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Darwin and Inheritance
Science, Maths & Technology

Darwin and Inheritance

...Open University programme first broadcast in 1998, explore the discoveries of scientists such as the botanist Mendel, and the chemist Friedrich Miescher who first identified DNA, and see how they come together with Darwin's theory of evolution to form the concepts which lie at the heart of modern genetics. Contributors include Richard Dawkins, Colin Tudge, John Maynard...
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The Italian Cantastorie
History & The Arts

The Italian Cantastorie

...Open University course AA317, Words and music... The Italian Cantastorie A short introduction to this album The Art of the Cantastorie Mauro Geraci tells us what a cantastorie is and what skills do these artists have. The Storytellers' Performance What the performance involves. Where do cantastories perform, and why? Mediation and Detachment How the cantastorie engages...
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Audio 36 mins
Mathematical models: from sundials to number engines
Science, Maths & Technology

Mathematical models: from sundials to number engines

...Open University course MST121 Using mathematics... Mathematical models: from sundials to number engines A short introduction to this album. The sundial as a mathematical model An ancient mathematical tool to measure the daily and annual cycles of the earth around the sun. Reading the sky with the astrolabe How the Greeks invented a two dimensional astrolabe as a...
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Auftakt: intermediate German
Languages

Auftakt: intermediate German

...Open University module L130 Auftakt, intermediate German... Introduction Three German cities City Tour Graz A tour of Graz Das Schlupfhaus Emergency shelter for teenagers Talking about careers Talking about careers The Leipzig Trade Fair The Leipzig Trade Fair German Traditions: Nikolaus German Traditions Johann Sebastian Bach and Leipzig Johann Sebastian Bach and Leipzig...
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Cyborgs and cybernetics
Science, Maths & Technology

Cyborgs and cybernetics

...Open University course T209 Information and communication technologies: people and interactions... Cyborgs and cybernetics A short introduction to this album. What are cyborgs? Understanding cyborgs: Dr Manfred Clynes and Prof Kevin Warwick explain the fusion between technology and humanity. Cyclists as cyborgs How Prof Tim Perkins uses cybernetics to create an interface...
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Audio 12 mins
The Acropolis and the Parthenon
History & The Arts

The Acropolis and the Parthenon

...Open University course A219 Exploring the Classical World... The Acropolis An introduction to this album’s contents. The Panathenaia and the Panathenaic way How the archaeological remains of ancient Athens reveal much about civic life. The Acropolis Exploring the Acropolis in the footsteps of ancient Athenians. The Parthenon Exploring the functions of the largest...
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Personal and career development in engineering
Science, Maths & Technology

Personal and career development in engineering

...Open University course T191 Personal and career development in engineering... Personal and career development in engineering A short introduction to this album. The Work and Background of a Female Automotive Engineer Penny Freeman, a professional automotive engineer, talks about her career in car and component manufacturing in the UK. Life as a Digital Communications...
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The obscure history of the ‘virgin’s disease’ that could be cured with sex
History & The Arts

The obscure history of the ‘virgin’s disease’ that could be cured with sex

...open up the body and move the retained blood around. It’s interesting that the idea of a “disease” worked for those who believed in the hymen as a barrier, and for those who didn’t. The latter thought that the problem was a different sort of closure, that of little internal “mouths” that allowed blood from all over the body to get into the womb in the first...
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