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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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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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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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The world around us - Perfume
Health, Sports & Psychology

The world around us - Perfume

...think of a complete perfume as a balanced sequence of 'notes'. The critical feature seems to be volatility. The 'top notes' are the most volatile, and they are the immediately noticeable citrus and herb-like scents. The main effect of a perfume depends on the floral-scented 'middle note', with the less volatile woody, musky 'end notes' providing a long-lasting base, which...
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Learning our way to a better environment
Nature & Environment

Learning our way to a better environment

...thinking and acting as if World Environment Day is every day. In this short video, Dr Kevin Collins highlights how developing a more sustainable human-environment relationship depends on our capacity for learning. It is a fundamental part of adaptation and managing our environment. The Open University has been teaching and researching about the environment for over 50...
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Diversifying classical music programming: performing more women composers
History & The Arts

Diversifying classical music programming: performing more women composers

...programming. Transcript This video explores building programmes of women’s music, ensuring long-term financial sustainability for the performance of women’s music, and building new audiences for women composers’ works. Transcript This video explores diversifying programming and thinking about accessibility within the classical music industry more broadly. Transcript...
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