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HeadStart Classical Studies
History & The Arts

HeadStart Classical Studies

...thinking about studying – a classical subject at school or university, or are simply interested in knowing more about the ancient world and the people who inhabited it. In these courses you will explore for yourself the art, literature and archaeological remains of the classical world, learning about what ancient Greeks and Romans believed, how they lived their lives,...
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Article 10 mins
Design and Creativity
Science, Maths & Technology

Design and Creativity

...thinking at IDEO. IDEO: Users The connection between design and the user: the Head of Interaction Design at IDEO talks about their relationship with customers. IDEO: Design Engineering Engineering around the user's needs: how to run productive development meetings and the value of sharing ideas. IDEO: Good design Testing and analysing IDEO designs for a battery pack and a...
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Audio 1 hr 39 mins
Current conversations about ageing
Health, Sports & Psychology

Current conversations about ageing

...thinking out loud, together, about work that often stays in academic papers. Whose version of ageing well? What does it mean to age well? In this podcast the researchers discuss what we can do to help ourselves to age well and what may make this more challenging for us. Transcript. What does home mean when you can no longer live there? What is ‘Home’? In this podcast...
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Video 25 mins
Getting started with Chinese 1
Languages

Getting started with Chinese 1

...system including tones, and how to pronounce some initials and finals. Whilst learning how to pronounce some syllables, you will also learn what Pinyin is and its relationship with Chinese characters. In the quiz section, you will have the opportunity to test yourself on what is covered in Week 1. Finally, in the consolidation and extension section, you will be shown how...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
True stories of the 1975 EEC Referendum
Society, Politics & Law

True stories of the 1975 EEC Referendum

...think celebrity influence on politics is a modern invention, think again. In 1975, sportspeople, actors and even agony aunts swung into action to keep the UK in the EEC. Writing for British Influence, Robert Saunders says that the use of celebs was in a bid to offset the sense that the In campaign was pretty fusty: To its critics, 'Britain in Europe' reeked of privilege....
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Video 2 hrs
Who are otherkin - and how should we view them?
Society, Politics & Law

Who are otherkin - and how should we view them?

...think that we are joking and we share their laughter.” In the 1990s, with the beginning of the digital revolution, R’ykanadar Korra’ti founded the niche publication Elfkind Digest, initially as a mailing list. “This is not … about role-playing or role-playing games: we’re elves. Deal with it,” wrote Korra’ti. “Initially I expected only to find other...
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Article 10 mins
The difference between the Mexican Wall and the Muslim Ban
Society, Politics & Law

The difference between the Mexican Wall and the Muslim Ban

...thinking, but it could draw moderate conservatives and liberals together. To do otherwise is to invite conservative resentment and a politics of unreason. Few issues polarize like Trump’s Wall and Muslim immigration. Back in January, during the Republican primary, the American National Election Study (ANES) asked Americans whether they favoured Syrian refugees coming to...
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Article 5 mins
Stephen Hawking: The tributes
Science, Maths & Technology

Stephen Hawking: The tributes

...Think of it as a kind of vacuum energy permeating the fabric of spacetime that defies measure. Stephen Hawking, RIP 1942-2018. pic.twitter.com/nAanMySqkt — Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) March 14, 2018 Remembering Stephen Hawking, a renowned physicist and ambassador of science. His theories unlocked a universe of possibilities that we & the world are exploring. May...
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