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Napoleonic paintings
History & The Arts

Napoleonic paintings

...et son temps, ed. J.-P. Mouilleseaux, Paris, Macola (first published 1855). Grigsby, D.G. (1995) ‘Rumor, contagion, and colonization in Gros's Plague-Stricken of Jaffa’, Representations, 51, Summer, pp. 1–46. Johns, C.M. (1998) Antonio Canova and the Politics of Patronage in Revolutionary and Napoleonic Europe, Berkeley, University of California Press. Johnson, D....
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Level 2: Intermediate 16 hrs
Supply chain sustainability
Money & Business

Supply chain sustainability

...et al. (2015, p. 602) use the following definition: ‘sustainability, for a business, is the ability to keep operating successfully’. To these authors, a sustainable business is a business that can keep on doing its business. Anderson (2006) defines sustainable development as ‘development that meets the need of the present world without compromising the ability of...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Space, Time and Consciousness
Science, Maths & Technology

Space, Time and Consciousness

...ET, Life and the Universe Is there intelligent life out there? Professor Russell Stannard examines various possibilities, and our chances of ever finding out about them. The Size of the Universe Professor Russell Stannard investigates what is beyond the observable universe and explores claims that the universe might close back on itself. The Nature of Space Professor...
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Nouvelles mises au point
Languages

Nouvelles mises au point

...et de l'Industrie (Science and Industrial Museum) in Paris. Science Museum: children's zone Shows various exhibits in the children's area of the museum where a hands-on approach is encouraged. Discusses whether girls and boys are equally interested in science and if the museum reaches the people it really wants to reach Science Museum: library A look at the multimedia...
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Audio 33 mins
Working with charts, graphs and tables
Science, Maths & Technology

Working with charts, graphs and tables

...mode - Most of us are familiar with the word ‘average’. We regularly encounter statements like ‘the average temperature in May was 4 °C below normal’ or ‘underground water reserves are currently above average’. The term average is used to convey the idea of an amount, which is standard; typical of the values involved. When we are faced with a set of values,...
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Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs
What is COVID-19?
Science, Maths & Technology

What is COVID-19?

...mode of transmission can work in two ways, either directly – for example if an infected host coughs in the close proximity of a susceptible individual – or indirectly – by fomites, or contaminated objects. But how long does an object remain contaminated? This is not an easy question to answer. The survival of the virus depends on the specific conditions of the...
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Here's how we can save the car – and the planet at the same time
Science, Maths & Technology

Here's how we can save the car – and the planet at the same time

...mode. In 2014 nearly 68m were produced globally. They’re not only a vital part of our economy and our personal lives but also an important social and cultural tool, used to present a certain image and status – real or imagined. Our entrenched reliance on – and attachment to – this method of travel means that, even if we shift away from such widespread car...
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Do whales use their heads to attack boats?
Nature & Environment

Do whales use their heads to attack boats?

...mode of attack,’” says lead author Olga Panagiotopoulou, of the University of Queensland. [The anatomy of a sperm whale's head] Instances like these inspired the novel Moby Dick and gave rise to the ramming hypothesis: the forehead of sperm whales evolved partly to function as a battering ram in males fighting for access to females. The sperm whale’s giant head...
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