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Researching Nirvana: Whatever, Nevermind
History & The Arts

Researching Nirvana: Whatever, Nevermind

...resource for youth to distinguish themselves from other generations. Although grunge developed originally as an avant-garde or experimental genre, once it seeped into the local music scene of Seattle and evolved into its industry form, it was already well established in the collective identity of youth in the United States. Bethany Bryson. 1996. “‘Anything but Heavy...
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Golden Globe Ocean Race: The landscape above and below the sea
Science, Maths & Technology

Golden Globe Ocean Race: The landscape above and below the sea

...as Mount Fuji on the so-called ‘Pacific Ring of Fire’. [Mount Fuji] Mount Fuji Take a closer look at the trenches and the majestic ‘Ring of Fire’! Transcript These days SONAR is complemented by other techniques, including satellite measurements, to determine the bathymetry of the ocean. Like oceans? Take it further Free resources: Our modules: Our qualifications:...
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The house doesn't always win
Digital & Computing

The house doesn't always win

...resources/wp-global-threat-report-2017.pdf (Page 8) To see an example of internet of things being abused by large companies; Wolf Richter (awesome name) wrote about how his American healthcare provider is pressurising him to use an internet-connected toothbrush in order to receive cheaper dental care:
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The City: The Roman and Greek Cities
History & The Arts

The City: The Roman and Greek Cities

...resources from the provinces and ultimately to establish Roman institutions in native society. If it was commerce that drove urbanisation in Greece, it was the political needs of an empire that drove the urbanisation of northern Europe. Eventually, provincial aristocrats like Ausonius, a resident of Bordeaux in the fourth century AD, came to see the political and cultural...
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Dr Matt Balme on modelling the landscape of Mars
Science, Maths & Technology

Dr Matt Balme on modelling the landscape of Mars

...Open University's Space Science research priority area, gives us a tour of his laboratory and shows how he models the landscape of Mars...Transcript On the subject of his latest research, Dr Matthew Balme, said: “Our team has been looking for potential landing sites for the ExoMars Rover – a European mission that will look for signs of ancient life on Mars. One of...
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Andante: beginners' Italian
Languages

Andante: beginners' Italian

...Open University course L195 Andante: beginners' Italian."... Greetings in Italian Learn how to great people in Italian at different times of the day. Ordering food and drinks Practise Italian vowels ordering food and drinks. Buying food at a market Listen to short exchanges at a fruit market and a deli. Booking into a hotel Practise the sound of the letter ‘r’ booking...
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Energy efficiency: hospitals
Nature & Environment

Energy efficiency: hospitals

...Open University course T206 Energy for a sustainable future... Energy efficiency: hospitals A short introduction to this album The hospital as a transport hub How hospitals face unique organisational challenges as generators of lots of traffic. Hospital transport strategies Strategies aimed at limiting private car use at a UK hospital. Making hospital transport...
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Art history: early modern
History & The Arts

Art history: early modern

...Open University course A226 Exploring art and visual culture... Stained Glass People once thought stained glass windows were “the bible of the poor”, but looking more closely at their function reveals something far more endearingly human. Unravelling an icon Experts reveal the hidden history and cross-cultural complexity of the icon “St George and the Boy from...
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