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Music in Code
History & The Arts

Music in Code

...introduction to this album The Decap Cafe Organ The mechanical music manufacturer’s craft - how a robot organ plays music through code. The Pin Barrel What is a pin barrel and how does it create music? The mechanisms of pin barrrels in the Nickelodeon Collection at Ashorne Hall. Street Piano The story of a traditional barrel piano from Warwick, its mechanism and...
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Audio 29 mins
This Sporting Planet
Society, Politics & Law

This Sporting Planet

...introduction to this album. What Sport Tells us About Life Ed Smith, professional cricketer and author of 'What Sport Tells Us About Life' (2008), discusses how and why sport has come to acquire such intense and diverse social meanings. Sport and Change Sue Tibballs chief Executive of the Women’s Sports Foundation (WSF) focuses on the role of women in sport and their...
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Audio 1 hr 29 mins
Island Arc Magmatism: Santorini
Science, Maths & Technology

Island Arc Magmatism: Santorini

...introduction to this album. Welcome to Santorini The beautiful Greek Island of Santorini, the site of one of the largest volcanic eruptions known to humanity. Dr Steve Blake looks at the structures of the island's volcanic rocks. Santorini's Volcanic History Steve Blake pieces together the volcanic history on the island by closely examining two different kinds of rock....
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Audio 39 mins
Space, Time and Consciousness
Science, Maths & Technology

Space, Time and Consciousness

...introduction to this album Consciousness and the Limits of Science Professor Russell Stannard asks how can we ever understand the relationship between consciousness and the physical brain. Free Will and Determinism All day long we have to make choices. Professor Russell Stannard asks if were really free to choose. Cosmology Professor Russell Stannard explores what kind of...
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Audio 1 hr 49 mins
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Money & Business

Personal branding for career success

...projects, promotions and the respect of your colleagues. It will also increase your chances of being the successful candidate at job interviews or attracting clients to your business if you’re self-employed. Personal branding is a popular theme for online blog posts and articles. Individuals are encouraged to use tried and tested marketing techniques to promote...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Am I ready to be an apprentice distance learner?
Education & Development

Am I ready to be an apprentice distance learner?

...Introduction - [Described image] The apprenticeship programme is delivered in partnership with your employer and The Open University, which is designed to develop your professional skills, and improve your long-term career prospects, whether you are staring out in your first job, or progressing at work. Apprentices new to distance learning say they may not feel confident...
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Level 1: Introductory 3 hrs
Explore the baking and culture of Europe: Austria
Languages

Explore the baking and culture of Europe: Austria

...Introduction: English In Austria, there are local and regional variations in baking. Home baking is quite popular. Sweet baking in Austria was influenced by other cultures: Bohemia golatschen, Hungary strudel and Italy polentaschnitten. Different words are used to refer to bread brot, white bread and rolls weißgebäck and konditorwaren are more luxurious bakery goods....
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Activity 5 mins
Plastic materials, pollution and recycling
Science, Maths & Technology

Plastic materials, pollution and recycling

...Introduction to polymers available at http://www.open.edu/openlearn/science-maths-technology/science/chemistry/introduction-polymers/content-section-0 Smith, J. (2014) UNEP Year Book 2014 emerging issues update ‘Plastic Debris in the Ocean’, [Online].Available at http://www.unep.org/yearbook/2014/PDF/chapt8.pdf (Accessed 10 August 2016). Welden, N., How your pile of...
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Article 10 mins