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Studying mammals: The insect hunters
Nature & Environment

Studying mammals: The insect hunters

...think of this divergence as an early branch point in an evolutionary tree, where the two branches (placental and marsupial) sprang from a common ancestral type, each branch further subdividing over geological time into the wonderful array of types described in LoM. In everyday language, insectivore means 'insect eater', but in LoM and in this course its meaning is much...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Developing a research question in International Relations
Society, Politics & Law

Developing a research question in International Relations

...thinking was very different from non-Asian thinking. This difference is structured in terms of reason and passion, with the US as reasonable and the Filipino population as passionate and emotional. A further supposition was that the Filipino population could be divided into good and evil. This leads to particular subject positions. A hierarchy is implied, with the US as...
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Level 3: Advanced 3 hrs
How is a scorpion going to help fight brain cancers?
Health, Sports & Psychology

How is a scorpion going to help fight brain cancers?

...think it's important for surgeons to have techniques they can use during surgery to identify where they should be removing disease [and], more importantly, to help distinguish areas that they need to leave behind and avoid,” says Dr Colin Watts of the Department of Neurosurgery at the University of Cambridge. Watts is leading a trial looking at whether 5-ALA could also...
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Article 5 mins
Week 2 Civilisations: The debate
History & The Arts

Week 2 Civilisations: The debate

...think about the fantastic collection of sculptures and paintings that were shown on episode two 'How do we look?'? Were you familiar with any of these objects before you watched the programme? Were there any that particularly surprised you, or moved you - and if so, why? Note that the Comments are sometimes slow to upload, so just press 'Save' once - your post should...
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Art history in Wales
Education & Development

Art history in Wales

...think the courses I have selected below could help answer a number of questions and provide areas for further exploration, such as: an understanding of Welsh history how religion, language and politics shape art the nature of cultural heritage an appreciation of the techniques and focus of art history how different subjects can be brought together in art history The...
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Article 5 mins
Three Irish poets - introduction
OpenLearn Ireland

Three Irish poets - introduction

...identity. Learning Outcomes By the end of these articles, you should have: gained introductory knowledge of three women poets important for the development of Irish literature started to appreciate how poets address questions of gender and nationality through their use of literary form and language started to think about how a poem can give rise to diverse interpretations...
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Article 5 mins
60 second adventures in economics: The Principle Of Comparative Advantage
Society, Politics & Law

60 second adventures in economics: The Principle Of Comparative Advantage

...think economies work best if they're left alone or that governments need to do something to get them working, the one thing that can’t be controlled is the rest of the world. Fear of foreign competition once led countries to try and produce everything they needed, and impose heavy taxes to keep out foreign goods. However, economist David Ricardo showed that...
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60 second adventures in economics: The Invisible Hand
Society, Politics & Law

60 second adventures in economics: The Invisible Hand

...think about it... Transcript: An economy is a tricky thing to control, and governments are always trying to figure out how to do it. Back in 1776 economist Adam Smith shocked everyone by saying that what governments should actually do is just leave people alone to buy and sell freely among themselves. He suggested that if they just leave self-interested traders to compete...
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