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Create stunning images of the Universe
Science, Maths & Technology

Create stunning images of the Universe

...research. The power of astronomy The science of astronomy is an incredibly diverse topic with branches ranging from atomic physics, the fusion process powering stars, right the way up to the cosmology of the Big Bang Theory which gives us an understanding of where everything came from. It also provides an unprecedented vehicle for teaching a huge number of topics in the...
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Matt Ridley - Stories of Change
Nature & Environment

Matt Ridley - Stories of Change

...Centre for Life in Newcastle. He is married to the neuroscientist Professor Anya Hurlbert. They have two children and live at Blagdon in Northumberland in the north of England. His latest book is 'The Evolution of Everything'. © The Open University Transcript Stories of Change Project Matt Ridley Interview Key RH: = Roger Harrabin, interviewer MR: = Matt Ridley,...
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Tokyo 2020 in 2021: Do the best things come to those who wait?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Tokyo 2020 in 2021: Do the best things come to those who wait?

...Research has shown that there was a reduction in the quality of training and sleep for many athletes (Mon-López et al., 2020), which could lead to a detraining effect and loss of fitness as well as an increased risk of injury (Sarto et al., 2020). To prevent these potential effects, athletes and coaches were required to be creative with their training sessions and...
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Mosquito resistance to insecticides
Science, Maths & Technology

Mosquito resistance to insecticides

...Researchers collected mosquito larvae from populations near the coast, where they had been sprayed with insecticide, and from populations north of the spray area, which had never been exposed to insecticide. They exposed both samples to the insecticide. In populations near the coast, which were sprayed regularly, mosquitoes were able to withstand and survive quite strong...
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Level 3: Advanced 3 hrs
Clinton / Trump: Two views of the first debate
Society, Politics & Law

Clinton / Trump: Two views of the first debate

...research center. These nonverbals are of fundamental importance to communication, and they often mean more than what is actually being said. This is something that traditional pundits fail to give due credit. This failure can be seen in previous debates in which Trump participated for the Republican presidential nomination. In most cases, pundits declared that Trump was...
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The frozen planet
Nature & Environment

The frozen planet

...research. So please jot down your responses to the following questions, answering first for the Arctic, and then the Antarctic. a.What three images or impressions come to mind? b.What three words, phrases or names do you first think of? c.What is the last news story you remember about each region? d.Who owns it? Answer The set of answers shown below is from one of the...
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Level 1: Introductory 7 hrs
Animals at the extremes: the desert environment
Nature & Environment

Animals at the extremes: the desert environment

...centre of a large continent and their lack of rainfall is because they are a long distance from the sea. The Sahara (Figure 2) and Arabian deserts are arid because of persistent large high-pressure masses of dry air that prevent penetration of rain-bearing storm systems. A popular concept of deserts is based on the extreme Sahara, where huge areas of sand dunes support...
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Level 2: Intermediate 14 hrs
Expert opinion: Origins of the First World War
History & The Arts

Expert opinion: Origins of the First World War

...researching the role of German decision-makers, and in particular Kaiser Wilhelm II, in the events that led to the outbreak of war. Christopher Clark published his acclaimed study The Sleepwalkers in 2012. In it he argues against the idea that we can identify a guilty party. ‘There is no smoking gun’ in the hands of the leaders of one country; rather, they were all...
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