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Rundblick: beginners' German second edition
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Rundblick: beginners' German second edition

...world's oldest social housing complex Das Vinzidorf The VinziDorf is a church-ran programme that takes in the homeless Stress and Health Advice on how to handle stress and manage health Gesundes Essen healthy eating Das Wetter Weather forecast Gestüt Piber The Gestüt Piber is a stud farm where famous white horses are bred What’s your marital status? People’s marital...
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Earth's physical resources: renewable energy
Science, Maths & Technology

Earth's physical resources: renewable energy

...world responds to climate change, we explore whether sustainable energy can satisfy our need for endless economic growth, without radical changes in the way we live. This album examines power sources which provide cleaner alternatives to fossil fuels, such as wind power, biomass, hydro power, wave and tidal power, solar and geothermal power. The nine video tracks...
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The History of English in Ten Minutes
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The History of English in Ten Minutes

...world bringing back many new words and phrases. The Age of the Dictionary A look at how lexicographers started creating the Dictionary of the English Language to ensure that everyone spelt words correctly and knew their correct definition. American English Learn about American-English and how some American words were actually English to start with. Internet English...
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Darwin in context
Science, Maths & Technology

Darwin in context

...world. © The British Council 2009... Darwin in context A brief introduction to this album. Evolution versus Creationism In Darwin's day, most of the scientific establishment was Christian. His theory of evolution was a radical break from the traditional scriptural version of the origins of life on Earth. Darwin's manuscript How Darwin was so worried about the impact of...
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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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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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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?
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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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