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Matt Ridley - Stories of Change
Nature & Environment

Matt Ridley - Stories of Change

...family history. Do you – MR: I have an affection for what coal did for humanity and I occasionally feel like standing up for it. I try and be dispassionate about it, I always declare that I have, currently, an interest in coal mining. It doesn’t actually last for very much longer, another couple of years and then I get no money from coal mining and then I can say what...
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What is heritage?
History & The Arts

What is heritage?

...family history; the language and customs which govern our social lives rely for their meaning on a continuity between past and present. Yet at times the pace of change, and its consequences, are so radical that not only is change perceived as decline, but there is the threat of rupture with our past lives. (Hewison, 1987, pp. 43–5) The context in which Hewison was...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Understanding ADHD
Health, Sports & Psychology

Understanding ADHD

...history of individual collected; Family history collected; Psychological testing conducted. The second pink panel lower down reads ‘Differential diagnosis’ and the blue panel positioned next to it bullet points the following: Details of any signs and symptoms are collated and all possible diagnoses are noted; The probability of each of the diagnoses are considered and...
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Level 2: Intermediate 12 hrs
Making sense of mental health problems
Health, Sports & Psychology

Making sense of mental health problems

...family history, whether there’s anybody else in the family that’s had similar experiences. I’d want to know whether there are any current triggers that maybe have caused these difficulties. And I’d probably hypothesise that perhaps she’d had similar experiences in the past that she hadn’t told people about. So there may be lots of things that could then...
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Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
An introduction to floodplain meadows
Nature & Environment

An introduction to floodplain meadows

...family history, stories from the local landscape and community traditions that reflect our previous more intimate connection with nature. We still celebrate these links through festivals, activities, artworks and stories, as you can see in the following carousel of images. Activity 1 Timing: Allow about 5 minutes Name an activity or tradition that you are involved with...
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Level 1: Introductory 3 hrs
Psychology around the world
Health, Sports & Psychology

Psychology around the world

...family history, connection to ancestors and places where ancestors came from Iwi Tribe or people, extended family connections Mātauranga Māori Traditional Māori knowledge and cultural ways of thinking Oriori, waiata, haka Traditional Māori songs (oriori and waiata) and dances (haka). Oriori in particular are part of storytelling, preserving and passing on Māori...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Obesity: balanced diets and treatment
Science, Maths & Technology

Obesity: balanced diets and treatment

...family history of heart disease or strokes and discovered that he was not currently taking any medicines. Ron replied that his father had died of a heart attack when he was 67 years old and his mother had died following a stroke at 60 years old. The nurse asked Ron about his current eating and exercise habits and Ron explained about the sprained ankle and the knock-on...
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Level 2: Intermediate 15 hrs
Talk the talk
Education & Development

Talk the talk

...family history, your medication history, your surgical history, your allergy history ... did I forget any history? But this part of the equation I didn't really get, and I don't think my physicians really get this part of the equation. What does that mean, my environment? Well, it can mean a lot of things. This is my life. These are my life places. ......
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs