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Climate change and renewable energy
Nature & Environment

Climate change and renewable energy

...respiration. In our own bodies we tend to equate respiration with the physical process of breathing, the movement of air in and out of our lungs. Within the lungs, oxygen from the air is taken in, and some carbon dioxide is released from the body when we breathe out. When the oxygen reaches the cells of our bodies (and also the cells of other animals and plants), chemical...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Virtual reality, 19th Century style: The history of the panorama and balloon view
History & The Arts

Virtual reality, 19th Century style: The history of the panorama and balloon view

...mode of landscape representation was the bird’s-eye view. This type of image offered the onlooker a high viewpoint outside the subject depicted within the frame of representation, whether a city, a coastline, or a pastoral scene. The aim to show as much as possible outweighed the concern for true perspective and straight sightlines. Robert Harbison captured the dynamic...
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Article 5 mins
Innovation in policing
Society, Politics & Law

Innovation in policing

...de Geus that said once that the only sustainable competitive advantage is to learn quicker than your opposition. So certainly in that context, I think there’s a challenge to policing to make sure that we do that. I think innovation is also fundamentally about making sure that we get the best from our single biggest resource, and that’s our people. I would say still,...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
Prospecting for water on the Moon
Science, Maths & Technology

Prospecting for water on the Moon

...mode of space exploration through harvesting it in situ on the Moon for producing rocket fuel and to provide life support for a new cadre of astronauts. So why is everyone excited about lunar water now, when we could see that the Moon walked upon by the astronauts was a dry barren place – and this seemed to be backed up by the analyses performed on lunar rock and soil...
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Article 5 mins
Why is New Delhi experiencing ever-worsening periods of smog?
Nature & Environment

Why is New Delhi experiencing ever-worsening periods of smog?

...respirable suspended particulate matter (RSPM) or PM 2.5 — which can enter the blood stream via the lungs. The WHO study revealed, among other things, that New Delhi had PM 2.5 at concentrations of 153 micrograms as compared to 56 micrograms over Beijing, which long held the title for the world’s most polluted city. While Beijing and other cities have been proactively...
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Article 5 mins
Teaching Spanish pronunciation
Languages

Teaching Spanish pronunciation

...de Vivavox. Ese gol de Vélez le dio el pase a la segunda vuelta al equipo de Barcelona. Ese gol de Vélez le dio el pase a la segunda vuelta al equipo de Barcelona...Week 5 Spanish and English consonants contrasted: 7 End-of-course summary - Congratulations, you have completed Week 5 and come to the end of the course. For Week 5, you ......
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Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs
A visit to Ada Lovelace's memorial
History & The Arts

A visit to Ada Lovelace's memorial

...de Grentmesnil held the lordship. Afterwards, the Mallories became its owners, and as there were other Kirbys and Kirkbys (both names being identical in origin) this Kirkby was known from the others as Kirkby Mallory. The family of this name was seated here from the reign of Henry the Third until that of Edward the Third, during five or six generations. The last of his...
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Article 10 mins
Can cartoons help keep indigenous Mexican languages alive?
Languages

Can cartoons help keep indigenous Mexican languages alive?

...de la vida y del mundo. Al desaparecer, se pierde la cosmovisión y cosmogonía única de cada pueblo, perdiéndose una parte importante de la humanidad. The indigenous languages encompass a unique vision of life and of the world. Their disappearance would imply a loss of the unique world view and existence of each community; an important part of humanity. In this sense,...
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