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Kropotkin, anarchism and geography: A discussion

...writings of a Russian anarchist prince called Peter Kropotkin. In the following podcast you can listen to the Philip being interviewed by Andy Morris, which introduces you to Kropotkin's life and ideas. Philip is interviewed by Andy Morris from The Open University’s Geography Department. [Marx as fashion] Transcript Andy Morris (AM): Hello, I'm Andy Morris and I'm...

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Audio 10 mins

History & The Arts

Creating a different world: Celebrating Ursula K LeGuin

...writing prolifically until recently. Her latest book, No Time to Spare: Thinking About What Matters, a collection of essays about everything, from writing to ageing, was published in December 2017. She was a strong female voice of dissent within male-dominated genres. She challenged race stereotypes in fantasy and science fiction. She had a long-lasting influence on a...

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Article 5 mins

History & The Arts

Latin graffiti at Pompeii

...writing's on the wall—read the graffiti left by residents of the ancient town of Pompeii, preserved by a volcanic eruption...The 79 CE. eruption of Mount Vesuvius in Naples, Italy completely consumed and buried the towns of Pompeii and Herculaneum. Upon their rediscovery and subsequent excavation many hundreds of years later, archaeologists discovered an era so...

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History & The Arts

World-Changing Women: Hildegard of Bingen

...writing them down. Since her writings had to be subjected to the official sanction of a Papal Commission, her reputation grew and her presence gave the monastery much prestige, attracting visitors and pilgrims. However, Hildegard began to feel constrained by St. Disibode’s and in 1148 she left with her nuns (and their dowries) against the Abbott’s wishes and...

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History & The Arts

World-Changing Women: Christine de Pizan

...writing verses to earn a living and these were well received. This success helped her become one of the first professional female writers in Europe. Her patrons included Louis I, Duke d’Orléans; the Duke de Berry; Philip II the Bold of Burgundy; Queen Isabella of Bavaria and, in England, the 4th Earl of Salisbury. In 1404 she was commissioned by the Duke of Burgundy to...

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Article 5 mins

Digital & Computing

Simple coding

...writing a ‘recipe’, which in computing is called an algorithm, in a so called programming language that a computer can understand. When the computer runs the code we wrote, it follows the ‘recipe’, step by step. We will use Python, a popular programming language for teaching and for professional software development. You will see that Python code reads almost like...

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Level 1: Introductory 2 hrs

Languages

Year of the Pig: Chinese New Year

...write and pronounce basic Chinese words?...2019 is the year of the Pig. The Pig is the twelfth in the 12-year cycle of Chinese zodiac sign. The Pig is said to be logial anfd a 'fixer' They aren't good communicators, but they're kind and are providers; most are wealthy. Their main fault is that they lose their temper easily. Chinese New Year officially begins on February...

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Miscellaneous

20 years in… What’s changed?

...a range of Open University academics to write about the last 20 years in their chosen field - the challenges, the advances, the achievements and their experiences. We'll be adding to the collection until the end of 2026, and have many exciting and interesting subject areas covered, so bookmark the page or look out for news of new articles via our social media channels....

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Kropotkin, anarchism and geography: A discussion