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Dr Benny Peiser - Stories of Change
Nature & Environment

Dr Benny Peiser - Stories of Change

...socialism to ecology and I participated in that development and know most of the key players. I used to play football with Joschka Fischer and Daniel Cohn Bendit – RH: The German Green – BP: He became one of the leading Green politicians. RH: It must have been a turbulent time, there were great street protests against nuclear, against squatting, were you involved in...
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Bill McKibben - Stories of Change
Nature & Environment

Bill McKibben - Stories of Change

...social media. At 350.org, which we started seven years ago with nothing – myself and seven college undergraduates – has grown to the point where it now has held, we think, about 20,000 demonstrations in every country on Earth except North Korea. It’s helped spearhead the fastest-growing anti-corporate campaign, this fossil fuel divestment movement, that, maybe,...
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Surface water
Nature & Environment

Surface water

...social, environmental, economic and safety grounds: Social: huge numbers of people are evicted from their lands, homes, and traditional way of life, to make way for reservoirs. Past resettlement schemes in India have had a very poor record, offering poor land and a reduced standard of living. Environmental: the loss of agricultural land and forests, the loss of fisheries,...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
The power of infographics in research dissemination
Education & Development

The power of infographics in research dissemination

...social-media channels, such as Facebook and Twitter, where images work particularly well. They also get some terrible press. The article ‘Ending the infographic plague’ gives examples of some of the ‘terrible, lying infographics, which have become endemic in the blogosphere, and constantly threaten to break out into epidemic or even pandemic status’ (McArdle,...
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Level 2: Intermediate 7 hrs
Babylonian mathematics
Science, Maths & Technology

Babylonian mathematics

...social context of Babylonian mathematical activity. The purpose of Plimpton 322 by Joran Frïberg...Babylonian mathematics: 1.6 The social context of Babylonian mathematical activity - The extant mathematical tablets from the Old Babylonian period fall broadly into two categories, table texts and problem texts. You have seen examples of both of these. The...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Textiles in Ghana
History & The Arts

Textiles in Ghana

...social office and is more of a wealthy person’s status symbol. Adinkra is associated with funerals and thus important occasions in the lives of everyone. Kente is designed to be felt (‘beautiful’, like silk) as well as for appearance. Adinkra is designed to be looked at. Media Kente uses imported rayons. Adinkra requires local materials for the dyes. (An additional...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
Economics and the 2008 crisis: a Keynesian view
Society, Politics & Law

Economics and the 2008 crisis: a Keynesian view

...social protection (such as benefits and pensions) to health, transport and defence. A breakdown of government spending is provided in Figure 13. Social protection is clearly the largest category, with health and education the next largest categories. [Described image] (Source: HM Treasury, 2012, p. 1, Chart 1) Figure 13 UK government spending, 2012–13 (£ billion)...
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Level 2: Intermediate 28 hrs
Gene testing
Science, Maths & Technology

Gene testing

...social workers and lawyers have tried to get a test carried out on an adult without the permission of the person concerned. There can also be strong pressure on individuals who, although they are aware they are undergoing testing, might not be exercising their own best judgement. An example is the family pressure that can force prospective parents to be tested so that...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs