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Imagining Scientists
Science, Maths & Technology

Imagining Scientists

...The Open University's Dr Richard Holliman reflects on the findings of a research project called 'Invisible Witnesses' to explore these questions. In so doing he considers some of the implications of the 1950s stereotype for how scientists are perceived in the public sphere... Imagining Scientists Looking at the 'mad scientist' stereotype and comparing it with reality....
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...
Art history: C17th to C19th
History & The Arts

Art history: C17th to C19th

...Open University course A226 Exploring art and visual culture... Christ Church, Spitalfields This film looks at the urban development of Spitalfields, London, revealing the artistic and political messages encoded in Hawksmoor’s monumental church. Kedleston Hall What lies behind a façade? Studying the influences on the once-radical design of Kedleston Hall reveals social...
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...
What makes a great speech?
History & The Arts

What makes a great speech?

...material forms part of The Open University course A150 Voices and Texts... Rhetoric Simon Lancaster and Tom Clark touch upon the history of speeches Historical context Capturing a moment in history Metaphor and contrast Techniques used to enhance a speech Flattery and Empathy Techniques to engage an audience Emotional connection Establishing on an emotional connection...
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...
Ecosystems: living communities
Science, Maths & Technology

Ecosystems: living communities

...Open University course S396 Ecosystems... Ecosystems: living communities A short introduction to this album What is an ecosystem? How the definition of an ecosystem as "a living system of energy transfer" arose The energy cycle Understanding the role of the sun, carbon, and energy interactions between organisms in ecosystems Humans enter the equation How human activity...
Badminton: Fitness and Training
Health, Sports & Psychology

Badminton: Fitness and Training

...Open University course E217 Sport and conditioning science into practice... Fitness Demands of Badminton What is required in order to train an athlete to a particular fitness level? This video looks at the physical demands of playing badminton. Resistance Training A look at the various types of weights exercises used to develop the specific muscles needed in badminton....