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Introducing global development
Society, Politics & Law

Introducing global development

...write this piece. But what do you think is really most distinctive about the idea of global development compared to other understandings of development? RORY HORNER I think fundamentally we’re talking about a change in the geography of development. So we often think of development issues just in relation to – and we have different terms, we have third world,...
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Level 3: Advanced 6 hrs
Exploring health: is your lifestyle really to blame?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Exploring health: is your lifestyle really to blame?

...writes that obesity is usually treated as the responsibility of individuals or families, and is not viewed as a social problem in the same way as, for example, low-educational achievement. As a result the solutions provided are pitched at the individual or family level. 3. In terms of children, which borough in London is England’s ‘most obese council’? Comment In...
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Level 2: Intermediate 4 hrs
Sure, I know how to talk to people!
Money & Business

Sure, I know how to talk to people!

...write down your responses on a sheet of paper that you can refer to later in this course.) Putting yourself in the role of the community police officer, what would you want to get out of the situation? How would you ‘diagnose’ the behaviour of the community member towards you? What behaviours do you think they are displaying towards you? What do you think might be the...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
Tim Lenton - Stories of Change
Nature & Environment

Tim Lenton - Stories of Change

...creativity, innovation and dynamics in our social systems to start amplifying a step in the right direction to the necessary walking up the ladder of change to a very different future if you like. RH: I mean there are many problems of course, but one enormous problem is coal; what to do about countries that have coal, vast reserves of coal and want to be able...
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Lying and politics: a brief primer
Society, Politics & Law

Lying and politics: a brief primer

...creative attitude to the truth. When you’re on the campaign trail, trying to be all things to all people, you’re bound to talk up your achievements or promises a little too much. That’s simply the nature of the game. It’s how it’s always been. Transcript Nick Duffell The first thing to say is that it's incredibly natural and normal to tell the odd porky, you...
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James Smith - Earth in Vision
Nature & Environment

James Smith - Earth in Vision

...creative way. BBC archive: Could it be released to the public? Sounds negative, there is so much, having, as a researcher wading through the archive, I mean it’s huge, so I think confusion might be an initial thing, if it’s not done properly. It is vast and not everything is logged and I know there are programmes that I’ve worked on where there are entire tapes,...
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Video 30 mins
The social in social science
Society, Politics & Law

The social in social science

...creative use of symbols, space, language, and ritualised behaviour, even as these activities are seriously curtailed (Fiske, 1991; Glasser, 1988; Jackson, 1988; Snow et al., 1988). Furthermore, whether people are constrained or enabled, they experience, negotiate and are creative, not only in practice, but also in the stories told about this practice. The stories homeless...
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Level 3: Advanced 15 hrs
Introduction to finite element analysis
Science, Maths & Technology

Introduction to finite element analysis

...Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 Licence . Course image: Jonathan Lin in Flickr made available under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0 Licence . The material acknowledged below is Proprietary and used under licence (not subject to Creative Commons Licence). Grateful acknowledgement is made to the following sources for permission to...
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Level 3: Advanced 7 hrs