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Paris Attacks: Social media is the villain of the piece, and the hero of the hour
Digital & Computing

Paris Attacks: Social media is the villain of the piece, and the hero of the hour

...du 13 novembre" on Storify] Facebook too played its part. In October 2014 the social network launched a feature called Safety Check that helps users contact their friends during natural disasters. The company chose to activate it for the Paris attacks – those who’d identified themselves as being in the city were asked if they were safe and encouraged to let their...
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Article 10 mins
What is the genome made of?
Science, Maths & Technology

What is the genome made of?

...composition and structure of DNA understand what is meant by complementary DNA base pairing understand how base pairing allows a mechanism for DNA replication understand the number of DNA molecules within a chromosome...What is the genome made of?: 1.1.1 The chemical structure of DNA - This course explores the chemical nature of the genome. Genomes are composed of DNA,...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
Forensic psychology Badge icon
Health, Sports & Psychology

Forensic psychology

...composite image of the perpetrator may be constructed with the help of the witness and this is then publicised in the media in the hope that someone familiar with the perpetrator will see the composite image and identify them...Week 5: Making and recognising faces: 1 Describing a face - Figure 1 In some crime cases, the only lead that the police have is a witness’s...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
White dwarfs and neutron stars
Science, Maths & Technology

White dwarfs and neutron stars

...composition of white dwarfs and neutron stars. Throughout, you will use mathematics to calculate their properties and behaviour...Stars live their lives for millions or billions of years but will eventually die. Low mass stars (like the Sun) will end their lives producing so-called planetary nebulae, and leave behind a collapsed core known as a white dwarf. More massive...
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Level 3: Advanced 6 hrs
Artists and authorship: the case of Raphael
History & The Arts

Artists and authorship: the case of Raphael

...du Louvre, Paris. Photo: 2015 © Scala, Florence. Activity 3 Consider the self-portrait of Raphael (Figure 7). What does it reveal about the artist’s identity? What is the relationship between Raphael and the other sitter, and what does it seem to tell us about Raphael’s persona? Note that the second sitter’s identity is not known, despite much speculation by art...
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Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs
Dydd Gŵyl Dewi a rôl y dorf mewn canfyddiadau o hunaniaeth gerddorol Gymreig
History & The Arts

Dydd Gŵyl Dewi a rôl y dorf mewn canfyddiadau o hunaniaeth gerddorol Gymreig

...du ôl i gysgod rygbi. Cafodd canu angerddol cefnogwyr Cymru yn Ffrainc lawer o sylw yn y wasg, tra bod y ffordd yr oedd y chwaraewyr yn canu’r anthem yn brawf i’r ffordd y gwnaeth cerddoriaeth sicrhau llwyddiant y brand #GydanGilyddYnGryfach. Mae cerddoroldeb yn dal i fod yn elfen ganolog ar syniadau am hunaniaeth Cymru, y tu fewn i Gymru a thu hwnt. Y dorf yn canu...
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Why teach art?
Education & Development

Why teach art?

...composition, size, etc.); physical acuity (drawing, hand–eye coordination, etc.). Some extrinsic aptitudes are: developing powers of description and analysis; extending intercultural awareness (icons, practices, symbols); planning and executing art projects; developing and supporting arguments and viewpoints; collaborative peer working, self-directed learning. Please...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Language and creativity
Languages

Language and creativity

...composition), and assesses how language operates in these contexts. One of the reasons for looking at this is that language art is, by definition, an explicitly ‘creative’ act or product. It is a forum where the way in which language is creatively used is purposefully to the fore and presented as something for the viewer to contemplate. To put it another way, one of...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs