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Simone de Beauvoir and the feminist revolution
History & The Arts

Simone de Beauvoir and the feminist revolution

...think that human beings always have a choice. Existentialists tell us that we are free – but what do they mean? And, if we are all free, won't an individual’s freedom be limited by other people’s freedom? Sartre also says that freedom is not something we enjoy but rather a burden. Why should it be a burden? The answers to these questions spring out of the...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
Introducing the Classical world
History & The Arts

Introducing the Classical world

...think two questions that are crucial to this course and more generally to studying the Classical world, I would say. First, there is the question of what do we actually have left by way of evidence? But secondly, how do we get from what we have left to some sort of sense of what the Classical world has actually been like such a long time ago. So for instance, we have...
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Level 2: Intermediate 20 hrs
Climate change
Nature & Environment

Climate change

...system from heating up without limit. The crucial difference is that much of the re-emitted radiation goes back down and is absorbed by the surface. It is this additional energy input - over and above the absorbed solar radiation - that keeps the Earth's GMST over 30 °C warmer than it otherwise would be. [Figure 7] Figure 7 Schematic representation of the globally...
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Level 2: Intermediate 18 hrs
Eco-anxiety and how to cope with the Climate and Ecological Crisis
Health, Sports & Psychology

Eco-anxiety and how to cope with the Climate and Ecological Crisis

...thinking (e.g. ‘technology/science will save us’), we can detach ourselves from the problem (e.g. ‘there’s nothing I can do about it’), we can blame others (e.g. ‘others that produce more pollution than me are the problem’) or we can immerse ourselves in the busyness of our everyday lives and not think about it. [Newspaper headlines about climate change]...
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Article 5 mins
Learning for organizational development
Money & Business

Learning for organizational development

...thinking on the issues and opportunities facing learning and development (L&D), including the role of L&D in talent attraction and retention Includes case studies and reflective questions alongside the knowledge and understanding required for the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD)’s intermediate level courses in learning and development Shows how to...
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Article 5 mins
Scale your business with the Eagle Labs Academy
Money & Business

Scale your business with the Eagle Labs Academy

...thinking about taking that leap to become a founder, taking your product to the next level, wanting to help your marketing team grow their skills, or you're at the exciting stage of raising capital. Eagle Labs Academy can help with all of this and more. It is free, you don’t have to be a Barclays customer and it’s available to all founders and their team to register...
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Article 5 mins
60-Second Adventures in Thought
History & The Arts

60-Second Adventures in Thought

...think? How does a tortoise beat Achilles in a race? Voiced by comedian David Mitchell, these fast-paced animations explain six famous thought experiments, from the ancient Greeks to Albert Einstein, that have changed the way we see the world. Subjects as vast as time travel, infinity, quantum mechanics and artificial intelligence, are squeezed into 60-second clips that...
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Video 7 mins
Florida just wants it over
Society, Politics & Law

Florida just wants it over

...think that this election will define the future of American democracy. If anything, it’s the Clinton supporters who have the most apocalyptic vision. How, they ask, can a man whose actions and rhetoric embody the worst kinds of ignorance, prejudice and arrogance find himself within striking distance of the White House? As they see it, something is rotten in the heart of...
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Article 5 mins