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The Ancient Olympics: bridging past and present
History & The Arts

The Ancient Olympics: bridging past and present

...writing in the 1st century CE, the noise and activity were overwhelming. When they arrived at Olympia, the Hellanodikai and athletes made their way to the Bouleuterion (council house). There, athletes would be classified into age groups (in order to ensure a fair competition) and give an oath in front of the statue of Zeus that they would commit no evil act during the...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Understanding science: what we cannot know Badge icon
Science, Maths & Technology

Understanding science: what we cannot know

...writing out all the different combinations, where the plants are labelled a, b, c, d, e, then the combinations are abc, abd, abe, acd, etc., but it is much quicker to use Pascal’s triangle. You just look at the entry in the sixth row and the fourth column in the triangle (remember to start counting from zero), and you will see that the answer is 10...Week 1: Chance and...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Riches & misery: the consequences of the Atlantic slave trade
History & The Arts

Riches & misery: the consequences of the Atlantic slave trade

...creativity with which, gradually, the black communities of the Americas developed new identities, drawing on a combination of African tradition, encounters with European culture, and experiences in the New World. This would prove to be a great enrichment of cultural life and would contribute to the global culture of modern times. The impact of the Atlantic slave trade on...
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Article 10 mins
Engaging with our environment: what are the benefits?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Engaging with our environment: what are the benefits?

...creative-with-dementia/ OU’s EEES project to encourage engagement in outdoors activities and careers “Walking the Walk: Co-producing approaches to diversifying participation” https://www.open.ac.uk/stem/environment-earth-ecosystem-sciences/about-us/equality-and-diversity References Buxton, R.T., Pearson, A.L., Allou, C., Fristrup, K. and Wittemyer, G. (2021) ‘A...
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Article 10 hrs 34 mins
Studying Darwin
Nature & Environment

Studying Darwin

...Open University. Course image: Nishanth Joisin Flickr made available under Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Licence. Don't miss out: If reading this text has inspired you to learn more, you may be interested in joining the millions of people who discover our free learning resources and qualifications by visiting The Open University - www.open.edu/ openlearn/ free-courses...
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Level 1: Introductory 1 hr
Public Health and Behaviour Change: from naïve sociology to naïve psychology
Society, Politics & Law

Public Health and Behaviour Change: from naïve sociology to naïve psychology

...creative and more effectively reached target groups for public health efforts than traditional interventions. But criticism of nudge theory points out that ‘although persuasive, their argument rests on attacking a straw man’ as most contemporary public health uses techniques that go far beyond simple information giving. Public health already tries to mould how choices...
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Article 15 mins
Reparations for slavery in Barbados
Education & Development

Reparations for slavery in Barbados

...creativity and administrative integrity, to its many examples of overlap and collaborations between different peoples, and above all to its historical context. He is almost certainly correct in arguing that the alternative to Britain's global inroads would not have been a pure, unsullied world, but rather the emergence of other empires that might have been worse. The...
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Article 5 mins
Climate justice for the next generation
Education & Development

Climate justice for the next generation

...write, and count and develop their mental and physical abilities so they can reach their full potential as adults. The right to food means that every child must have enough healthy food so they have strong and healthy bodies. The right to health means that children must be allowed to grow in a safe, clean environment so they can become healthy adults. They must be cared...
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Level 2: Intermediate 7 hrs