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Markets in crisis
Society, Politics & Law

Markets in crisis

...course DD309 Doing economics: people, markets and policy... Markets in Crisis A short introduction to this album Human motivation during a global crisis Nobel prize winner Amartya Sen expresses that now more than ever it's time to re-think the social, economic and political organisations we have in place today. Balancing markets and government regulation What influence...
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Showing the way they went
Science, Maths & Technology

Showing the way they went

...course MU120 Open mathematics... Showing the way they went A short introduction to this album. A hot air balloon journey An insight into the planning that goes into a hot air balloon journey and also how maps can be produced through filming from a hot air balloon. Spherical geometry This track shows us how a hot air balloon is produced and how the application of spherical...
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Art history: modern and contemporary
History & The Arts

Art history: modern and contemporary

...course A226 Exploring art and visual culture... Abstract Expressionism in New York 1 In the 1940’s and 50’s, New York was becoming a centre of art. But the art world in New York was surprisingly small. Professor Michael Corris gives you a tour. Abstract Expressionism in New York 2 Bringing the New York art-scene of the 1950’s and 60’s to life: Professor Michael...
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Investigating addiction
Science, Maths & Technology

Investigating addiction

...course SD805 Issues in brain and behaviour... Physiological aspects of addictions A look at what can happen to our brain if we become addicted and a discussion of the long term effects. The addiction files Brian is an alcoholic on a journey to find out why he became an addict. Social influences on addiction Brian's social experiences are very different to that of his...
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Wordsworth, De Quincey and Dove cottage
History & The Arts

Wordsworth, De Quincey and Dove cottage

...course A230 Reading and studying literature... Being in the lake district How Wordsworth time in this area influenced his work. Home at Grasmere Extract from the poem, as well an exploration of how it was developed. Finding Inspiration By dissecting Wordsworth’s manuscripts and Dorothy’s journals we can see what experiences had the biggest impact on his poetry. Thomas...
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Exploring wave motion
Science, Maths & Technology

Exploring wave motion

...course Exploring Science... Exploring wave motion A brief introduction to this album. Properties of waves Andrew Norton uses a ripple tank to demonstrate some basic features of waves. Oscillation and wave speed Andrew Norton demonstrates the effects of changing the driving frequency of the oscillator that's creating the wave. Apertures and diffraction Andrew Norton shows...
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Atom Bomb in Popular Culture
History & The Arts

Atom Bomb in Popular Culture

...Course A327 Europe 1914-1989: war, peace, modernity... A Bomb Is Born German surrender brought the Second World War in Europe to an end. Mad About A Bomb By the end of the 1950s, public opinion about the bomb had started to shift. A Bomb Under Reagan By the 1970s the Cold War tensions were beginning to thaw, as people grew less worried about nuclear catastrophe than about...
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Management in Chinese cultures
Money & Business

Management in Chinese cultures

...course B822 Creativity, innovation and change... Management in Chinese cultures An introduction to this album. Clan-based networking Exploring the relationship between Confucian values and the way companies do business in Asia. Guanxi How a form of business relationship that entails mutual obligation is a common way of starting up businesses in Asia. East-West management...
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