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The Z Files: Tony Waithe
Science, Maths & Technology

The Z Files: Tony Waithe

...think they’re quite inspired to see a young black guy kind of in their environment. I think I add a bit of flavour to their world. Benjamin Zephaniah So Tony I want you to use your imagination now and think of the young Benjamin Zephaniah or somebody like me, how can I follow my dreams? I want to be an inventor, where do I go? Tony Waithe You go inside; you realise your...
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Sustainable innovations in enterprises
Money & Business

Sustainable innovations in enterprises

...system that provides for quality of life while renewing the environment and its resources. It is important to take the long-term view of how our actions effect future generations and make sure we don’t deplete resources or cause pollution at rates faster than the earth is able to renew them. The original definition of sustainable development is usually considered to be:...
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Level 1: Introductory 9 hrs
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Education & Development

Succeed with learning

...thinking about questions like these, Succeed with learning is just what you are looking for. This course takes your life as its starting point, developing your awareness of just how much you have already learned and what you are capable of. It will suggest ways of 'fine-tuning', and building on, the expertise you have developed in your life. You will also learn some...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Studying mammals: Return to the water
Nature & Environment

Studying mammals: Return to the water

...think about it, the system depends on outgoing and incoming blood flowing in opposite directions, which is why it is called a countercurrent heat exchanger. (If the two blood flows were in the same direction, there would cease to be any heat transfer once the blood temperatures had become identical.) The system is shown to best effect in the flippers (and tails) of diving...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Will a new European law mean YouTube has to monitor your uploads?
Society, Politics & Law

Will a new European law mean YouTube has to monitor your uploads?

...think hosts are not protected if they do things like make hosted content searchable, or organize it into categories, or run ads. The theory is that this makes the platforms too “active,” and that only more passive hosts qualify for eCommerce Directive protection. The draft AVMS Directive adopts an extremely broad version of this “active hosting” analysis. It says...
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Article 10 mins
An unheard voice from a Chinese teacher
Languages

An unheard voice from a Chinese teacher

...systems. ...[Ms Yang from the BBC Chinese school series with her colleagues and class] I was extremely nervous at the time when the exam results were about to be revealed. I sat on the stage, with my head in my hand, waiting for the moment of truth. Fifty of my students were sitting in front of me, plus their parents, grandparents, and teachers at Bohunt, the hall was...
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Intuitive eating: a new relationship with food, or another fad diet?
OpenLearn Ireland

Intuitive eating: a new relationship with food, or another fad diet?

...systems approach to obesity prevention in Northern Ireland was published in 2023. The report comes as the Department of Health prepares to draft a new obesity prevention strategy in 2024 to replace its predecessor, ‘A Fitter Future for All 2012-22’. We are unique However, everyone’s relationship with food is a very personal one and not one that should be compared to...
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Article 5 mins
Historical perspectives on race
History & The Arts

Historical perspectives on race

...think about the experiences of different groups of people in the past and to understand how historians use textual and visual sources to uncover diverse histories to help you think about how racist structures operated in the past, and how these structures often rested on perceptions of difference based on race, ethnicity and religious expression to help you recognise how...
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Level 2: Intermediate 12 hrs