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Mapping Britain
Society, Politics & Law

Mapping Britain

...systems, and the inherent civil liberty concerns. Cities - what are they? Anti-urbanism in British culture. Creating urban citizenship at the end of the nineteenth century through the development of public spaces. Successful Cities The importance of egalitarianism in cities and how this is or is not reflected in town planning. De-industrialisation and Cities Attitudes to...
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Audio 51 mins
Mathematical models: from sundials to number engines
Science, Maths & Technology

Mathematical models: from sundials to number engines

...system used to record goods changing hands. Incas and their knots How South American Incas kept records by the use of knots. Wooden tallies for buying beer How wholesale beer sales were recorded using notches on wooden tallies. John Napier's mathematical creations John Napier's method of multiplication and logarithms, and how Charles Babbage corrected his calculations....
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Audio 16 mins
Social media and networks in health and social care
Health, Sports & Psychology

Social media and networks in health and social care

...system, only at sub-second speeds. Just as the postal service enables people to send one another envelopes containing messages, the internet enables computers to send one another small packets of digital data. (BBC, 2014) Almost all adults (91%) in the UK use the internet and adults with disabilities are increasing their use of the internet too (78% of those with reported...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
Classical studies: it's more than the words
History & The Arts

Classical studies: it's more than the words

...thinking about ancient literature and historiography, we need to consider more than just the words written, but the aims of the author, role of the translator, political and cultural issues of the time of writing as well as the period in history...Historiography and ancient literature: it’s more than words This second introductory article provides some ideas about how...
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Activity 5 mins
Interdisciplinary Learning – getting the most out of multi-subject degrees
Education & Development

Interdisciplinary Learning – getting the most out of multi-subject degrees

...think in different methods or styles and opens your mind to the different means by which knowledge is created or presented. The academic practice and knowledge which surrounds each subject can also be called a ‘discipline’ (see figure 1 here for related terminology around studying more than one discipline). It is worth remembering that many academic disciplines are...
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Article 10 mins
'Can anybody hear us?' The Day After, 40 years on
History & The Arts

'Can anybody hear us?' The Day After, 40 years on

...think there is a tendency to think that Reagan was especially influenced by the film, having been a Hollywood actor before turning to politics. In The Reagan Diaries, he wrote that the film was ‘very effective and left me greatly depressed.’ From the autumn of 1983 onwards, he did adopt a much more conciliatory approach towards Moscow, especially after Gorbachev came...
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Article 5 mins
Why do we need free speech?
History & The Arts

Why do we need free speech?

...think what we wish – within limits – is defended in modern British law...[Person holding a sign for free speech] But that wasn’t always the case. And in many parts of the world today, like China, Russia and Turkey, governments are cracking down on free speech and protest through censorship, surveillance and mass detention. Meanwhile in the West, there have been...
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Article 10 mins
Why are young men worldwide experiencing mental health crises?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Why are young men worldwide experiencing mental health crises?

...thinking about killing himself. [Man looking out over a town as clouds gather above him] Impulsivity, brooding rumination, low serotonin, poor social problem-solving abilities – there are many vulnerabilities that can heighten the risk of suicide. Professor Rory O’Connor, President of the International Academy of Suicide Research, has been studying the psychological...
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Article 15 mins