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Evolution and the human family
Science, Maths & Technology

Evolution and the human family

...world. © The British Council 2009... Evolution and the family A short introduction to this album. How families have evolved What happens when you apply Darwin to human social structures? Ruth Mace explains the value of this approach. Dismantle the family with Darwinian tools The comparative method can be used to investigate how culture relates to environment. The...
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Darwin and language diversity
Science, Maths & Technology

Darwin and language diversity

...world. © British Council 2009... Darwin and language diversity A short introduction to this album. A Darwinian approach to language What happens when you apply Darwin to the development of language? Mark Pagel and Quentin Atkinson explore the parallels. Conservation and diversification In the tree of Indo-European languages, some words are remarkably similar across...
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Rio+20 - United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development
Nature & Environment

Rio+20 - United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development

...world attracting members of governments, the private sector as well as NGO’s amongst the thousands of guests who attend. The primary reason being to develop strategies to reduce poverty, advance social equity and ensure environmental protection as we look to the future. In this collection Open University academics reflect on its progress and prospects, and demonstrate...
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The Arts Past and Present: Mosaics
History & The Arts

The Arts Past and Present: Mosaics

...world view, taste, and aspirations. Their leisure pursuits, the value placed on learning, and their views on men and women are just some of the themes revealed in the mythological narratives. Did the craftsmen bring pattern books to the villa owner so he could choose how to decorate his house, much like today? Catherine's own practical experience of mosaic-making also...
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Exploring Sports
Society, Politics & Law

Exploring Sports

...world sprint champion and 31 times national champion. Although now a coach himself Geoff is actually is self - coached and talks about what it takes to be the best. An interview with a fencer Student Sophie Troiano describes how being a competitive fencer can be hard while still studying An interview with a judo athlete As one of the young hopefuls for 2012, Colleen Kerr...
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Engaging with postgraduate research: education, childhood & youth
Education & Development

Engaging with postgraduate research: education, childhood & youth

...world and shape our day-to-day work. If you are tempted to think that, as a practitioner, you could manage without something called ‘theory’, and simply rely on common sense, then think how you would feel about a new recruit coming into your workplace without a grasp of the kinds of key ideas that you noted above, or who was still operating with the assumptions that...
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Rugby tackles homophobia
Health, Sports & Psychology

Rugby tackles homophobia

...World Cup in the news currently, the shining a light on the sport of rugby shows it appearing to be making strides to tackle homophobia in sport. The most recent TV advert from Guinness stars Gareth Thomas telling his story about coming out to his team. A longer video features an interview with him about how he felt as a gay man in the world of professional rugby. The Out...
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Are women under-represented at tech accelerators?
Money & Business

Are women under-represented at tech accelerators?

...world’s most dynamic start-up clusters and the most prominent start-up ecosystem in Europe. But, as this takes place, there’s a huge need to address the industry’s gender imbalance. My research into tech accelerator programmes has found many (often unwittingly) cater for men over women. [A talk at a 2009 YCombinator event] A 2009 YCombinator event You only need to...
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