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Animals at the extremes: the desert environment
Nature & Environment

Animals at the extremes: the desert environment

...et al. (2000) The occurrence of deserts on a worldwide basis …, Environmental Physiology of Animals, Chapter 14. Blackwell Science Limited © Willmer et al. (2000) The occurrence of deserts on a worldwide basis …, Environmental Physiology of Animals, Chapter 14. Blackwell Science Limited Figure 1 Locations of deserts worldwide showing the broad latitudinal belts north...
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Level 2: Intermediate 14 hrs
Understanding different research perspectives
Money & Business

Understanding different research perspectives

...articles that are based on your research topic. Ideally you may want to identify one article based on quantitative and one based on qualitative methodologies. Now answer the following questions: In what ways are the two studies different (excluding the research focus)? Which research perspective do the author/s in article 1 take in their study (i.e. subjective or...
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Level 3: Advanced 9 hrs
Achieving public dialogue
Science, Maths & Technology

Achieving public dialogue

...article about a breakthrough in the techniques of therapeutic cloning. Many of these interactions could be said to be 'passive'. This free course, Achieving public dialogue, explores the practicalities of the public becoming more 'active' in the direction of science practice by 'two-way' interactions, with dialogue taking place between science and some part of 'the...
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Level 3: Advanced 16 hrs
‘Lydios logos’: the story of Croesus
History & The Arts

‘Lydios logos’: the story of Croesus

...articles in the Herodotus OpenLearn Collection to put some of the narratives into context. [Croesus vase] Croesus at the stake. An Attic red-figure amphora, c.500 - 490 BC, Louvre, Paris The account of Croesus’ downfall (and accompanying path towards self-knowledge) is often called the ‘Lydios logos’. 'Logos' is impossible to translate precisely into English. It can...
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Three Irish Poets – Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill
OpenLearn Ireland

Three Irish Poets – Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill

...articles. Here however we will focus on just a couple of these points. Questions of translation In the interview, Ní Dhomhnaill explains why Irish is such a natural and inspirational language for her to work in as a poet. Given this, we might expect her to be quite sceptical about translations of her work. Listen now to the first part where Angus Calder asks what has...
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Working mathematically
Science, Maths & Technology

Working mathematically

...article shows a clear link between mathematics and the procedure of solving an everyday problem. But it is this link between school mathematics and everyday life that many learners find problematic. Articles like this one can be a useful catalyst for motivating learners and encouraging classroom discussion and investigation. When you were reading the article you might...
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Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs
Get ready for beginners’ French Badge icon
Languages

Get ready for beginners’ French

...article and gender (f. for feminine and m. for masculine) (you will find out more about these aspects in Week 4). Table 2 Article and gender English French administration l’administration (f.) table la table (f.) direction la direction (f.) accent l’accent (m.) promotion la promotion (f.) information l’information (f.) Many cognates are nouns (naming words)....
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Jean-Pierre Gattuso - Stories of Change
Nature & Environment

Jean-Pierre Gattuso - Stories of Change

...et Marie Curie-Paris 6. He investigates the response of marine organisms and ecosystems to global environmental changes such as ocean warming and acidification. Links: ◦ Website ◦ Animated movie ◦ Products of The Oceans 2015 Initiative © ​ The Open University Transcript Stories of Change Jean-Pierre Gattuso interview Key RH: = Roger Harrabin, interviewer JPG: =...
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