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Star Wars: May the Course be with you
History & The Arts

Star Wars: May the Course be with you

...learn more about Star Wars. Let the force awaken your curiosity and explore now...[Star Wars stormtrooper at chalkboard] Has the force has been awakened in you? Or you prefer the dark side? Check out our great articles, and then tell us your thoughts on the eternal question: What shall we learn about? Stars or Wars? Also: How to tell a moon from a fully operational...
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What makes near-future Sci-Fi especially scary?
History & The Arts

What makes near-future Sci-Fi especially scary?

...fiction set in the near-now can unsettle more than tales from the year 2525. Why is that?...[Margaret Atwood] Margaret Atwood, outstanding author of our near-futures From Humans to Westworld, from Her to Ex Machina, and from Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D to Black Mirror – near future science fiction in recent years has given audiences some seriously unsettling and prophetic...
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Creating a different world: Celebrating Ursula K LeGuin
History & The Arts

Creating a different world: Celebrating Ursula K LeGuin

...fiction worlds created by Ursula K Le Guin, who has died at the ripe age of 88. Le Guin challenged everything that came before and opened up new ways of doing fantasy and science fiction, but she was also a poet, essayist, historical fiction writer, and children’s writer. In 2017 she was voted into the American Academy of Arts and Letters after having won numerous...
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TESSA: Equal Opportunities for Pupils
Education & Development

TESSA: Equal Opportunities for Pupils

...fictional classroom incidents and invite discussion on the extent to which these teachers are offering all pupils a chance to contribute to the discussions and activities. 'Smart Father' and 'The Lost Boy' invite comment on the assumptions often made about pupils and the consequences of such assumptions. The clips in this album are designed to be used to support the...
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The fascination with crime
Science, Maths & Technology

The fascination with crime

...fiction versus crime reality Why are we so obsessed with crime fiction? Two novelists of the genre offer us an insight and explore the link between reality and fiction. Social attitudes towards crime This track looks at peoples attitudes towards crime and begins to explore definitions of crime, with contributions from the general public. The criminal justice system Is...
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Under the covers: The emerging critical sleep studies
History & The Arts

Under the covers: The emerging critical sleep studies

...fiction.” The article identifies a wide range of contemporary novels and short stories which share a specific setting: the sleep laboratory. According to Greaney’s analysis, sleep-science fiction is populated by villainous scientists who try to observe, measure and contain the narcoleptic or insomniac heroes’ sleep(lessness) with the help of seemingly futuristic...
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Science Communication and Public Engagement
Science, Maths & Technology

Science Communication and Public Engagement

...fiction - and in doing so demonstrated how mass media could be used to communicate science to different audiences. For decades, print and broadcast media have used different genres to portray the sciences, and the popularity of TV programmes like the BBC’s Blue Planet and the longevity of Horizon illustrates a current demand for science broadcasting. But with the...
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Hardboiled Blues: Rory Gallagher’s Blues Lyrics Revisited
OpenLearn Ireland

Hardboiled Blues: Rory Gallagher’s Blues Lyrics Revisited

...fiction? Which books influenced musician Rory Gallagher’s music? Follow Dr Lauren O’Hagan’s investigation. Then see if you can tell blues lyrics apart from detective stories!...Not your average blues lyrics Rory Gallagher (1948–1995) is often described as one of the greatest blues-rock guitarists of the twentieth century. For over four decades, he toured across...
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