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Beginners’ French: food and drink
Languages

Beginners’ French: food and drink

...Introduction - In this free course, Beginners' French: food and drink, you will learn some basic vocabulary to talk about food and drink in French. You will learn how to express your likes and dislikes in relation to food, and you will learn how to order food and drinks in cafés or restaurants, and how to ask for your bill. You will listen to French speakers in a variety...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Icarus: entering the world of myth
History & The Arts

Icarus: entering the world of myth

...Introduction - In this free course, Icarus: entering the world of myth, you will be working on one short mythical narrative, the death of Icarus. One aim of this course is to introduce you to the Roman poet Ovid, a crucially important figure in the history of classical mythology. Very few Graeco-Roman mythic narratives escaped Ovid’s attention, even if some crop up in...
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Level 2: Intermediate 3 hrs
Dreaming of an answer to narcolepsy: Why don't we understand sleep?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Dreaming of an answer to narcolepsy: Why don't we understand sleep?

...manage the worst of the symptoms of narcolepsy, none of these comes close to repairing the underlying brain damage. It is remarkable that a lack of two chemicals results in such a bewildering constellation of symptoms. The answer to my problems appears to be simple – I just need to get the orexins (or something similar) back inside my brain. So why am I still waiting?...
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Article 15 mins
We might end up being looked after by robots. How do we prepare for that?
Science, Maths & Technology

We might end up being looked after by robots. How do we prepare for that?

...managing pets.” Not to mention worries over hygiene and disease. Much of the evidence of the benefit from PARO is based on informal observation (though there have also been more controlled trials). In one pilot study, three New Zealand researchers investigated a small group of residents in a care home for the elderly. Each resident spent a short period handling,...
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Video 15 mins
Jim Skea - Stories of Change
Nature & Environment

Jim Skea - Stories of Change

...manage to lose a bit of momentum on the energy efficiency side of it, some of the very low cost options like investing in cavity wall insulation, loft insulation, we lost momentum on the rate of production… the rate of installation fell, and trying to redress that balance and actually pick that low-hanging fruit again, because there’s lots of it there, would be the...
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Audio 5 mins
Gweithio hybrid: sgiliau ar gyfer arwain
Money & Business

Gweithio hybrid: sgiliau ar gyfer arwain

...Management 3.0: Leading agile developers, developing agile leaders, Indiana: Addison-Wesley. Armstrong, C. (2019) ‘The idea that “trust is earned” is a myth’, LinkedIn. Ar gael yma: https://www.linkedin.com/ pulse/ idea-trust-earned-myth-chris-armstrong-cde-acc-cmf (Cyrchwyd: 16 Gorffennaf 2022). Boitnott, J. (2015) ‘Use these great examples of sports teamwork...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Exploring Ovid’s big ideas
History & The Arts

Exploring Ovid’s big ideas

...Introduction - The Roman poet Ovid has always been a bit of a mystery. Hugely controversial in his own time, he was banished from Rome – if we are to take him at his own word – for his poetry. But this did not stop him from being extraordinarily influential on everyone from William Shakespeare to Rachel Smythe, whose 2018 webcomic based on mythological figures, Lore...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Dallas Campbell meets Frank Drake
Science, Maths & Technology

Dallas Campbell meets Frank Drake

...managed to source a copy for you. Frank Drake: Oh my goodness. Dallas Campbell: And I hope you enjoy it. Frank Drake: Oh thank you very much. Now I can find out what I’ve been doing all these years. Dallas Campbell: Exactly. Anyone whose searching for N I think should certainly read that. But thank you very much for sparing the time. Frank Drake: Thank you very much,...
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Video 30 mins