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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
Music, theatre and literature
Education & Development

Music, theatre and literature

...Open University's Arts and Humanities courses George is a former YXM130 Module Chair and loves that this module lets you experiment with different subjects and build a really informed understanding of what it is that interests you. If she was to study this module, she would be interested in studying courses that would help to expand her knowledge of music, theatre and...
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Article 5 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
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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Audio 34 mins
Re-assessing the Marquis de Sade
History & The Arts

Re-assessing the Marquis de Sade

...Open University course A207 From Enlightenment to Romanticism c.1780-1830... Re-assessing the Marquis de Sade A short introduction to this album. The materialist philosophy De Sade's status as a literary philosopher and his relationship to materialist philosophy is expertly analysed, along with several pertinent readings from his works. Normalising the abnormal De Sade's...
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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 Final Cut
History & The Arts

The Final Cut

...Open University course T215 Communication and information technologies... The Final Cut A short introduction to this album. What does a video editor do? Ben Harrex describes what is expected of a video editor. Cutting footage Essentially the most powerful tool in the edit suite is 'the cut', it can change the mood of the picture. Dissolving transitions Usually the...
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Audio 13 mins