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Science, Maths & Technology

Citizen science and global biodiversity

...history of making significant contributions to science as collectors of data that can be useful and valuable in a wide range of fields including archaeology, astronomy and natural history (Figure 2). Charles Darwin is widely regarded to have been one of the earliest contributors in the UK (Figure 3). While in the USA lighthouse keepers started collecting data on birds as...
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Being heard
Education & Development

Being heard

...history of communication from earliest pictorial characters to our modern emojis. Maybe we are coming full circle? The science of sound, including a technical perspective which is useful for my online teaching and creation of audio-visual resources. My digital presence within wider society. Adolescent mental health. I spent over twenty years teaching adolescents in...
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Am I Normal? - an inaugural lecture by Professor Blaine Price
Miscellaneous

Am I Normal? - an inaugural lecture by Professor Blaine Price

...histories. He will also discuss some of his current projects which explore how relatively simple and inexpensive technologies may improve surgical outcomes as well as reducing the time older patients need to stay in hospital. Event programme: 17:30-18:00 – Refreshments available (enjoy our pre-event display and trailer video) 18:00-18:45 – Am I Normal? 18:45-19:00 –...
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Sir David Attenborough and The Open University
Nature & Environment

Sir David Attenborough and The Open University

...history television pioneer, why David Attenborough is so great and where he thinks we are headed Transcript David Attenborough When I took over BBC2 I had the responsibility of turning Jennie Lee’s concept into practicality and working with The Open University as it was established, and looking back on it now the insuperable, the major problems that worried us all the...
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Systems explained by Humberto Maturana
Money & Business

Systems explained by Humberto Maturana

...history - Structural coupling and structure determined systems Transcript 11. Relational dynamics - Conversations as the braiding of language and emotions. Transcript 12. Information: The false turn by attempting to quantify meaning; Belongs to engineering not biology; Dynamics of structural change Transcript 13. Triggering change in human social system; Escaping traps;...
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Why grow a tree? Barriers and boosters for landowners to adopt agroforestry
Society, Politics & Law

Why grow a tree? Barriers and boosters for landowners to adopt agroforestry

...of the public. With an ethos of inclusivity and respect for diverse realms of economic expertise, the seminar series will bring together those working on current challenges across a broad range of research interests: Social Policy, Personal Finance, Innovation, Macroeconomics, Development Economics, Health, Inequality and Employment, Philosophy and History of Economics....
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The life and times of Cyril Lakin
Society, Politics & Law

The life and times of Cyril Lakin

...history of political ideas and movements. His previous books include biographies of James Klugmann and John Cairncross. Dr Daryl Leeworthy is the Rhys Davies Trust Research Fellow at Swansea University. His biography of novelist and broadcaster Gwyn Thomas is out next year in Parthian's Modern Wales Series. More on Cyril Lakin [OpenTalks logo / logo Sgwrs Agored.]...
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Everything you need to know about snowflakes
Health, Sports & Psychology

Everything you need to know about snowflakes

...history and is unlikely to be exactly repeated. It only snows when the weather is cold, but an air temperature of 0 °C or lower is not necessary for snow. Although the edges of a flake will begin to melt at any temperature above 0 °C, the water produced will evaporate, cooling the air around the flake. The drier the air, the longer the flake can persist. In the dry...
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