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‘Lydios logos’: the story of Croesus
History & The Arts

‘Lydios logos’: the story of Croesus

...work ‘The Histories’. Explore the contradictions in his narrative with other contemporary and archaeological evidence. Think about the extent to which Herodotus deserves his title ‘father of history’...We have selected the Croesus story from Herodotus Book 1 chapter 6 - 95 as the basis for this intermediate activity in the OpenLearn Herodotus Collection. Our aim...
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Activity 5 mins
The Borders of Astrobiology
Science, Maths & Technology

The Borders of Astrobiology

...work to diversify and democratise the decision-making process in space governance. I think one major obstacle to having respect for the space environment is the fact that it appears lifeless. Many humans have a strong life-bias and therefore find it hard to care for an environment in which there is no life. However, this is also a question of which peoples’ views are...
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Sustainability at Christmas: Considering single use items, traditional plastics and bioplastics
Science, Maths & Technology

Sustainability at Christmas: Considering single use items, traditional plastics and bioplastics

...work with 3D-printed PLA designs, demonstrating the creative potential of bioplastics. [Museum of Design in Plastics (MoDiP) logo] References Abe, M.M., Martins, J.R., Sanvezzo, P.B., Macedo, J.V., Branciforti, M.C., Halley, P., Botaro, V.R. and Brienzo, M. (2021) Advantages and Disadvantages of Bioplastics Production from Starch and Lignocellulosic Components. Polymers,...
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Five ways you can tell if your child is ‘normal’
Health, Sports & Psychology

Five ways you can tell if your child is ‘normal’

...worked in outpatient Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS), and one of the most useful ways in figuring out when a ‘problem was a real problem’ was by asking caregivers to compare their child’s behaviour to what is usual for them. There can be lots of changes in the teenage years, so it can be hard to tell if a certain change is a major concern. If you...
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Article 10 mins
Should we read John Locke today?
Society, Politics & Law

Should we read John Locke today?

...worked as a lawyer, Locke had helped draft a new constitution for the Carolinas which legitimised slave-ownership. He was also a shareholder in the Royal African Company, which was an early key player in the transatlantic slave trade. While Locke had a lot to say about human freedom and slavery in an abstract, philosophical sense, his work is silent on the systematic...
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Impossible Peace 2: Tea for two
OpenLearn Ireland

Impossible Peace 2: Tea for two

...worked positively within the North Belfast community particularly around interface areas. From Sean Kelly’s statement to the Sentence Review Commission - part of a process to have his licence restored. [Kevin Winters handwritten note and portrait. See details below for text transcript.]Kevin Winters reflects on 2005. Text transcript I represented Mr Sean Kelly circa...
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Children’s rights
Society, Politics & Law

Children’s rights

...work done with boys around why this is being done and for them to also feel that things are specially for them, or rather to recognise that many things are in any case already specially for them and we don’t know how that was dealt with in school because this is a very short film, but for me it raised that issue and there are further issues around issues of race. Esther...
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Level 2: Intermediate 1 hr
The technology of crime control
Society, Politics & Law

The technology of crime control

...work, those people who have businesses, and those people who come into town on an evening to socialise and drink, we were quite overwhelmed by the amount of support there was. We published the details in the press and in TV, of where the cameras would be, they are quite large in effect so they are quite readily visible, which I think is important for CCTV because the...
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Level 2: Intermediate 1 hr