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Essay and report writing skills
Education & Development

Essay and report writing skills

...de Montaigne, a French philosopher, developed the essay form in the 16th century. The term itself derives from the French word essai meaning ‘testing’ or ‘trying out’. The purpose was (and still remains): To try out or test a proposition or ideas in the context of other thinkers and in the light of personal experience and judgement. In Montaigne's day, the idea of...
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Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs
Digital skills: succeeding in a digital world Badge icon
Digital & Computing

Digital skills: succeeding in a digital world

...based, or you may want to try one out – for example Microsoft OneDrive or Google Drive or a Notes app on your phone. You might prefer to keep a record of your thoughts as audio recordings. Whatever you decide, have a quick look first at the Digital plan template that we’ve provided so you get an idea of the sort of things to record. Now watch Katharine and Wendy of...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Can rabies be eliminated from Asia by 2020?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Can rabies be eliminated from Asia by 2020?

...based veterinarian who heads the 55-nation Commonwealth Veterinary Association, India is limping along with a “knee-jerk program of ad hoc projects”. Sterilisation efforts have “not made a dent in controlling rabies”, he says, although he does note that a few cities have been successful, including Jaipur, Chennai and Tirupati. In Bangalore, the city municipal body...
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Article 10 mins
What is a scientific model?
Science, Maths & Technology

What is a scientific model?

...based on what we’ve already seen? CAROLE HASWELL: Well it’s a way of using what you’ve observed to work out what you think is the most important things that are governing the behaviour. And then setting up something that encapsulates what you think is important, to see if that actually reproduces what you’re observing. ADAM RUTHERFORD: These types of models are...
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General Election 2015 - 79Rewind
Society, Politics & Law

General Election 2015 - 79Rewind

...base camp of the policy and you’ve got to have worked out your philosophy. A great performance without that policy is absolutely pointless. Paddy Ashdown was in some respects a really good performer, politically. He was good at sound bites; he looked good; ex-Army man, he had a great back story; had hopeless policies and it was never going to work. MICHAEL SAWARD...
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The Bletchley Park connection
History & The Arts

The Bletchley Park connection

...base at 3.30 in the morning and we got to the area we had to search at 9.45. It was a hazy morning with poor visibility and our job was to regain contact with the Bismarck, which had been lost since early morning. About an hour later we saw a dark shape ahead in the mist. We were flying low at the time. The second pilot and I were sitting side by side and we both saw the...
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Human use of animals
History & The Arts

Human use of animals

...based not on how you feel about killing or animal suffering, but about what the implications are rationally. Most people I’ve met who are vegetarians have a complete sense of revulsion about eating meat, or harming animals in any way, that they might not be able to justify rationally. Perhaps they’re not moral vegetarians? Peter: Some of them may be aesthetic...
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The Legacy of Nuclear Power: Part 1
Nature & Environment

The Legacy of Nuclear Power: Part 1

...based there now and it’s not a poor area, but it is a desolated area in terms of what's happening on the site. Petr Jehlička: One of the themes you keep revisiting in the book is the power relationship between the nuclear industry and communities. Could I ask you to explain why should people, citizens, pay attention to this relationship? What’s important? Andrew...
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