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General Election 2015 - 79Rewind
Society, Politics & Law

General Election 2015 - 79Rewind

...public created a demand for politicians to perform - and does that mean we can't trust them? Mike Saward and guests consider this in Performing Politics: perspectives - Audio Text BARACK OBAMA If there is anyone out there… MICHAEL SAWARD Barack Obama . BARACK OBAMA …who still doubts that America is a place where all things are possible… MICHAEL SAWARD Many writers...
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Business ethics
History & The Arts

Business ethics

...public of potential and actual consumers they may well be stressing altruistic motives and not mentioning the business case. So why is it they have to shift here? Nigel: Well that sounds quite Machiavellian to me. The idea that you manipulate appearances to get a certain end result, which is that you’re approved of from outside; is that really an ethical position? Alex:...
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My teaching experience on 'Are our kids tough enough? Chinese school'
Languages

My teaching experience on 'Are our kids tough enough? Chinese school'

...Health and Safety regulations in science laboratories, which did not permit eating and drinking, and I was satisfied with his attitude. But it wasn’t long before Joshua brought another cup of tea into the laboratory again. This time he did not try to hide it from me. He is quite a tall young man and as he strode towards his seat holding his favourite cup of English tea,...
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10 billion dollar companies that didn't exist 10 years ago
Money & Business

10 billion dollar companies that didn't exist 10 years ago

...health-concious market. One of the market leaders is Fitbit with its range of activity trackers. The Fitbit tracker, the company’s most popular product, is a bracelet that counts your steps, works out what calories you have burned, monitors your sleep and connects wirelessly with your computer and mobile. You can even 'taunt' your friends by connecting your Fitbit to...
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A Peace of Us - The Good Friday Agreement Podcast
OpenLearn Ireland

A Peace of Us - The Good Friday Agreement Podcast

...health and socio-economic disadvantage and exclusion. [A photograph of our guest, Aoife Moore.]Guest: Aoife Moore, Irish Journalist Aoife Moore is political correspondent for the Sunday Times Ireland and Irish Journalist of the Year 2021. Born in Derry city during the peace process, she has dedicated much of her career focusing on social justice and women’s issues as...
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How can a genetic mutation shared by many Brazilians help in the fight against cancer?
Health, Sports & Psychology

How can a genetic mutation shared by many Brazilians help in the fight against cancer?

...Health Organization’s International Agency for Cancer Research in Lyon. Hainaut was custodian of a database of all the different mutations in the p53 gene recorded in the medical literature, and the types of cancer with which each mutation was associated. Aware from his records of the extreme rarity of Li–Fraumeni syndrome, he was fascinated by Achatz’s case notes....
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Play, learning and the brain
Education & Development

Play, learning and the brain

...Health and physical development: in recent years, childhood obesity rates around the world have increased. To combat this many countries are recommending outdoor activity for all children. Physical play outdoors provides important opportunities for the development and refinement of locomotor skills as well as fine motor skill. Vigorous physical activity increases lung...
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Level 2: Intermediate 15 hrs
The economics of flood insurance
Society, Politics & Law

The economics of flood insurance

...health. Depending on the severity and duration of the inundation, these different aspects of damage may exacerbate each other (such as in cases where large scale flooding makes roads impassable, making it difficult to rescue people or get healthcare to them). On the other hand, flooding may be predictable, expected and harmless. If there is an adequate flood plain to take...
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Level 2: Intermediate 6 hrs