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Transport and Sustainability
Science, Maths & Technology

Transport and Sustainability

...world conditions; ways to reduce NOx and particulate emissions. The importance of ‘real world’ emissions testing. The Volkswagen scandal. 6 Lower-carbon fuels An overview of CNG, LPG and biofuel vehicles. The differences between types of biofuel. 7 Hybrid and electric vehicles Information on hybrid and pure electric vehicles, and fuel-cell powered vehicles. Any type...
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Level 2: Intermediate 12 hrs
Introducing consciousness
History & The Arts

Introducing consciousness

...world consciousness and mystics cultivate pure consciousness. These various uses reflect the history of the words. The original meaning of ‘consciousness’ was awareness or knowledge, either shared or private, and some of our modern uses reflect this. Self-consciousness is awareness of oneself as an individual; class-consciousness is awareness of belonging to a...
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Level 3: Advanced 20 hrs
Starting with psychology
Health, Sports & Psychology

Starting with psychology

...world will affect their behaviour. Next you'll explore the influence of close relationships and finally you'll see how identity is shaped by groups and the wider culture...Starting with psychology: 2.1 Introduction - If you are not too squeamish, imagine you have lifted the top off someone's skull and peeled back a thin protective membrane. You are now looking down on the...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
How to compare income across countries
Science, Maths & Technology

How to compare income across countries

...world, health started to improve in the second half of the twentieth century, followed more recently by a growth in income. But given that these countries are all so very different not least in terms of population sizes or standards of living, how can we make fair comparisons between them? Rosling's approach is to use normalised or standardised figures that try to take...
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Video 45 mins
Early adopters: What are smartphones doing to children?
Education & Development

Early adopters: What are smartphones doing to children?

...world. There are only so many hours in a day, and the time spent with screens comes at the expense of other, potentially better, activities. Under-threes, in particular, need a balance of activities, including instructed play, exploring the natural environment, manipulating physical toys and socialising with other children and grown-ups. The rise in screen use means less...
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Article 5 mins
Why are young men worldwide experiencing mental health crises?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Why are young men worldwide experiencing mental health crises?

...world, the suicide rates amongst men outstrips that of women. The writer Will Storr hears some stories - and asks why...Finally, Drummond had everything he’d ever dreamed of. He’d come a long way since he was a little boy, upset at his failure to get into the grammar school. That had been a great disappointment to his mother, and to his father, who was an engineer at...
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Article 15 mins
Social problems: Who makes them?
Society, Politics & Law

Social problems: Who makes them?

...world that is familiar. The defining characteristic of a ‘stranger’ is that she or he does not know those things which we take for granted. Strangers require the ‘obvious’ to be explained to them. In doing social science, then, there is a need to stand back from what we already know or believe and be distanced from, or sceptical about, those things which...
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Level 2: Intermediate 20 hrs
Understanding science: what we cannot know Badge icon
Science, Maths & Technology

Understanding science: what we cannot know

...world, science is king: weekly headlines proclaim the latest scientific breakthroughs and numerous mathematical problems, once indecipherable, have now been solved. But are there limits to what we can discover about our physical universe? This free course, Understanding science: what we cannot know, investigates the boundaries of our understanding across numerous...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs