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Biofuels
Science, Maths & Technology

Biofuels

...world - transportation fuel. So that's just in one country. So when we look at how much is possible worldwide, it certainly seems to us like quite a large amount. Around the world there is a billion acres that's been abandoned to agriculture and this is all land that at one time did grow crops. I And I guess that there is always an argument that some of the land that is...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
10 years of The Bottom Line
Money & Business

10 years of The Bottom Line

...world of business...[Filiming The Bottom Line] We look back over the past decade with The Bottom Line as the show celebrates its 10 year anniversary and considers how, or if, things have changed in the world of business. Best bits Some of our highlights from the past ten years have been our special recordings with Evan Davis exclusively for OpenLearn. Still some our most...
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Article 5 mins
Five pillars of ageing well
Health, Sports & Psychology

Five pillars of ageing well

...world we live in and surrounds us. We can read newspapers, magazines, books, learning new languages, take drawing classes, computer classes, sewing and other handcraft classes, learning to play musical instruments (Piano is highly recommended as a brain stimulation as using both hands at different times really challenges our brain). • The best way to do it? engaging...
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Video 10 mins
Exploring ancient Greek religion
History & The Arts

Exploring ancient Greek religion

...world was populated by numerous figures they both recognised and worshipped as divinities. Among these figures was Amphiaraos, an ancient Greek hero who was later worshipped as a god and popularly associated with healing through the medium of dreams. But there was no sacred book (like those which exist in many religions today) which told the ancient Greeks what to believe...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
How can a genetic mutation shared by many Brazilians help in the fight against cancer?
Health, Sports & Psychology

How can a genetic mutation shared by many Brazilians help in the fight against cancer?

...world. There were only 280 families described in the medical literature at that time, and I had 30. So I thought, ‘Either I’m over-diagnosing or something unique is happening here.’” Her colleagues in Brazil were as intrigued as she by what she was seeing in her clinic and encouraged her to take her story to a cancer conference in France in 2002. There Achatz...
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Article 10 mins
Lisa Sargood - Earth in Vision
Nature & Environment

Lisa Sargood - Earth in Vision

...world by running around in the middle of it. I loved it. My favourite programme That’s an interesting question, actually, because if I think historically there are all kinds of big shows that I could name, but at the moment, I have to confess I don’t watch much television, because I work a lot of the time, so what I do is download radio and listen to an awful lot of...
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Video 30 mins
The Legacy of Nuclear Power: Part 1
Nature & Environment

The Legacy of Nuclear Power: Part 1

...world as well. Because I do try and say something about: okay, these are places of interest, but what do they tell us? What do they mean? Why are they important and fundamentally what should we do about them? Petr Jehlička: Indeed, and that’s what we are discussing today. I was wondering whether you could briefly mention the main themes? You mentioned there is a lot of...
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Climate change
Nature & Environment

Climate change

...world, depending on the cloud cover and surface characteristics. The planetary albedo is the combined figure for the Earth as a whole: on average, it has a measured value of 31% (31 units). The remainder (69 units) is absorbed by the atmosphere and materials at the Earth's surface (the oceans, soils, vegetation and so on). SAQ 2 What is the rate per unit area at which...
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Level 2: Intermediate 18 hrs