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Women in Science
Science, Maths & Technology

Women in Science

...working in its Faculty of Science, to nominate their personal choice of outstanding woman of science. The female scientists nominated include several Nobel Prize Laureates, such as Marie Curie, Dorothy Hodgkin and American geneticist, Barbara McClintock. The academics also talk about their own experiences of being a woman in the sciences today... Marie Curie Dr Liz...
Looking at, describing and identifying objects
History & The Arts

Looking at, describing and identifying objects

...work towards writing your own object life cycle. You will also work with, and understand artefact databases...This free course, Looking at, describing and identifying objects, will enable you to practise and develop your skills of observation and description of objects. It will also enable you to interpret objects and work towards writing your own object life cycle. You...
Max Weber and the Protestant Ethic
History & The Arts

Max Weber and the Protestant Ethic

...in the value of hard work into our everyday ethic. ...How does religion fit with the world of business? Perhaps more closely than you think. The sociologist and economist Max Weber argued that after the Reformation one form of Christian Protestantism, Calvinism, encouraged a different attitude to work, with far-reaching effects. Delve deeper into some of the themes raised...
Looking at population data
Society, Politics & Law

Looking at population data

...Social Affairs, Population Division (2013). World Population Prospects: The 2012 Revision. In these two sided charts, the x-axis is used to show a positive count in both directions. As before, the vertical y-axis depicts the different age bands. However, this time the horizontal x-axis is split into two components. On the left, we have the count for males (increasing...
Additional efforts: Why we need to be better at maths
Education & Development

Additional efforts: Why we need to be better at maths

...socially acceptable – in fact, most people would be embarrassed to make that claim. So why is it okay to by openly negative about mathematics? Why do so many openly claim to dislike mathematics, and why is mathematics seen as a domain only accessible to an elite group of “smart” people? [An abacus] Research has proven humans are born numerate, so what happens in...
Marco Rubio wins by coming in third
Society, Politics & Law

Marco Rubio wins by coming in third

...social conservatives. He’s still an outsider in the New Hampshire primary, but another solid showing will put him in position to rally the political endorsements and to raise the big money he needs for the important contests that begin in March. This is all bad news for the other candidates, notably Bush, New Jersey’s governor, Chris Christie, and the Ohio governor,...
However you feel about it, Labour's manifesto offers a choice
Society, Politics & Law

However you feel about it, Labour's manifesto offers a choice

...social policies, university tuition fees would be scrapped under Labour, at a cost of over £11 billion, Conservative welfare reforms – such as the bedroom tax – would be reversed. That, and additional funds to bolster universal credit and housing benefit would cost an estimated £4 billion. Labour also wants to build a million new homes, at least half of which will...
Explore the Realm of Pedagogy with Pedagodzilla!
Education & Development

Explore the Realm of Pedagogy with Pedagodzilla!

...social constructivism? Well, wonder no more! Based on the popular Pedagodzilla Podcast, Pedagodzilla: Exploring the Realm of Pedagogy isn’t just another book on learning theories. We have taken the major paradigms, examined them through the lenses of pop culture, and distilled our answers into valuable tips for practice. Throughout the book we demystify the mistiest of...