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Cloning
Nature & Environment

Cloning

...German embryologist called Hans Spemann. He proposed what he called a "fantastical experiment" to remove the nucleus from an egg cell and replace it with a nucleus from another cell. 14 years later in 1952, two American scientists, Robert Briggs and Thomas King attempted this. They used very fine pipettes to suck the nucleus from a frog egg and transfer a nucleus sucked...
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Richard Brock - Earth in Vision
Nature & Environment

Richard Brock - Earth in Vision

...course he went on to make other excellent films, but they never had the impact of that first one, because it was like seeing into a secret. The programmes I worked on… I did work on that series called Look for a long time and they had a studio show, which of course now would look very, very old-fashioned, where Peter Scott interviewed various people, sometimes they had...
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Lying and politics: a brief primer
Society, Politics & Law

Lying and politics: a brief primer

...course it's even more insulting if you actually are lying. Why do we accept the lies why do we not see through them? Tony Thorne But when we're talking about lying euphemisms are very popular because people people who do lie or people who trade in lies never want to admit that they're lying and trying to avoid using the word altogether unless they're accusing someone...
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When should you use a stacked area chart?
Science, Maths & Technology

When should you use a stacked area chart?

...course, but the green swath certainly gets thinner as we move to the right end of the chart. Here’s the data on which the chart is based. COMPANY Q1Y1 Q2Y1 Q3Y1 Q4Y1 Q1Y2 Q2Y2 Blue 10 11 15 25 45 80 Green 15 16 17 18 19 20 Orange 75 73 68 57 36 0 Oh, dear. Green’s market share has been increasing, not decreasing. The discrepancy arises because the chart plots the...
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Week 1 Civilisations: The debate
History & The Arts

Week 1 Civilisations: The debate

...course of the next hour I'll be here to moderate a discussion about the first episode, and we have planned for academics to hold live discussions here after every subsequent episode of Civilisations. Join in the discussion by posting a response in the Comments section below. I'd like to start just by asking what you think of Episode 1 and what your hopes and expectations...
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Britain's Billion Year Journey
Science, Maths & Technology

Britain's Billion Year Journey

...courses and qualifications Rodinia - the first supercontinent Between one billion and 620 million years ago, the continental crust that would one day be known as Britain formed tiny parts of a giant supercontinent called Rodinia (approximately 500 million years before the formation of Pangaea, a later supercontinent). All of Britain was south of the equator, with some...
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Open Minds - Diabetes and Depression: A Tale of Three Cities
Miscellaneous

Open Minds - Diabetes and Depression: A Tale of Three Cities

...course, be time for questions as well as refreshments before and after the event. I very much hope you will be able to attend what promises to be an inspiring event – the seventh in the Open University’s 2017 ‘OpenMinds’ series of public engagement events Event programme: 17:30 Refreshments available (arrive early and enjoy our pre-event display and trailer video)...
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OpenMinds-Talk: What does Brexit tell us about Britain?
Miscellaneous

OpenMinds-Talk: What does Brexit tell us about Britain?

...course, be time for questions as well as networking, discussion opportunities and refreshments after the event. We very much hope you will be able to attend what promises to be an inspiring event – the third in the Open University’s 2017 ‘OpenMinds’ series of public engagement events. Event programme: 18.30 Talk commences 19:11 Q&A session 19:30 Drinks reception...
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