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Richard Brock - Earth in Vision
Nature & Environment

Richard Brock - Earth in Vision

...world filming on various series for the BBC, so it just grew from there. And I got more and more interested in conservation from what I saw and that’s why I’m trying to do something about it in my own way. How I got started… Well I applied to the BBC in Bristol, which was very small then, there was probably only 50 people if that, and I was eventually taken on as a...
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The Enlightenment
History & The Arts

The Enlightenment

...world. (Stendhal, Racine and Shakespeare, 1825; 1962 edn, p. 144) This course looks at a period of 50 years or so during which European culture underwent one of the most profound and far-reaching changes in its history. This occurred against a background of political and social turmoil and transformation equally unprecedented, marked by revolution, war and the beginnings...
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Level 2: Intermediate 16 hrs
Can talking two languages keep your brain healthy?
Languages

Can talking two languages keep your brain healthy?

...world, the ability to switch between languages is common - and possibly innate. Gaia Vance asks if monoglots are missing out on something important...[Translating Prohibited sign] In the Czech Republic, signs prohibit the translation of sightseeing tours are an attempt to prevent foreign tourists being fleeced by a huge mark-up In a café in south London, two construction...
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Wales and rugby
Society, Politics & Law

Wales and rugby

...day or whatever. Hugh Mackay: Let’s turn to the connections between rugby today and the world of work – the Welsh economy. You said something about the origins of rugby lying with industrial south Wales, working class. The national team was characterised by players from these industries. Now lets fast forward to the present. How does rugby today connect with the world of work in Wales? Gareth Williams: I ......
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Cognition and gender development
Education & Development

Cognition and gender development

...world along sex-role dimensions” (p. 82). In Kohlberg’s view, boys think “I am a boy, therefore I want to do boy things, therefore the opportunity to do boy things (and to gain approval for doing them) is rewarding” (p. 89). His emphasis, then, is on gender role development as being self-socialised; certainly, there is plenty of information about gender roles in...
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People, automobiles and statistics
Science, Maths & Technology

People, automobiles and statistics

...world about physical sizes. Now we’re not so interested only in stature. We really are thinking about people’s back length to stature or their leg length. We’re thinking about people’s proportions and we have significant data on that from people all around the world. And we can then begin to get a data set that really describes the population so we can start...
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Diversity in religion: Islam
History & The Arts

Diversity in religion: Islam

...world about a range of issues - homosexuality just being one of them. But there is a problem of access to these interpretations and there is a problem of what is the interpretation that gains currency in certain Muslim states that are endorsed by different Muslim governments. So these, I have encountered more relaxed or inclusive interpretations of sexuality, but...
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Level 1: Introductory 1 hr
About Earth In Vision
Nature & Environment

About Earth In Vision

...world for the BBC’s main news outlets. He now specialises in underwater filmmaking. His most recent documentary Shark Junction appeared on NatGeo Wild and The Smithsonian Channel. He was the principal underwater camera on the Panda-award-winning cinema film The End of the Line. He films and presents special features for the BBC’s Travel Show. He has also authored...
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