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You and your world: Introducing the social sciences
Society, Politics & Law

You and your world: Introducing the social sciences

...systems are distinct – they are run by different people, largely concerned with different age ranges, and governed by different laws. However, on closer inspection, the people who end up in prison are far more likely to have struggled and perhaps been failed in various ways by the education system. In this way, these two seemingly distinct systems share some connection....
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
The Empties Generation: Why did we hit peak booze in 2004
History & The Arts

The Empties Generation: Why did we hit peak booze in 2004

...system, under which beer is taxed in proportion to its strength. Even Prince Albert enthusing about lager after a trip to Germany wasn’t enough to get British drinkers to switch. But you can’t keep the drinks industry down. The brewers promoted lager intensively after World War II. In the generation that came of age in the late 1960s – one thirsty for change –...
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Article 10 mins
Critically exploring psychology
Health, Sports & Psychology

Critically exploring psychology

...system and hormones function to affect behaviour, and how different behaviours, such as drinking alcohol, taking drugs or exercising, can affect us both internally and externally in the behaviours we exhibit. Biological psychologists also focus on neurological data and investigate the contribution of different brain areas, or communication between areas, to particular...
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Level 3: Advanced 3 hrs
An introduction to geology
Science, Maths & Technology

An introduction to geology

...system called the ‘rock cycle’ and one of the main processes involved is plate tectonics. These two topics are what you’ll be studying for the rest of this week. All three sorts of rocks are continually being created, modified and destroyed by many different geological processes, operating at all scales of both length and time. This can be a single crystal grain...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Explainer: how do you read an election poll?
Society, Politics & Law

Explainer: how do you read an election poll?

...system. Even if you knew exactly what the national shares of the vote would be, that doesn’t tell you how many parliamentary seats each party will win. In the 2010 general election, for instance, Labour got 29% of the country’s votes, and almost 40% of the parliamentary seats, while the Liberal Democrats got 23% of the votes and only 9% of the seats. UKIP got 3% of...
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Article 10 mins
Using digital tools to save languages
Languages

Using digital tools to save languages

...systems, and their work allows us today to discover many fascinating stories from those cultures. While it is interesting and advantageous to know more than one language, our native language is particularly important, as it is the tool in which we most easily encode and decode our emotions, our stories, and our secrets. If we don’t start documenting languages...
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Video 5 mins
Make a meadow, whatever the scale and the diversity of meadows
Nature & Environment

Make a meadow, whatever the scale and the diversity of meadows

...system of channels and sluices. The time and trouble devoted to producing hay at that time illustrate how valuable the crop was. Only a handful of working water meadows still survive in England on the chalk streams of Hampshire, but similar vegetation exists on the wetlands of the Somerset Levels and the Norfolk Broads. [Photo of field with flowers] A water meadow in...
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Article 10 mins
How to manage the digital-related stress of technology
Health, Sports & Psychology

How to manage the digital-related stress of technology

...system of accreditation for wellbeing apps in the UK, the NHS recently launched a test library for those they recommend. And ORCHA UK has compiled a searchable review of mental health apps that may be able to point you in the right direction. But if you want to know whether an app you find is any good… one of the best ways to find out is to do a little digging yourself....
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Article 10 mins