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How data is making our cities smarter
Society, Politics & Law

How data is making our cities smarter

...Open University for BBC Radio 4's sociological discussion programme, Thinking Allowed. Transcript Data is a significant part of technological life and has made the news recently due to breaches, misuse and new legislative regulations. For smart city planners, an individual's data is often not very useful - big data which amalgamates individual activities looking for...
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Video 5 mins
Adventure in the Amazon
Nature & Environment

Adventure in the Amazon

...Open University is currently participating in Project COBRA, a research project which empowers local indigenous communities in the North Rupununi to promote their own community solutions to current and emerging challenges. Our aim is to promote local indigenous solutions to current and emerging challenges through the use of accessible information and communication...
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Activity 10 mins
Walk the walk: encountering death and dying spaces in hospital
Health, Sports & Psychology

Walk the walk: encountering death and dying spaces in hospital

...Open University's Health and Social Care courses and qualifications. In this interactive, you will explore two people’s experiences of visiting a hospital in these circumstances. You will find out how the hospital environment could be adjusted to improve the experience. In the interactive there are two animations, both of which are accompanied by transcripts. [A scene...
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Activity 15 mins
James Berry: Windrush songs
History & The Arts

James Berry: Windrush songs

...Open University course A230 Reading and studying literature... James Berry An introduction to the poet, his life and how his experiences influenced his work. Empire Day James Berry reads Empire Day. Englan Voice James Berry discusses language and reads ‘Englan Voice’. Reminiscence Voice James Berry reads ‘Reminiscence Voice’. Reasons for leaving Jamaica James...
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Audio 17 mins
The Science Behind the Bike
Science, Maths & Technology

The Science Behind the Bike

...Open University module S172 Sport: the science behind the medals... The History of the Hour Record A look at how science has impacted the development of The world Hour Record. Technology Have you ever wondered how technology has changed the bike and bike design from a simple steel tubed design to the state of the art aerodynamic machines today? Physiology A scientific...
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Video 34 mins
Reducing your ecological footprint
Nature & Environment

Reducing your ecological footprint

...Open University course U116, Environment: journeys through a changing world... Reducing your ecological footprint A short introduction to this album Eco-Renovations Reducing your carbon footprint at home. A couple from Oxford talk about the work they've done to their home in an effort to improve energy efficiency. Eco-Lifestyle Travelling Light. A couple from Oxford...
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Audio 24 mins
The Large Hadron Collider
Science, Maths & Technology

The Large Hadron Collider

...Open University and Dr Dan Faircloth and Dr Bruce Kennedy from the Science and Technology Facilities Council's Rutherford Appleton Laboratory. They share their passion for this immense machine that will recreate, on a tiny scale, conditions that existed just after the Big Bang. It is hoped the LHC will provide a glimpse of the theoretical Higgs boson and explain the...
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Audio 27 mins
Power and people in ancient Rome
History & The Arts

Power and people in ancient Rome

...Open University course A219 Exploring the classical world... Power and people in ancient Rome An audio introduction to this album. The Colosseum of Rome The most impressive structure in ancient Rome Roman amphitheatres How Roman theatres evolved from informal spaces to formal monumentalised structures. Glorifying Rome How ancient Roman entertainment venues symbolized the...
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Audio 25 mins