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How to rob a bank
Can you hack into Strathclyde Bank?
How to solve a murder
Uncover digital evidence to help police catch a murderer
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How to steal a pizza
Hunt for security issues on a pizza company’s website
Defend the rhino
Rescue rhinos from poachers using data and machine learning
Defend Stirling Castle
Protect one of Scotland’s most important historical sites
AI takes centre stage in a new science show for schools
This summer at Dynamic Earth, we’re launching an interactive science show designed to both entertain and educate.
The show demystifies how AI works and encourages the audience to think critically about Generative AI’s potential benefits and risks.
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Cracking one million passwords
Use Python code to see how cyber criminals can ‘crack’ passwords
Defend Stirling Castle
Protect one of Scotland’s most important historical sites
Hide secret messages with steganography
Use digital skills to catch The Artful Hacker, an art thief and cyber criminal
Encrypting files
Find out how to encrypt files and keep information secure
Every picture tells a story
Use Python code to discover hidden information in digital photographs
How to rob a bank
Can you hack into Strathclyde Bank?
How to solve a murder
Uncover digital evidence to help police catch a murderer
How to spot a data leak
Investigate a data leak at a telecoms company
How to steal a pizza
Hunt for security issues on a pizza company’s website
Investigate Broughty Ferries
Use Open Source Intelligence to confirm or deny illegal activity at Broughty Ferries
Photo detective with the command line
Use the command line to find hidden information found in photographs
Ring of firewalls
Learn how to protect your computer by changing the firewall settings
Get hands on with data
Plug in the numbers with Data Science
Use real world data to reduce your schools carbon footprint
Code a data selfie with JavaScript
Use data science techniques and JavaScript to create your own, unique, data selfie
Defend the rhino
Rescue rhinos from poachers using data and machine learning
Making decisions with data
Can you code a fair and unbiased algorithm with Python?
Unmasking data disasters
Reveal the identities of the people within an anonymous data set
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How to steal a pizza
Hunt for security issues on a pizza company’s website
Defend Stirling Castle
Protect one of Scotland’s most important historical sites
How to solve a murder
Uncover digital evidence to help police catch a murderer
Database cleanup
Learn how to clean up a hacked database
Cracking one million passwords
Use Python code to see how cyber criminals can ‘crack’ passwords
Debugging Coding Disasters with Python
Find and fix the mistakes in these Python programs
Code a data selfie with JavaScript
Use data science techniques and JavaScript to create your own, unique, data selfie
Defend the fire service
Help defend the fire station against a cyber security attack
Defend the hospital
Protect our hospital from a live cyber attack
Defend the power stations
Defend and fight against a live cyber attack
Defend the rhino
Rescue rhinos from poachers using data and machine learning
Encrypting files
Find out how to encrypt files and keep information secure
Every picture tells a story
Use Python code to discover hidden information in digital photographs
Hide secret messages with steganography
Use digital skills to catch The Artful Hacker, an art thief and cyber criminal
How to rob a bank
Can you hack into Strathclyde Bank?
Investigate Broughty Ferries
Use Open Source Intelligence to confirm or deny illegal activity at Broughty Ferries
Ring of firewalls
Learn how to protect your computer by changing the firewall settings
Refine The Design
Help design an easy-to-use music app
Plug in the numbers with Data Science
Use real world data to reduce your schools carbon footprint
Photo detective with the command line
Use the command line to find hidden information found in photographs
Making decisions with data
Can you code a fair and unbiased algorithm with Python?
How to spot a data leak
Investigate a data leak at a telecoms company
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We live-stream interactive lessons to classrooms highlighting technology careers. School pupils learn digital skills alongside industry experts.
Check out some of our most popular videos.
“How to Rob a Bank” for Scottish Careers Week
Craig and Daniel team up with school pupils from across Scotland to rob the (fictional!) Strathclyde Bank. Learn about ethical hacking and cyber security skills. Watch it here.
The ethics of using tech to make decisions
We’re launching Tech We Trust, a project that looks at digital skills, data skills, and the ethics of using technology to make decisions.
We SOLD our DATA for a cappuccino
This is a cafe in Manchester…with a catch. You must sell your personal data to pay the bill. Even before stepping inside we were warned we were consenting to our personal data being tracked in the café. Watch the video.
