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Thought and Experience
History & The Arts

Thought and Experience

...course AA308 Thought and experience... Thought and Experience A short introduction to this album Origins of the modern concept of mind A detailed discussion about the Aristotelian concept of the soul and the Cartesian concept of the mind by Susan James Issues facing contemporary philosophy of mind A detailed discussion about various approaches to contemporary philosophy...
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Audio 5 hrs 8 mins
Innovation Design: Sustainable Communities
Science, Maths & Technology

Innovation Design: Sustainable Communities

...Course T307 Innovation: designing for a sustainable future... Innovation Design: Sustainable Communities A short introduction to this album. Demonstrating sustainability in Scotland A community designed to be sustainable, environmentally friendly and ecologically sound. Designing an eco-village The architect of Beddington zero fossil energy development talks about the...
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Audio 55 mins
Philosophy and the Human Situation
History & The Arts

Philosophy and the Human Situation

...course A211 Philosophy and the human situation... Philosophy and the human situation An introduction to this album Liberty and Offence Philosophy professor Jonathan Wolff discusses 19th century classical liberal thinker John Stuart Mill’s famous ‘harm’ principle Rousseau and Positive Freedom Philosophy lecturer Derek Matravers explains 18th century philosopher...
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Audio 4 hrs 19 mins
When is the best time to buy plane tickets?
Money & Business

When is the best time to buy plane tickets?

...course, no company wants to discount its product more than it has to. Hence, the airlines face two somewhat contradictory goals: to maximize revenue by flying full planes and to sell as many full-fare seats as possible. This a process known in the industry as yield or revenue management. Airlines and their bucket lists Here is how yield management works. For each flight...
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Success and failure in healthcare: should regulation be simple or integrated?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Success and failure in healthcare: should regulation be simple or integrated?

...course, healthcare professionals and their co-workers’ scope of practice, their technical gadgetry and medicinal substances are provided within an organisational structure. Each of these three elements is heavily regulated in the UK to ensure that, mostly, healthcare is controlled, efficient and above all safe. Of course this is not always the case. The Report of the...
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Article 10 mins
Averages
Science, Maths & Technology

Averages

...course, 2. What happens if a new colleague joins us, and the new colleague has 3 children? Well, now the total number of children is 11, and the mean number of children per person is 11 divided by 5, which comes to 2.2. Now none of us actually has 2.2 children, and of course it’s not possible for any individual to have 2.2 children; but that doesn’t matter. The mean...
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War enthusiasm
History & The Arts

War enthusiasm

...course, there was a crucial difference between the British army and those from the continent: Britain’s was a volunteer army, not one made up of conscripts, and it could be argued that the huge numbers of volunteers that rushed forward in the first weeks of the war indicate the extent of war enthusiasm in Britain. Between 4 August and 12 September, more than 478,000 men...
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How juror bias can be tackled to ensure fairer trials
Society, Politics & Law

How juror bias can be tackled to ensure fairer trials

...courses. A microcosm of society, the jury room has always fascinated people: a variety of individuals from different backgrounds all working together to make a judgement on the fate of an individual. These judgements are some of the biggest decisions a person will face in their lifetime, and can have serious consequences for both individuals on trial (such as when someone...
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