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John Napier
Science, Maths & Technology

John Napier

...style here. What seems so clever about Napier’s approach is that he can cope with any number, in effect, not just the ones that happen to form part of some particular discrete geometrical progression. This is effected by his intuition springing from the continuous nature of the straight line and of motion...John Napier: 4 Napier and motion - So where did the idea of...
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Level 2: Intermediate 3 hrs
Icarus: entering the world of myth
History & The Arts

Icarus: entering the world of myth

...style of representation, pictures of peasants, life in the raw, allusions to contemporary troubles and so on – he lived and worked in turbulent times with constant political and religious turmoil in the Netherlands. What to look for in a painting The subject matter is an obvious starting point and the title tells the viewer quite a lot. Although a variety of activities...
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Level 2: Intermediate 3 hrs
The meaning of crime
Society, Politics & Law

The meaning of crime

...et al., 1998). Why are such offences not reported? The same survey produced the following results (note, respondents could give more than one reason for not reporting a crime, so the total exceeds 100 per cent): 44 per cent of victims felt that the incident was not sufficiently serious; 33 per cent claimed that the police would not be able to do much about it; 22 per cent...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Obesity: balanced diets and treatment
Science, Maths & Technology

Obesity: balanced diets and treatment

...et al., 2001) used brain imaging techniques to visualize dopamine receptor availability in the brains of both normal weight and morbidly obese individuals (Figure 9a). They found significantly lowered dopamine receptor availability in the ventral striatum of the obese individuals. Activity 24a If dopamine receptor availability is lowered, what might be the effect on the...
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Level 2: Intermediate 15 hrs
Introducing mammals
Nature & Environment

Introducing mammals

...et al., 2018) Total 6495 Recently extinct 96 Living 6399 Living wild 6382 Mammals have been around for a long time. Fossils of the shrew-like Megazostrodon have been found in strata in southern Africa that are 200 million years old. [Described image] Figure 4 An early mammal, Megazostrodon Rather than shuffling along, with splayed-out limbs in the manner of many reptiles,...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
What do we mean by digital health and social care?
Health, Sports & Psychology

What do we mean by digital health and social care?

...et al., 2019) use phrases such as ‘digital technology’, ‘digital health technologies’ (DHT) and ‘digital change’ while NICE (2019) outline quality standards requirements for the use of such technology, including information about how to evidence effectiveness and economic benefits (cost versus benefit). Figure 2 provides a summary of the different ‘levels’...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
Applying social work law with children and families
Society, Politics & Law

Applying social work law with children and families

...et al., 2014) These perspectives are interesting to consider when looking at the ways legislation develops and how the role of the state in family life changes over time. In turn, these changes impact the role of professionals working with families...Applying social work law with children and families: 2.2 From parental authority to rights of the child - Previously, the...
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Level 2: Intermediate 5 hrs
How can a genetic mutation shared by many Brazilians help in the fight against cancer?
Health, Sports & Psychology

How can a genetic mutation shared by many Brazilians help in the fight against cancer?

...profile was José Alencar, the country’s popular and charismatic Vice President under Luíz Ignácio ‘Lula’ da Silva. Alencar died in 2011 after being diagnosed with cancer in 1997. Over the years, as tumours spread relentlessly throughout his body, he underwent more and more operations in Brazil and the USA, having a kidney, most of his stomach and large chunks of...
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