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How do historians know about the past?
History & The Arts

How do historians know about the past?

...articles and even looking at the artefacts themselves. In this case, the original Stephenson’s Rocket has been preserved and is on display at the London Science museum. Historians can also share and discuss information they found with other historians, who in turn can go on and share what they’ve learned with others. Video 2: What is a primary source? Video Transcript...
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Getting started with Italian 1
Languages

Getting started with Italian 1

...articles. At the end, you can test your learning with a quick quiz. This OpenLearn course is an adapted extract from the Open University course LGXI001 Beginners Italian 1: primi passi...Week 1: Drinks and snacks at an Italian bar: 1 Drinks sold at the bar - One of the first things visitors do when they visit Italy is enjoy a drink at a bar. You will start by learning the...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
The MMR vaccine: public health, private fears
Health, Sports & Psychology

The MMR vaccine: public health, private fears

...et al., 1998). However, at a press conference to mark the publication of the paper, Wakefield told reporters that he believed that the three vaccines in MMR should be given separately. Investigative journalist Brian Deer (2004) recalls the occasion: At the centre of the speakers’ table sat the principal author of the study, Dr Andrew Wakefield. Cutting a dashing and...
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Level 3: Advanced 20 hrs
Explore the baking and culture of Europe: France
Languages

Explore the baking and culture of Europe: France

...et c’est pour cette raison que les Français vont à la boulangerie de leur quartier au moins une fois par jour. La baguette est toujours le type de pain le plus répandu, mais il en existe beaucoup d’autres. Il y a de nombreuses sortes de pains blancs. On les distingue grâce à leur taille, de la ficelle à la flûte, et grâce à leur forme, de la boule à la...
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Jonathan Edwards' giant world record leap – what can we learn from his long career?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Jonathan Edwards' giant world record leap – what can we learn from his long career?

...article explores...The what and how of world record triple jumping Career journey: training, transitions, parents and parenthood In the late evening Scandinavian sun at the 1995 World Athletics Championship, Jonathan Edwards, a British triple jumper, was the tenth to jump out of of 12 finalists. He took a minute to collect himself, then sped down the runway to jump...
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Introducing music research
History & The Arts

Introducing music research

...article on ‘Musicology’ in Grove Music Online, an important resource for music studies. As you read, make a note of the influences from other disciplines listed in the extract. Extract 1 Vincent Duckles and Jann Pasler, ‘The nature of musicology’ The term ‘musicology’ has been defined in many different ways. As a method, it is a form of scholarship...
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Level 3: Advanced 12 hrs
Yes, we still need International Women's Day
Society, Politics & Law

Yes, we still need International Women's Day

...International Women’s Day, people ask whether feminism is redundant. Don’t the women of the Western world already have equal rights? Do we still have to protest this shit? When the most powerful man in the world thinks “you can do anything” to women, the answer can only be yes. This article was originally published on The Conversation. Read the original article....
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How did United Airlines get their PR response so wrong?
Money & Business

How did United Airlines get their PR response so wrong?

...broadcast across the world. Yet it is also highly possible that United will get away with it. Standards of service across the US airline industry are already low, and it probably won’t be long before another scandal at another airline is splashed across social media, and the headlines. This article was originally published on The Conversation. Read the original article....
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