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How to use a musical score
History & The Arts

How to use a musical score

...work? Catherine Tackley and Naomi Barker, of the Open University, explain about different types of music, how it is written down, and what that notation means to performers... What is a score? Open University lecturers Catherine Tackley and Naomi Barker outline how music is written down, what a musical score is and what it does. You will also learn how musicians use and...
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Life Beyond Earth: The Big Debate
Science, Maths & Technology

Life Beyond Earth: The Big Debate

...work involves lab and field work to track how ocean chemistry and microorganisms can be delivered from the oceans to the icy surface. Team Mars [Dr. Susanne P. Schwenzer] Dr. Susanne P. Schwenzer Associate Director, AstrobiologyOU Susanne is a mineralogist, who studies volatile-rock interactions including noble gases, methane, and water-rock reactions. Her main research...
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The 'always on' workplace
Money & Business

The 'always on' workplace

...Quinones critically investigates the “always on” contemporary worker...It's now common to telework or to reply to work-related emails away from the physical office. But what does this 'always on' culture mean for employee wellbeing? Read the article: Quinones, Cristina (2016). The 'always on' workplace: risks, opportunities and how to make it work. HR Magazine....
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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...
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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,...
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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...
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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...
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Year of the Rabbit: Chinese New Year
Languages

Year of the Rabbit: Chinese New Year

...social media, the following has gone viral: Happy New Year 兔 you! The character in the middle of the greeting means ‘rabbit’ and is pronounce ‘tù’ which sounds similar to ‘to’, which makes a perfect and creative ‘Happy New Year to/tù you’ (i.e. Happy Chinese New Year of the Rabbit to you) to those who speak both languages. As many words in Chinese share...
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