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Social Science
Society, Politics & Law

Social Science

...world as we know it, and the differences between scientific and religious knowledge. The material forms part of the course DD100, An introduction to the social sciences: understanding social change... Social Sciences - what are they? Two social scientists explain what attracts them to the subject, and explore the differences between 'knowing' and 'doing' social science....
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Celebrating festivals from the past and present
History & The Arts

Celebrating festivals from the past and present

...How to prepare for playing at a music festival Timing can be everything when it comes playing at a music festival. Dr Sean Williams explains how he made the transition from darkness to sunrise so memorable at a music festival in Nevada. Literary festivals Dr Shafquat Towheed discusses the history of literary festivals and how they are uniting people in the literary world....
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Video 10 mins
Veiling
History & The Arts

Veiling

...world within very different contexts, and this decision can be influenced by a vast range of different factors and can provoke a wide range of different reactions. Apart from financial constraints and consideration of weather conditions, there are complex sets of norms, social expectations and notions of what is considered to be socially acceptable or fashionable that...
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Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
What effect does increasing noise pollution have on mammals?
Nature & Environment

What effect does increasing noise pollution have on mammals?

...world, our brain’s are constantly stimulated by an onslaught of information. When faced with distractions such as ringing phones, noisy colleagues and floods of incoming emails, focusing on a complex task can be difficult. In fact, many studies have claimed that these multiple demands on our attention are impacting on our ability to concentrate and connect with people....
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Article 5 mins
Yes, we still need International Women's Day
Society, Politics & Law

Yes, we still need International Women's Day

...International Women’s Day, people ask whether feminism is redundant. Don’t the women of the Western world already have equal rights? Do we still have to protest this shit? When the most powerful man in the world thinks “you can do anything” to women, the answer can only be yes. This article was originally published on The Conversation. Read the original article....
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Video 5 mins
Humans better at rapid change than we think
Nature & Environment

Humans better at rapid change than we think

...world around us, and offers hope in the face of climate change...[Black sky, extremely powerful lightning over a city] Human beings often forget that we have an invaluable ability, says a study by two British social scientists: we can change the world around us, and our treatment of it, more quickly and more significantly than we realise. Beset by wars and rumours of...
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Methods in Motion: Is Q still the answer?
Society, Politics & Law

Methods in Motion: Is Q still the answer?

...worlds. Our sense-making is always partial, variable and provisional because the world we seek to make sense of is forever changing, like the proverbial river that differs each time we set foot in it. Of course there will be some processes that flow deeper than others, or with more stability, but ultimately all is in flux Social constructionism was as much a political as...
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Methods in Motion: Politics is awash with large emotions... isn't it?
Society, Politics & Law

Methods in Motion: Politics is awash with large emotions... isn't it?

...world. It is possible that ethnographers – those who spend time with people, observing and talking with them in a variety of circumstances – may come closer to capturing their moods. But such research is both slow (it takes time to be trusted) and small scale (we may know how particular groups in particular places might think – but not the society as a whole)....
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