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Start writing fiction
History & The Arts

Start writing fiction

...University course A174 Start writing fiction. (New and updated content added July 2009)... Start writing fiction An introduction to this album. Starting the writing process Here, the novelists on the panel discuss what first attracted them to writing prose and what writing means to them. Researching and influencing your fiction In order to write, every novelist must read....
The Philosophy of Love
History & The Arts

The Philosophy of Love

...University, discuss the nature of love, from love as a function, to ‘the Doppelganger problem’ – should we also love another person with the same traits and qualities as the person we already love? Finally, the notion of love as a duty within marriage is explored... Can love be rational? Carolyn Price and Tim Chappell look at rationality and love. What is love? What...
Investigating ageing
Science, Maths & Technology

Investigating ageing

...University course SD805 Issues in brain and behaviour... Investigating ageing A short introduction to this album. Young and old compared We stereotype old age but what are the real differences between the young and old and how do we measure them? Ageing and vision How eyes can be studied to assess age and ageing. Ageing at the genetic level How the study of nematode worms...
Geological time
Science, Maths & Technology

Geological time

...University course S260 Geology... Geological time A short introduction to this album. The age of rocks Andrew Bell begins to explain how we can determine the age of rocks by looking closely at their layers. Coins and fossils Andrew Bell gives us a very brief history of Britain through the use of old coins, and explains how fossils are from the carboniferous period....
Cannabis, Consciousness and the Imagination
Health, Sports & Psychology

Cannabis, Consciousness and the Imagination

...University course DSE212 Exploring Psychology... Cannabis, consciousness and the imagination A short introduction to this album. Cannabis and consciousness Examining the affect of smoking cannabis on driving. How cannabis affects your body A look at an experiment that compares physiological and mental affects of cannabis. Experimenting with simulators Watching a cannabis...
Rules, rights and justice: an introduction to law
Society, Politics & Law

Rules, rights and justice: an introduction to law

...University course W100 Rules, rights and justice: an introduction to law... Rules, rights and justice: an introduction to law A short introduction to this album. Does prison work? An ex-prisoner, a prison reformist, a judge and an academic of law discuss the value of incarceration for punishment and rehabilitation. Trial by jury Specialists in various aspects of law...
Diabetes care
Health, Sports & Psychology

Diabetes care

...University course SK120 Diabetes care... Diabetes care A brief introduction to this album. Living with diabetes Professor David Matthews on the history of research into the treatment of diabetes and how patients can manage the condition by modifying their behaviour. Annual review What happens during an annual diabetes check-up. Eye examination A patient with Type 2...
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Supply chains: the supermarket
Science, Maths & Technology

Supply chains: the supermarket

...University course T882 Supply chain innovation, strategy and management... Supply chains: the supermarket A short introduction to this album Shaping Tesco overseas How leading retailers have been expanding their global reach, introducing Tesco's burgeoning operations in Korea The Korean hypermarket How cultural values in Korea differ from Britain and how this impacts on...