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The MMR vaccine: public health, private fears
Health, Sports & Psychology

The MMR vaccine: public health, private fears

...communication and media representation of science and medicine have a strong bearing on public perception of the MMR vaccine explain why there is such a strong consensus amongst the medical profession testifying to the safety of the MMR vaccine...The MMR vaccine: Public health, private fears: 1 The MMR controversy - The furore over the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR)...
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Level 3: Advanced 20 hrs
Wildfires: environmental and social entanglements
Society, Politics & Law

Wildfires: environmental and social entanglements

...communities’ health, drain economic resources, contaminate water supplies, leave significant toxic waste, advance the extinction of plant and animal species, and contribute to climate change (UNEP, 2022). As a result, it is important to understand the complex reasons why wildfires happen and what might be done to reduce their recurrence, intensity, and impact. This free...
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Level 2: Intermediate 6 hrs
Marketing in the 21st Century
Money & Business

Marketing in the 21st Century

...communicating, delivering, and exchanging offerings that have value for customers, clients, partners, and society at large. While this encapsulates many aspects of the CIM definition it introduces a new theme – value. Value in marketing refers to the benefit the customer receives from consuming a product compared to the cost of the product. For example, purchasing a...
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Level 3: Advanced 6 hrs
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Education & Development

Taking your first steps into higher education

...communication and design arts (for example, film, television, graphics and product design), architecture and environmental arts (for example, interior and landscape design) and non-traditional art made from materials such as ceramics, wood, glass and everyday objects. In the following film, John Butcher introduces the study of visual art: John Butcher – author Hi again,...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
The story of the Welsh national anthem
History & The Arts

The story of the Welsh national anthem

...communal rendering. One wonders how Atkins viewed all this. His intervention in 1884 had exactly the opposite effect he had intended, and Caradog’s pronouncement had confirmed not just the authenticity of the song, but in a much deeper sense, something that many Welsh people wanted to believe about themselves. ‘Hen Wlad fy Nhadau’ has never been officially declared...
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Laibach and think of North Korea: The subversive political message of the Slovenian band
History & The Arts

Laibach and think of North Korea: The subversive political message of the Slovenian band

...communism their focus was on political regimes, whereas under capitalism their focus has been popular culture and music. The concert in Pyongyang shifts these expectations again: it’s reportedly to feature their interpretations of songs from the musical The Sound of Music, along with traditional Korean songs. These days the general consensus is that Laibach took on...
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The dog beyond the mirror: Experiments with dog consciousness
Health, Sports & Psychology

The dog beyond the mirror: Experiments with dog consciousness

...communication behavior) as the dog was not obtained. “So I imagined a new test able to move beyond the mirror version and I called it the sniff test of self-recognition (STSR)”, the researcher said. “I demonstrated that even when applying it to multiple individuals living in groups and with different ages and sexes, this test provides significant evidence of...
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Rugby: A game of risk and reward
Health, Sports & Psychology

Rugby: A game of risk and reward

...community have united to provide endless demonstrations of support and encouragement to George and the positivity of the young player and his family is astounding. In particular I was interested to hear both George and his father’s views on rugby and the current debate whether to remove tackling from the school game. Talking to The Times George’s father Simon Robinson...
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Article 10 mins