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The ethics of cultural heritage
History & The Arts

The ethics of cultural heritage

...out public burnings of books which they deemed were "un-German". The works of Jewish, liberal, and politically-left writers and thinkers were burned in large bonfires. The book burnings were carried out by Nazi-led student groups and took place in 34 cities and university towns across Germany. In Berlin, 40,000 people gathered for the book burning ......
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Level 2: Intermediate 12 hrs
The suicide of The Ceasefire Babies
Health, Sports & Psychology

The suicide of The Ceasefire Babies

...out...This article contains discussion of suicide which some readers may prefer to avoid. In the UK and Republic of Ireland, the Samaritans can be contacted on 116 123. In the USA, the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline is 1-800-273-TALK. [A 'peace wall' in Belfast, intended to separate communities] Belfast is still criss-crossed by Peace Walls, designed to keep the two...
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Article 15 mins
Humphry Davy, laughing gas and the era of self-experimentation
History & The Arts

Humphry Davy, laughing gas and the era of self-experimentation

...out of the box and proceeded to inhale a further twenty quarts of the gas from a series of oiled green silk bags. While seated in the box breathing deeply, Davy had felt the effects that had become familiar from his many previous experiments since he had first inhaled the gas earlier that year. The first signature was its curiously benign sweet taste, followed by a gentle...
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Article 5 mins
Library of Alexandria
History & The Arts

Library of Alexandria

...out to gather every book ever written – including important non-Greek texts – no matter the cost, would be repeated numerous times, from the first-century CE historian Josephus, to the sixth-century CE scholar Isidore of Seville, until it became arguably the most famous characteristic of the Library, with enormous repercussions for how we view it today. Activity 1...
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Level 3: Advanced 7 hrs
Emotion: an introductory picture
History & The Arts

Emotion: an introductory picture

...out to provide a descriptive account; that is, they might set out to describe what we ordinarily conceive an emotion to be. An account of this kind should enable us to recognise the kinds of assumption that we are making when we describe someone as experiencing an emotion, and to understand how these assumptions fit together with other very fundamental beliefs that we...
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Level 3: Advanced 20 hrs
Water for life
Nature & Environment

Water for life

...burned and when humans or animals breathe out. The name of a compound sometimes gives useful information. In this instance, the 'di' in front of the oxide of dioxide tells you that the molecule has two oxygen atoms. The carbon dioxide molecule demonstrates another feature of bonding between atoms. Question 20 How many bonds does carbon form? Look back at Figure 17 if...
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Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs
Aeroplane Design and Engineering
Science, Maths & Technology

Aeroplane Design and Engineering

...out...@@PLUGINFILE@@/image-hotspots-1035.h5p Accessible (plain text) version Air Traffic Management/Control [Two air traffic controllers look out from Heathrow air traffic control tower over the runways. ]Air traffic management is a system for making sure that all aircraft are safe at all times. In the same way that drivers of cars have to obey the rules of the road,...
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Activity 20 mins
Language and creativity
Languages

Language and creativity

...out more about its relationship with the mind and the brain; ethnographic work is being done to explore its role in society; linguists are exploring creative language to understand more about how people communicate; and commercial organisations are constantly trying to find ways of making themselves and their employees more creative. Given this wide-ranging interest in...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs