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Chinese at the tip of your tongue: Culture behind the numbers
Languages

Chinese at the tip of your tongue: Culture behind the numbers

...opened at 8pm on the 8th day of the 8th month in 2008. Number four is not a good number in Chinese culture. In many hotels you won’t even find a fourth floor and that is because the pronunciation of number four sounds like the word for to die or death. Sì. Sǐ. So you can imagine, car licence plates with number eight are very popular and they demand a very high price....
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Viento en popa: upper intermediate Spanish
Languages

Viento en popa: upper intermediate Spanish

...Open University Course L204 Viento en popa: upper intermediate Spanish... History of the Incas General introduction to the history of the Inca people and their influence, which extended through an enormous area of Latin America. Inca architecture Description of the particularities of Inca architecture and methods of construction, which have withstood earthquakes over the...
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Video 26 mins
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Health, Sports & Psychology

Supporting female performance in sport and fitness

...resources and qualifications by visiting The Open University – www.open.edu/ openlearn/ free-courses...Session 2: Demystifying the menstrual cycle: Introduction - If men had periods menstruation would become an inevitable boast-worthy, masculine event: men would brag about how long and how much. (Gloria Steinem, 1978) At the start of this session you will hear from...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Prices, location and spread
Science, Maths & Technology

Prices, location and spread

...Open University course M140 Introducing statistics...Prices, location and spread: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: find the mean and median of a batch of data find the weighted mean of two or more numbers find the lower and upper quartiles, interquartile range and five-figure summary of a batch of data calculate a simple chained price...
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Level 1: Introductory 18 hrs
Introducing research in law and beyond
Society, Politics & Law

Introducing research in law and beyond

...overlooked, the publishers will be pleased to make the necessary arrangements at the first opportunity. Don't miss out If reading this text has inspired you to learn more, you may be interested in joining the millions of people who discover our free learning resources and qualifications by visiting The Open University – www.open.edu/ openlearn/ free-courses....
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Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs
Dr Fernando Rosell-Aguilar on distance learning
Education & Development

Dr Fernando Rosell-Aguilar on distance learning

The Open University's Dr Fernando Rosell-Aguilar explains what distance learning is in this extended interview from 'Go the Distance'...Transcript
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Video 5 mins
Milton Keynes: energy capital of the UK?
Nature & Environment

Milton Keynes: energy capital of the UK?

...Open University and an architect of the Milton Keynes Development Corporation recognised the dangers of increased energy on the climate. Their energy efficiency measures are now part of everyday life and better known as the Energy Performance Certificate (EPC)...The Open University was founded back in 1969 and set up its Walton Hall campus amongst green fields in the new...
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Article 5 mins
Environment: Lake Baikal
Nature & Environment

Environment: Lake Baikal

...resources be exploited to support economic development? In Siberia, Lake Baikal is the deepest lake in the world and contains one fifth of the world’s freshwater. It has developed over 25 million years to be a truly unique eco-system - yet this lake is now an environment at serious risk. This album focuses on the growing environmental threats to the region, which was...
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Audio 28 mins