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Desmond Morris - Earth In Vision
Nature & Environment

Desmond Morris - Earth In Vision

...public is that the source of these green wafers are human corpses. When people die their bodies are sent to the Soylent factory where they are turned into these tasty little green wafers. And so recycling ourselves because there’s nothing else left, all the animals are gone so all we’ve got left is our own bodies and we’re recycling ourselves. Terrifying science...
Exploring books for children: words and pictures
History & The Arts

Exploring books for children: words and pictures

...publications produced particularly with children in mind. But how do stories and picturebooks encountered in childhood fire young imaginations? In this free course Exploring books for children: words and pictures you will learn how children’s fiction, ranging from classics such as Beatrix Potter to contemporary authors like Anthony Browne, combines images and text in...
Introducing the philosophy of religion
History & The Arts

Introducing the philosophy of religion

...public. The same is true of the more general, but still not philosophical, question (F), ‘Are all religious people hypocrites?’. To answer this question, what you need to do is a little dictionary work (what does ‘hypocrite’ mean?) and then, once more, some biographical research. If you can find just one religious person who is not a hypocrite, then the answer to...
Language and thought: introducing representation
History & The Arts

Language and thought: introducing representation

...public and accessible, be used to convey thoughts, which seem hidden from view. This OpenLearn course provides a sample of Level 3 study in Arts and Humanities...Language and thought: Introducing representation: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: discuss basic philosophical questions concerning language and thought understand problems...
Artists and authorship: the case of Raphael
History & The Arts

Artists and authorship: the case of Raphael

...public reaction to the artist’s passing at such a young age, while in the midst of a major project to carry out a drawing survey and description of the ancient ruins in Rome. When he died Raphael was rich and famous. He lived in a large Roman palace worthy of a gentleman and was even engaged to a cardinal’s niece. He was given the high honour of burial in the...
Inclusive Leadership: Collaborating for professional development
Education & Development

Inclusive Leadership: Collaborating for professional development

...public university in Mexico. Read Keranen, N. and Encinas Prudencio, F. (2014) ‘Teacher collaboration praxis: Conflicts, borders, and ideologies from a micropolitical perspective’, Profile Issues in Teachers Professional Development, 16(2), pp. 37–47. Read from Results (p. 42) to the end of conclusion (p. 45). As you are reading reflect upon a collaborative...
Working in groups and teams
Money & Business

Working in groups and teams

...health and safety, for example, or at times of crisis. In contrast, accommodating satisfies the needs of the other person at the expense of one’s own needs, often to maintain friendly relations. It may work when the quality of the relationship is more important than other considerations. However, it can lead to difficulties: discipline is seen to be negligible,...
Level 3: Advanced 8 hrs
An introduction to software development
Science, Maths & Technology

An introduction to software development

...health or statistics, and a vast literature exists on the subject. One important role of software development processes is to reduce risk, particularly in relation to two fundamental categories: Problem-related risks: these are risks associated with misunderstanding the problem and the stakeholders’ requirements, or making inappropriate assumptions as to the context of...