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The restless Universe
Science, Maths & Technology

The restless Universe

...educated at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Princeton. From 1942 to 1945 he was involved in the atomic bomb project at Los Alamos, where he gave ample evidence of his enormous technical virtuosity, as well as earning himself a reputation as a practical joker. After the Second World War, Feynman went to Cornell University where he became one of the...
Level 2: Intermediate 12 hrs
Could we control our climate? Badge icon
Science, Maths & Technology

Could we control our climate?

...educated guesswork. Both data and judgement are used in climate science...Session 1: What is ‘engineering the climate’?: 2.2 Climate is more than just weather - There is one final aspect to add. While weather is the state of the atmosphere, climate is concerned with the entire Earth system. We must also consider the other parts of the planet that affect, or are...
Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Everyday maths 1 (Northern Ireland)
Science, Maths & Technology

Everyday maths 1 (Northern Ireland)

...educational well-being of the community. The courses also provide another way of helping you to progress from informal to formal learning. To complete a course you need to be able to find about 48 hours of study time. It is possible to study them at any time, and at a pace to suit you. Badged courses are all available on The Open University’s OpenLearn website and do...
Introducing engineering
Science, Maths & Technology

Introducing engineering

...education, training and experience. Skills such as management, financial planning, mathematical aptitude and business strategy all fall within the scope of the professional engineer. This course does not attempt to teach these skills, but within it you will find pointers towards them and their significance in the engineering context. This OpenLearn course provides a...
Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs
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Science, Maths & Technology

The science of alcohol

...educational wellbeing of the community. The courses also provide another way of helping you to progress from informal to formal learning. Completing a course will require about 24 hours of study time. However, you can study the course at any time and at a pace to suit you. Badged courses are available on The Open University’s OpenLearn website and do not cost anything...
Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
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Science, Maths & Technology

Understanding antibiotic resistance

...Educational and Editorial Teams at Wellcome Trust Article 2: extract from Bacteria that resist 'last antibiotic' found in UK, James Gallagher Health Editor, BBC News website 21.12.2015, © BBC Every effort has been made to contact copyright owners. If any have been inadvertently overlooked, the publishers will be pleased to make the necessary arrangements at the first...
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Science, Maths & Technology

Understanding science: what we cannot know

...educational well-being of the community. The courses also provide another way of helping you to progress from informal to formal learning. Completing a course will require about 24 hours of study time. However, you can study the course at any time and at a pace to suit you. Badged courses are available on The Open University’s OpenLearn website and do not cost anything...
Hadrian's Rome
History & The Arts

Hadrian's Rome

...educated freedmen, ordering them to publish them under their own names; for Phlegon’s books too are said to have been in fact by Hadrian.Footnote 59 He wrote catacannae, some very obscure books in imitation of Antimachus.Footnote 60 To the poet Florus,Footnote 61 who wrote to him: I do not want to be Caesar, To walk about among the Britons, To ensure the Scythian...
Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs