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David Hume
History & The Arts

David Hume

...think he should not be after this life, than that he had not been before he began to exist. Johnson: Sir, if he really thinks so, his perceptions are disturbed; he is mad. If he does not think so, he lies. He may tell you he holds his finger in the flame of a candle, without feeling pain; would you believe him? When he dies, he at least gives up all that he has. [Figure...
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Level 2: Intermediate 16 hrs
The animals are rebelling because they are dying. And we should too. Lessons from a modern-day fable
Nature & Environment

The animals are rebelling because they are dying. And we should too. Lessons from a modern-day fable

...system humans had subjected them to. Fables work by casting animals as characters with minds that are recognisably human. This superimposition of human minds and animals serves as a medium for transmitting and teaching moral and ethical values, in particular to children. It does this by drawing on the symbolic connection between nature and society and the dilemmas that...
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Article 15 mins
They can cage a child, but they can't frame the agenda
Society, Politics & Law

They can cage a child, but they can't frame the agenda

...thinking about an important lesson from sociology for following politics in 2018: we’re not powerless in the face of “fake news.” Political sociologists talk a lot about framing—the way movements and leaders select different interpretations of an issue to define and promote their position. Frames are powerful interpretive tools, and sociologists have shown how...
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Article 5 mins
Open Pathways
Education & Development

Open Pathways

...thinking about getting back into learning...[Image of Open Pathways guide showing someone on their phone drinking coffee in a café. ] Click on the image above to view PDF Open Pathways can get you started on your learning journey, helping you navigate your way through OpenLearn to find something that interests you, while building your confidence learning online. Where...
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Activity 1 hr
"I was so depressed yesterday..." - or were you?
Languages

"I was so depressed yesterday..." - or were you?

...think they had a rough time. There is nothing inherent in the expression ‘went through’ that would explain this. But through corpus linguistic analyses we know that ‘went through’ is most frequently used to describe challenging, painful and difficult experiences. This usage has coloured its meaning. In a similar way, when words like ‘depressed’ are used...
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Article 5 mins
Camille Parmesan - Stories of Change
Nature & Environment

Camille Parmesan - Stories of Change

...systems. The emergence of anthropogenic global warming as a major threat steered her research to focus on biological impacts of climate change in natural systems. Her research spans from field-based work on butterflies to synthetic analyses of global impacts on a broad range of species across terrestrial and marine biomes. She works actively with governmental agencies and...
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Reducing the digital carbon footprint of the cloud
Nature & Environment

Reducing the digital carbon footprint of the cloud

...systems, but just at an incredible scale. This scale multiplies the cloud’s impact, both good and bad. Our job at an organisational IT level is to know how to recognise and minimise the negative, while promoting and accelerating the good. This article looks at just some of the ways cloud contributes to our digital carbon footprints from processing workloads to the...
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Article 5 mins
Professional relationships with young people
Health, Sports & Psychology

Professional relationships with young people

...think about these qualities and attitudes and how they support the development of relationships you have experienced. Choose three and make a list from 1 to 3, with 1 being the most important in the development of effective relationships and 3 the least important. Now jot down your thoughts about the core qualities discussed: a.Are there any which you feel he has left...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs