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The Empties Generation: Why did we hit peak booze in 2004
History & The Arts

The Empties Generation: Why did we hit peak booze in 2004

...world, but British drinkers of the time stuck to their home-brewed pale ales. These drinks were weaker than the 5% alcohol content of many lagers, and suited British drinking habits. “Mild [a type of beer] was about 3%,” says beer writer Pete Brown. “Men who worked in factories and mines would drink pints and pints of it after work, partially to rehydrate without...
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Inheritance of characters
Science, Maths & Technology

Inheritance of characters

...world-wide that they had completed a rough or first draft of the sequence of the human genome. The powerful headlines shown in Figure 1.3 were the way that some British newspapers captured the attention of their readers, on or around that date. Is the Human Genome Project ‘the breakthrough that changes everything’ (Figure 1.3), and, if so, how will it? Does the draft...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
Energy resources: solar energy
Nature & Environment

Energy resources: solar energy

...world?...Energy resources: Solar energy: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: explain the principles that underlie the ability of various natural phenomena to deliver solar energy outline the technologies that are used to harness the power of solar energy discuss the positive and negative aspects of solar energy in relation to natural and...
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Level 2: Intermediate 2 hrs
Getting started with German 3
Languages

Getting started with German 3

...world in your little box or on your tablet. Okay, so now I’m going to introduce some more key phrases. 2019 sah man weniger fern als 2018. So, mehr als and the opposite is weniger als. And you can see, 2019: zweihundertelf Minuten. On 2018, zweihundertsiebzehn Minuten. Least of all: am wenigsten. Im Jahr 1997 sah man am wenigsten fern. Am wenigsten is the adverb meaning...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Water for life
Nature & Environment

Water for life

...world, including ourselves. In this free course, Water for life, you will learn the basic chemistry of how these components work together, starting with a chemical compound we are all very familiar with water...Atoms, elements and molecules are the building blocks of everything that makes up our world, including ourselves. In this free course, Water for life, you will...
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Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs
Succeed with maths: part 1 Badge icon
Science, Maths & Technology

Succeed with maths: part 1

...world...Does maths feel like a bit of a mystery to you? Are you looking to improve your confidence in using maths in a variety of everyday situations? If so, this free course, Succeed with maths: part 1, is for you. Beginning with the very foundations of maths, this course will start by looking at how numbers are put together, before guiding you through how to use...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
An introduction to school librarianship Badge icon
Education & Development

An introduction to school librarianship

...world, or whether books should have age limits like films. And it's a great way to get them to read some of the books as well. Posters, competitions, and reading lists are all great ways to promote reading. You could try a reading passport as a fun way to encourage students to try different genres, and collect stamps and stickers as they progress. But it isn't enough just...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Bob Dylan as Nobel Laureate: Two reactions
History & The Arts

Bob Dylan as Nobel Laureate: Two reactions

...world, some in Japan were left feeling disappointed by the news. Many thought this would finally be the year Japanese novelist Haruki Murakami would win. 2016年のノーベル文学賞発表まで、あと12時間。さて、村上春樹の受賞はあるんだろうか？ https://t.co/ZS08XY5Nqj — 村上春樹新聞 (@murakami_times) October 12, 2016 Just 12 hours unti...
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