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Blockchain in Education
Digital & Computing

Blockchain in Education

...communities of like-minded individuals, or by contributing to projects and initiatives in the real-world. Learning is far more international than it used to be: key education players open campuses abroad, while students travel to different countries to improve their employability prospects. In the networked, digitally empowered world of the 21st century, education...
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Living in a globalised world
Society, Politics & Law

Living in a globalised world

...community fights back. Embracing the border Christian Lamurez talks about being a ‘Mexifornian’. Crossing the economic divide A factory manager on the border explains how his factory straddles both worlds. Campaigning for workers' rights An activist talks about campaigning for workers' rights. Losing workers' rights Research into migrant workers' conditions of...
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Buddhist Economics
Society, Politics & Law

Buddhist Economics

...community. The implications of Buddhist Economics for a new business model Dr Mike Lucas looks at the social implications of a new business model based on Buddhist economics. Successful alternatives Alan Shipman highlights the range of partnership, family, mutual and cooperative enterprises which have successfully resisted pressures to become a ‘public limited...
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Museums in contemporary society
History & The Arts

Museums in contemporary society

...communicating with them. The rewards are many: to maintain status and respect, to win hearts and influence people, even to foster a warm sense of nationhood. This album also contains academic perspectives from Tim Benton, Professor of Art History at The Open University; Laurajane Smith, Reader in Heritage Studies at the University of York; and Rodney Harrison, Lecturer in...
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Audio 2 hrs 6 mins
The Internet at 40
Science, Maths & Technology

The Internet at 40

...Communities. The interviews are presented by radio journalist Penny Boreham... The Internet at 40 A short introduction to this album. A brief history of the future Professor John Naughton of The Open University reveals some of the key players in the history of the internet, and explores some of the surprises it has sprung. Pioneers: Vint Cerf Vint Cerf, often known as...
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Audio 1 hr 33 mins
Environmental responsibility
Nature & Environment

Environmental responsibility

...community-based ecotourism in the Bwindi Impenetrable National Park in south-western Uganda – home to half of the world’s remaining mountain gorillas. Bwindi has been designated a World Heritage Site, but the consequences of ecotourism – some good, others not so good – raise some stark ethical and policy issues, prompting further questions regarding responsible...
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Audio 1 hr 42 mins
Think like a scientist
Science, Maths & Technology

Think like a scientist

...communicating your results. Explaining negative numbers Negative numbers can seem hard to understand, but looking at different temperatures around the world shows that it's not that difficult. Why keep a journal Keeping a lab notebook is a vital skill for any scientist and beginners to the subject often underestimate its importance. Potato experiment: How much water is in...
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Video 49 mins
Working with children and families
Health, Sports & Psychology

Working with children and families

...Community dental work A dental nurse visits a school to give pupils a fun and informative lesson on dental hygiene and the importance of a balanced diet. Play groups and facilities Interviews that examine a small rural playgroup, the rigorous rules necessary to begin looking after children and what the work is like. Initiatives in Belfast Two child-oriented services, the...
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Audio 2 hrs 46 mins