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Difference and challenge in teams
Money & Business

Difference and challenge in teams

...out from the hive in search of nectar. Different bees end up at different nectar sources, and on their return, perform intricate dances for their co-workers. The dances convey details of where to find abundant blooms. But how to decide on the best source, where the flowers are most full of nectar and where the colony should direct its efforts? Due to their differing...
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Level 1: Introductory 2 hrs
An introduction to energy resources
Nature & Environment

An introduction to energy resources

...burning wood to keep warm. Their exact energy demands can at best only be estimated but to survive they probably needed about as much energy as it takes to run a couple of ordinary domestic light bulbs continuously. Later, agriculture developed, and although wood was still the chief fuel, animal power, animal dung and charcoal were also used. Even today, such energy...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
The US Presedential Election 2016: The first GOP debate
Society, Politics & Law

The US Presedential Election 2016: The first GOP debate

...out to American academics watching the show? Mostly the things that were half spoken or left unsaid. GOP still clinging to the Southern strategy Lisa García Bedolla, UC Berkeley In the 1960s, the Republican Party launched the Southern strategy – the use of coded racialized appeals to gain white votes. The large proportion of whites that now identify as Republican...
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Article 5 mins
How do I pitch an idea to a science editor?
Science, Maths & Technology

How do I pitch an idea to a science editor?

...out what the publication wants and needs. You may not know the editor’ s personal preferences, but you can easily find out what types of stories the paper or magazine typically runs. If it never publishes Q&As, don’t pitch one. If it runs mostly opinions or columns, pitch one of those. Stick to its style Use language that is in keeping with the publication’s style....
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Article 5 mins
The impact of online media reporting of family crimes on children
Health, Sports & Psychology

The impact of online media reporting of family crimes on children

...out of a window cuddling her teddy bear] Lack of information about familial imprisonment can be very difficult for children; many of whom are unaware of why their family member or parent is no longer at home (Cooper et al., 2023). Research carried out by Noel et al., (2024) exploring how families make decisions about the type of information and methods of communication...
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Article 5 mins
Dirt, waste and revulsion: How cultures cope with leftovers and mess
Health, Sports & Psychology

Dirt, waste and revulsion: How cultures cope with leftovers and mess

...out of place are polluting, are dangerous, cause you trouble, they make you ill, may lower your status. And what those things are can vary tremendously from one society to another but there is one constant in most human societies - we all have a lot of symbolic thought associated with the body and in most societies a lot is made out of the things that the body expels or...
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Article 30 mins
Exploring philosophy: faking nature
History & The Arts

Exploring philosophy: faking nature

...out what we find valuable about nature. Introduction This week you are going to look at the broad question of originals and copies. In many circumstances, originals are valued more than copies even if there is no obvious difference between them. Why is this? Is it just snobbery? If it is not just snobbery, what is it that makes an original more valuable? This ties into...
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Level 3: Advanced 9 hrs
Making sense of mental health problems
Health, Sports & Psychology

Making sense of mental health problems

...out your own initial assessment of Mandy before finding out more about how different mental health practitioners might assess her. Read the case study summary below and then answer the questions that follow. Case study: Mandy Figure 2 ‘Mandy’ Mandy is a 25-year-old woman who lives alone in a small privately rented flat. Mandy’s birth mother had problems with drug...
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Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs