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Katherine Johnson: NASA mathematician and much-needed role model
Science, Maths & Technology

Katherine Johnson: NASA mathematician and much-needed role model

...helped NASA to put humans into space. But as an African-American woman, her legacy is perhaps even greater. She has given us a role model, showing that if we have the determination, our skills and talents can take us as high as we wish to fly.[The Conversation] This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article....
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Article 10 mins
Beginners’ German: Places and people
Languages

Beginners’ German: Places and people

...Write down something that will help you remember how to say the word when you see it written down. The first one has been done as an example. Bitte hören Sie und schreiben Sie. DEUTSCHLAND Rostock → Insel Rügen → Berlin → München → Augsburg → Frankfurt → Köln → Hamburg → ÖSTERREICH Wien → Salzburg → Innsbruck → SCHWEIZ Zürich → Bern → Genf...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
From Brexit to the break-up of Britain?
Society, Politics & Law

From Brexit to the break-up of Britain?

...Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 Licence. The material acknowledged below is Proprietary and used under licence (not subject to Creative Commons Licence). Grateful acknowledgement is made to the following sources for permission to reproduce material in this free course: Every effort has been made to contact copyright owners. If any have been...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Advanced Spanish: Language in context
Languages

Advanced Spanish: Language in context

...writing. The course focuses on the many ways in which living languages - notably Spanish - adapt to the contexts in which they are used...This free course, Advanced Spanish: Language in context, will develop your knowledge and understanding of the societies and cultures of Spain and Latin America and extend the practical skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing....
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Level 3: Advanced 4 hrs
Emotion: an introductory picture
History & The Arts

Emotion: an introductory picture

...writes a letter of resignation. Most people would infer from this description of events that Larry is angry. Still, on the face of it, nothing explicit has been said about Larry's emotional state. Instead, we have been given a very complex description, involving a number of different elements. An eliciting event or situation: Bella tells Larry that his project has been...
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Level 3: Advanced 20 hrs
Accessibility and inclusion in digital health
Health, Sports & Psychology

Accessibility and inclusion in digital health

...writing a present-tense, very detailed account of what that trauma was. And then you read it. And you read it over and over and over and over again, until eventually you become desensitised to it. And I think really that was one of the most powerful steps in the app. And so because I was guided by the therapists, they were meeting me regularly, I felt confident enough to...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
Studying mammals: Life in the trees
Nature & Environment

Studying mammals: Life in the trees

...write two or three sentences that compare (a) the Malayan sun-bear with other bears and (b) the tamandua with other anteaters. Use the LoM index to find helpful information. Video 2 Answer Distinctive features in these tree dwellers are not numerous! (a) The Malayan sun-bear has the strong forearms (and claws) of bears in general. But sun-bears are comparatively small, as...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Studying mammals: Plant predators
Nature & Environment

Studying mammals: Plant predators

...Write a few sentences to explain how they do so, making clear the similarities and the main difference between them. Answer The two animals are the kangaroo, which is a marsupial, and the elephant, a placental mammal. In both of them, new molar teeth form at the back of the jaw and move forward to replace the old worn teeth, which then drop out. There are only limited...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs