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Kant's Axe
History & The Arts

Kant's Axe

This animation explores Kant's thinking on lies...If a sinister looking man carrying an axe knocked on your door and asked you where your best friend was, would it be morally acceptable to tell a lie. Immanuel Kant, surprisingly, thought it wouldn’t. The example of the would-be murderer in this animation is his.
Video 5 mins
Supporting babies and toddlers
Education & Development

Supporting babies and toddlers

...system that nurtures the child in their most formative years. A strong relationship between caregivers and parents fosters trust. When parents trust the caregiver, they feel more comfortable and secure leaving their child in their care. Open communication ensures that parents are informed about their child’s day, progress, and any concerns that may arise. [Described...
Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Fermanagh: The backdrop to the G8 summit
Science, Maths & Technology

Fermanagh: The backdrop to the G8 summit

...systems keeps the grass well-watered, with lower sunshine totals and a more equable temperature regime - milder winters and cooler summers. Fermanagh’s underground world Three hundered million years ago (the Carboniferous System), what was to become Ireland was to be found around the equator as part of a continent called Laurentia. The land was desert where wind-blown...
The Origins of the Idea of the Industrial Revolution
History & The Arts

The Origins of the Idea of the Industrial Revolution

...system and Watt’s steam engine, but draws attention away from the progress of craft industries for many years beforehand. Eighteenth-century writers such as Joshua Gee, Adam Smith, and Adam Anderson recognised the earlier rise of manufactures (see A Gradual Revolution?). So how did such perceptions come to be marginalised? [Thomas Percival] Thomas Percival First...
Globalisation and the English language
History & The Arts

Globalisation and the English language

...think that’s likely to happen for quite some time. I think globalisation will result in people becoming more accepting of differences, of using different connotations, different vocabularies and so on. We don’t own English anymore; that’s quite important. People can be quite precious about speaking British English as if it’s ours. English is the dominant language...
Researching Professional Development Framework
Education & Development

Researching Professional Development Framework

...think about your ongoing development as a researching professional identify actions to support your development during the forthcoming Professional Doctorate year document these on your Researching Professional Development Plan discuss them with your supervisors evaluate your progress at the end of the year. First, click on each of the three overarching themes – which...
Cannabis, Consciousness and the Imagination
Health, Sports & Psychology

Cannabis, Consciousness and the Imagination

...thinking How artists and scientists think. Linking processes in the brain How does the imagination use linking processes? What is consciousness? Examining the nature of consciousness. Explaining consciousness The difficulties of trying to describe consciousness. Can science explain consciousness? Can consciousness ever be described and explained in scientific terms?...
Climate justice for the next generation
Education & Development

Climate justice for the next generation

...think for yourself, the right to share your ideas and be listened to, the right to practise your own religion, the right to be treated fairly by everyone, the right not to be enslaved, exploited, or do work that harms you, the right to play, the right to rest, and the right to have adults do what is best for you. Let's see how you can use these rights in your life. Video...