Durrani |
| Contributors: |
Simon Cox; Dr John Crawford; Gareth Crossman; Dr Ben Robins; Professor Mel Slater |
| Publisher: |
BBC |
| Subject terms: |
Autistic children; Computer simulation; Data mining; Social phobia |
| Production number: |
AUDA295B |
| Available to public: |
no |
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