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Wordsworth re-visited
History & The Arts

Wordsworth re-visited

...Open University course A207 From Enlightenment to Romanticism c.1780-1830... Wordsworth re-visited A short introduction to this album. Wordsworth's eye and ear In Wordsworth's poetry, external nature embodies a living mind. This The romantic and politics During the Romantic era, poetry evolved as a cultural and ideological tradition. This short, dynamic lecture highlights...
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Worlds of English
Languages

Worlds of English

...Open University course U214 Worlds of English... The Expansion of English in China This video looks at the rapid expansion of the use, and teaching of English in China, from the 1970s to present. English in the European Union In recent years, English has become increasingly dominant as the language spoken at the European Parliament, in Brussels. This film examines why....
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Coping with Depression
Society, Politics & Law

Coping with Depression

...Open University course D240 Counselling: exploring fear and sadness... Coping with Depression Stephen Fry, Trisha Goddard and Jim Brown share their experiences with anxiety and depression. Depression: diagnosis and stigma A look at being diagnosed with a mental illness. Depression and drug use Several people share their experiences of prescribed and recreational drugs....
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Cognitive Psychology
Health, Sports & Psychology

Cognitive Psychology

...Open University course DD303 Cognitive psychology... Cognitive Psychology A short introduction to this album. What is consciousness? What does consciousness mean? How artists, writers and scientists understood consciousness in the 19th and 20th centuries. Consciousness: the central psychological question The difficulties of explaining consciousness scientifically. The...
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Philosophy: Justice and Morality
History & The Arts

Philosophy: Justice and Morality

...Open University course A222 Exploring philosophy... Plato on justice and self interest A debate on whether citizens follow the law because of their good nature, or because they fear retribution. Classical and modern utilitarianism A discussion about the differences between classical and modern utilitarianism. Kant's moral philosophy An examination of Kant's teachings on...
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How does nature tell the time?
Nature & Environment

How does nature tell the time?

...opening up a tree we can learn about the environment it grew in and conditions that may have affected the human population at the time. But how is it possible to read the history from trees? [Tree rings] Every year a tree puts on a new layer of growth forming a ring just under the bark, it is that ring that tells us a year by year account of the events. A wide ring means...
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The Z Files: Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock
Health, Sports & Psychology

The Z Files: Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock

...a wonderful relationship. If you look across the globe virtually every nation has a history of astronomy or wondering what’s out there. When you look at the universe and the scale of the universe you think why on earth are we arguing? And I think that’s what attracted me to space, it breaks down the barriers, you just see the earth as a planet. We are just one people....
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Race and place
History & The Arts

Race and place

...opens then snaps shut incredulous yet too polite to say outright liar she tries another manoeuvre ‘And you parents?’ ‘Glasgow and Fife.’ ‘Oh?’ ‘Yes. Oh?’ Snookered she wonders where she should go from here – ‘Ah, but you're not pure’ ‘Pure? Pure what. ‘Pure white? Ugh. What a plight Pure? Sure I'm pure I'm rare …’ ‘Well, that's not exactly...
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