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Textiles in Ghana
History & The Arts

Textiles in Ghana

...Course A216 Art and its histories... Textiles in Ghana A short introduction to this album. Ghana: Introduction to Kente weaving A short history of the tradition of the Kente weavers in the Ashanti region of Ghana. Nana Asante Fremprong, a local businessman and master weaver, describes the method and skills involved in the process and how it's been updated without the loss...
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The physical world: waves and relativity
Science, Maths & Technology

The physical world: waves and relativity

...course S207 The physical world... The physical world: waves and relativity An introduction to this album. Radar and radio waves Introducing the modern communication technology fishermen use. The nature of sound waves Find out what makes a wave, how sound travels and how fishermen stayed in touch at sea before the invention of radio. Electromagnetic waves Radio waves are...
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Myth at the heart of the Roman Empire
History & The Arts

Myth at the heart of the Roman Empire

...course A330 Myth in the Greek and Roman worlds... Myth at the heart of the Roman Empire A short introduction to this album. The foundation of Rome An introduction to the stories of the foundation of Rome and how these myths reinforce Roman identity even today. The House of Augustus Insights into how Emperor Augustus connected himself to the foundational myths and gods of...
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The Arch Never Sleeps
Science, Maths & Technology

The Arch Never Sleeps

...course MST209, Mathematical methods and models... The Arch Never Sleeps A short introduction to this album. Introduction to Ely and Chartres Cathedral A brief history of these two stunning Cathedrals, looking at their architecture and engineering. Stone John Trapp looks at stone as a building material, especially it's use in building the Parthenon in Greece. The Arch...
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The relativistic Universe
Science, Maths & Technology

The relativistic Universe

...course S383 The relativistic Universe... The Relativistic Universe An introduction to this album Telescopes and the universe's evolution The latest technology can look almost all the way back to the Big Bang, and may soon identify the first stars and galaxies Cosmic Microwave Background radiation The Planck Surveyor is designed to analyse microwave radiation in the...
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Environment: habitat and conservation
Nature & Environment

Environment: habitat and conservation

...course U216 Environment... Environment: habitat and conservation A short introduction to this album. Blackwater: A Threatened Habitat Change on the Blackwater Estuary. As the sea level rises this unique landscape and its valuable biodiversity face destruction. Blackwater: Coastal Retreat Schemes Different ways to save the Estuary, assessing which habitats to protect and...
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Understanding Social Change
Society, Politics & Law

Understanding Social Change

...course DD100, An introduction to the social sciences: understanding social change... Understanding Social Change A short introduction to this album. The welfare state - what is it? Post war UK: The welfare state, family and work, the balance of state and individual. Welfare - who's responsible? Controversy surrounding responsibility for welfare and the sections of society...
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Intergenerational perceptions: Busting age-related stereotypes
Education & Development

Intergenerational perceptions: Busting age-related stereotypes

...course be an inevitable result of asking someone to communicate their view on a whole group of people belonging to a certain category. However, stereotypes do seem to play an important role in shaping attitudes and potentially norms. The features of the Old School Project we are interested in at the OU are related to intergenerational perceptions. We are keen to explore...
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