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Why Study Philosophers?
History & The Arts

Why Study Philosophers?

...German-Jewish historian and political philosopher Hannah Arendt in the courtyard of her birthplace, in Linden-Mitte The OU's series Journeys In Thought explored philosophy through six programmes about six philosophers: Arendt, Kierkegaard, Wittgenstein, Nietzsche, Marx, and Rousseau. But how representative of philosophy are these six? This is a more controversial question...
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Past-Time Lover: Albert Einstein
History & The Arts

Past-Time Lover: Albert Einstein

...German citizenship and also convinced Churchill and other nation’s leaders to seek out Jewish scientists who were being forced to give up any official positions and place them in their own Universities. I am a strong advocate of civil rights, and fight passionately against racism. My relationship history is somewhat up for debate – I guess it would depend who you...
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60-Second Adventures in Astronomy
Science, Maths & Technology

60-Second Adventures in Astronomy

...German physicist, Karl Schwarzchild calculated the event horizon of black holes. And it can tell us more about the eventual fate of all the galaxies. Dark Matter Fritz Zwicky was a Swiss astronomer who discovered Dark Matter in the Universe. But what's the matter with dark matter? Special Relativity Who had more fun in life, Albert Einstein or Richard Feynman? Whichever...
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Euro 24: Innovation and Trends in Modern Football
Health, Sports & Psychology

Euro 24: Innovation and Trends in Modern Football

...Andreas Schär, managing director of EURO 2024 GmbH (a joint venture between the German FA and UEFA for the organisation of the tournament), stated that sustainability will be ‘part of the tournament’s DNA’. Since the host selection process began in 2018, sustainability has been a key principle of Euro 2024. This stands in stark contrast to Euro 2020, which took place in 11 different countries and faced criticism for its ......
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World Cup 2026: it looks like a lucky dip tournament!
Health, Sports & Psychology

World Cup 2026: it looks like a lucky dip tournament!

...and should get through to the knockout stages. England appointed Thomas Tuchel, a German coach, with the specific aim of winning the tournament for the first time in 60 years so there is pressure on the squad to deliver. Tuchel chose a slightly controversial squad with some big name omissions and surprise inclusions, and they will look to win a group with Croatia, Ghana and Panama as challengers. It is impossible to ......
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Richard Tol - Stories of Change
Nature & Environment

Richard Tol - Stories of Change

...course, has all sorts of overtones . RH: Exactly, I'm leaving it to you to define. RT: Maybe when I was younger I could be classified as an environmentalist. I was a member of Greenpeace, Friends of the Earth and all those things. Later on I became an environmental scientist. I guess I was interested in how these things work, particularly how environmental...
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Outdoor spaces for tiny humans
Education & Development

Outdoor spaces for tiny humans

...Dots] Download video transcript References Froebel, F. (1826) The education of man. (Translated from the German by Jarvis 1885). New York: A. Lovell and Company. Holt, L. and Philo, C. (2023) ‘Tiny human geographies: babies and toddlers as non-representational and barely human life?’, Children’s Geographies, 21(5), pp. 819–831. doi: 10.1080/14733285.2022.2130684....
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Migration goes both ways: How Brits changed the world
History & The Arts

Migration goes both ways: How Brits changed the world

...course, not all migrants choose to join an ethnic association. But the reach of these organisations was wider than traditional studies suggest. This is because ethnic associations are not simply about celebrating a group’s culture or reminiscing about the past – although they did do that too, with traditional dinners and other festivities, which continue to this day....
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