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The Problem with Pink
History & The Arts

The Problem with Pink

...artificiality. For me, as an art historian specialising in eighteenth-century French art, the debate around pink is of interest because no period in the history of art is more associated with the colour. For much of the century, art and design was dominated by the playful, erotic and decorative style known as the rococo. Artists associated with the style, most notably the...
Aquatic mammals
Nature & Environment

Aquatic mammals

...intelligent animals are increasingly vulnerable to threats like overfishing, getting tangled in nets, and pollution. But if you don't have an expensive camera or specialist training, don't despair. Monitoring dolphins is something that anyone can do. Here at Chanonry Point, we're a little bit further along the Moray Firth, towards Inverness, and the dolphins come in so...
Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Introduction to business agility
Money & Business

Introduction to business agility

...Intelligent Flow Pattern 7: Continuous attention to technical excellence ‘We need to get better at benefits management. We don’t really know what value our change investments are adding; it’s just opinion. We have to get smarter at articulating, measuring and prioritising highest value!’ I want to optimise for highest value Pattern 1: Focus on the outcomes Pattern...
Level 1: Introductory 2 hrs
Dallas Campbell meets Frank Drake
Science, Maths & Technology

Dallas Campbell meets Frank Drake

...intelligent cultures around the universe, why haven't we met them yet? And why haven't we heard from them? Frank Drake explains...Watch Read Frank Drake: So here we are at this nice old building here. Dallas Campbell: How does it make you feel being here again? Do you feel nostalgic? Frank Drake: I feel as though I’m in a time warp. I’m back 50 years in time. Because...
Why going dairy-free can hit your iodine levels
Health, Sports & Psychology

Why going dairy-free can hit your iodine levels

...intelligence. As people increasingly switch from cows’ milk to alternative drinks, and their sales grow, we wanted to know if consumers of these products would be able to match the amount of iodine in cows’ milk. To do this we measured the iodine concentration of 47 milk substitutes available in the UK, including a range of different types: soya, almond, oat, rice,...
How long will you live if you stop eating and drinking?
Health, Sports & Psychology

How long will you live if you stop eating and drinking?

...artificial sustenance, death ensues within 10-14 days. Keep in mind that these individuals are in a coma and completely immobile, thereby consuming the lowest amount of energy possible. It can thus be surmised that the same conditions (no food or water) in a person who is at least somewhat active, and who may perspire, would only lead to a much swifter end. For...
Reeta Chakrabarti on language and culture
Languages

Reeta Chakrabarti on language and culture

...English became terribly artificial and simpering, and I know that friends of mine didn’t like her; French friends of mine didn’t like her. In French I couldn’t understand why, and in English I could. This interview is adapted from The Open University course Exploring Languages And Cultures. Find out how you can become a student on this course, or try a free extract....
Plastic materials, pollution and recycling
Science, Maths & Technology

Plastic materials, pollution and recycling

...artificial synthetic plastic, ‘Bakelite’, was developed in 1907 and since then, many more plastics have been introduced (Thompson et al., 2009). Today’s plastics represent a great many inventions by a huge number of scientists from a number of disciplines that have developed into everyday materials in modern society. Plastics are rapidly increasing every year in...