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A brief history of the ever-changing definition of culture
Health, Sports & Psychology

A brief history of the ever-changing definition of culture

...become the core elements of the culture.(Wan and Chiu, 2009.) This is because the above definition means that what a culture is can be determined by the people within it, they can choose how to define it. Whatever their way of life might be, what intrinsic or extrinsic aspects there are which distinguish a group from another, the parts they want to be proud of, the parts...
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Article 15 mins
African and Caribbean coaches in international football: is there enough progress?
Health, Sports & Psychology

African and Caribbean coaches in international football: is there enough progress?

...becoming the head coach of an English Premier League club? There is no reason why this should not be the case given the number of players from Africa or of African heritage playing in the Premier League. Country Current coach (at 2026 World Cup) Indigenous/nationality Coach(es) during qualifying period Algeria Vladimir Petković Bosnian / Swiss Djamel Belmadi (started) /...
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Article 5 mins
Digital communications
Digital & Computing

Digital communications

...become ever more significant, and fibre is now being used even in LANs and the access network. The way in which fibre is used is also changing. Originally, fibre was used just for stand-alone point-to-point links. Signal processing – amplification, regeneration, switching and routeing, for example – was done in electronic components. Now, however, devices for optical...
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Level 3: Advanced 20 hrs
Introducing International Relations
Society, Politics & Law

Introducing International Relations

...become prominent in IR due to climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution. These issues require international cooperation, as seen in global climate agreements. For example, competition over resources like cobalt has environmental implications, affecting mining practices in countries like Congo and influencing sustainable energy policies globally. Social and cultural...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
How the potato fuelled the rise of liberal capitalism
History & The Arts

How the potato fuelled the rise of liberal capitalism

...become a cornerstone of modern capitalism. These ideas have profoundly shaped our world. It was perhaps inevitable that Adam Smith should particularly recommend potatoes. His idea of the free market was premised on the conviction that national wealth was possible only when people were happy and pursued their own self-interest. Happiness and comfort, in turn, required a...
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Hero and villain: Robert Clive of the East India Company
History & The Arts

Hero and villain: Robert Clive of the East India Company

...becoming a national statesman. This was not to be. By 1768 he was a symbol of private greed and would have lost the seat had he not outmanoeuvred the winner on appeal. The Bengal famine began the following year. The historical evidence shows that even though EIC officials knew families were starving, some of its officers engaged in the hoarding and profiteering of grain,...
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Minerals and the crystalline state
Science, Maths & Technology

Minerals and the crystalline state

...student), or to register with you email address to create an account free of charge. This only takes a few minutes to do. Note that the interactive activities on the OpenScience Laboratory website require a modern web browser, such as Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, Apple Safari or Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 or later. This OpenLearn course is an adapted extract from...
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Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
Electromagnetism: testing Coulomb’s law
Science, Maths & Technology

Electromagnetism: testing Coulomb’s law

...becomes r sub 12 times r hat sub 12 equals bold r sub one minus bold r sub two full stop Equation label: (7) This notation is convenient because the indices 1 and 2 are in the same order on both sides of the equation. However, remember that the displacement is from q sub two to q sub one . The left-hand index labels the end-point and the right-hand index labels the...
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Level 2: Intermediate 4 hrs