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Can we be categorised by our DNA?
Science, Maths & Technology

Can we be categorised by our DNA?

...think of colours as distinct, and assign them different labels such as red, green and blue, we look at a colour palette to understand the continuity of colours, and the difficulty of assigning discrete labels. In other words, we do not deny that the people of South Africa would on average have much darker skin compared to the people of France. But we want to point out...
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Video 7 mins
On the death of Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela
Society, Politics & Law

On the death of Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela

...think that the best measure of Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela as a political hero are the millions of South Africans who are celebrating his life and grieving his death. Mandela, (Madiba or Tata, the father of the nation), as leader of the African National Congress (ANC), together with COSATU, the trade union confederation, and the South African Communist Party, set the road...
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Article 10 mins
Helen Cammock and the art of storytelling
Languages

Helen Cammock and the art of storytelling

...thinking behind one aspect of her work. Joint winner of the Turner Prize in 2019, Cammock uses a variety of methods and materials – video, performance, photography – to explore the multitude of personal stories and people’s histories which are entwined together in the fabric of our culture. One of the techniques she uses is the ventriloquising of other people’s...
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Video 10 mins
Charles Dickens, Race and Colonialism
History & The Arts

Charles Dickens, Race and Colonialism

...think of Dickens as a ‘colonial’ writer and, while he lived through a period of aggressive colonial expansion and empire-building, his fictions are generally so distinctively metropolitan that empire often seems like a peripheral presence in them: the wings of a stage into which problematic characters depart never to be seen again, or from which they return, enriched...
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Article 10 mins
Impossible Peace 2: The missing legacy voices
OpenLearn Ireland

Impossible Peace 2: The missing legacy voices

...think about them in the different phases of the conflict and in the peace of this place. Some of them shouldered the heavy weights of change, while others made things difficult and, at times, impossible. We often talk about the different sides in conflict. There are also different sides in peace. And there are those whose voices will no longer be heard in the...
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Article 5 mins
Everyday maths 2 (Wales)
Science, Maths & Technology

Everyday maths 2 (Wales)

...system (e.g. grams and kilograms) and those in different systems (e.g. litres and gallons) use exchange rates to convert currencies work with time and timetables work out the average speed of a journey using a formula convert temperature measurements between Celsius (°C) and Fahrenheit (°F) read scales on measuring equipment. First watch the video below which introduces...
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Level 1: Introductory 48 hrs
The Irish Gothic in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries
OpenLearn Ireland

The Irish Gothic in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries

...systems of psychology. From the Oedipus complex to dream analysis and repression, Freudian concepts have had a profound impact on literature. By introducing the concept of the unconscious mind, Freud radically transformed writer’s understanding of their craft, inspiring the creation of psychologically complex and layered characters. Freud’s influence became...
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Article 45 mins
Researching Antarctic ice sheets
Nature & Environment

Researching Antarctic ice sheets

...think these studies were strong enough evidence to make a statement about the potential for sea level rise from instability. They only said it would not be more than “several tenths of a metre”. We predict that Antarctic ice sheet instability will most likely contribute 10 cm to sea level rise by 2100, and is extremely unlikely (a 1 in 20 chance) of exceeding 30 cm,...
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Video 10 mins