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Investigating fungi: the wood-wide web
Science, Maths & Technology

Investigating fungi: the wood-wide web

...introduction to this album. Investigating symbiotic relationships Dr David Robinson explains the relationship between fungi and living trees. Unearthing the woodwide web Where to find fungi, and the role that they play in the forest. Mutual benefits How fungi use nutrients in the forest, and how these are transported through the fungus. Transforming biology into economics...
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Audio 28 mins
Markets in crisis
Society, Politics & Law

Markets in crisis

...projections of major environmental impact from climate change. All pose serious challenges to the global economic and financial systems. Economist and Nobel prize winner Amartya Sen along with leading experts in the field discuss re-thinking the social, economic and political systems we have in place today. This material forms part of The Open University course DD309...
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Audio 20 mins
Working and Learning In Sport and Fitness
Health, Sports & Psychology

Working and Learning In Sport and Fitness

...managing others in a range of sport and fitness settings. The eight video tracks on this album follow professionals working in a gym, a sports college and an ice-rink. They demonstrate how to encourage motivation, how to delegate and how to improve your own instructional skills. This material forms part of The Open University course E113 Working and learning in sport and...
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Audio 35 mins
SecureDrop
Society, Politics & Law

SecureDrop

...managed by Freedom of the Press Foundation. It was initiated by a non-governmental organisation/charity and researchers, scientists and educators and encourages people to participate through an online platform. SecureDrop is local, national, transnational and global in orientation and concerned with participation and democracy, politics and representation. The project is...
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Article 5 mins
The role of business development in AstrobiologyOU
Science, Maths & Technology

The role of business development in AstrobiologyOU

...project management skills to work as a consultant, first in financial technology, developing business software for investment companies, and then helping academics and innovators to link up with industries looking for solutions to innovation problems. I came full circle when I joined the OU, first as a research and enterprise manager in the Faculty of Science, Technology,...
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Article 10 mins
Space scientist: John Zarnecki
Science, Maths & Technology

Space scientist: John Zarnecki

...introduction to this album. Big questions about our universe Zarnecki talks about the projects and ideas that drive him: sending scientific instruments into outer space, how our solar system evolved, and whether life exists on other planets. Huygens Space Probe landing In 2005, a probe landed on Titan, Saturn's largest moon. Zarnecki describes how it felt to gather real...
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Audio 21 mins
Mapping Britain
Society, Politics & Law

Mapping Britain

...introduction to the social sciences: understanding social change... Maps - what are they? When people didn’t know about large sections of the world they used their imaginations to fill the blanks. Maps and empire An early projection of the British Empire attempted to show the shape of the globe on paper to assist navigators. Maps, money and the military A map of Ireland...
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Audio 51 mins
Design and Designing
Science, Maths & Technology

Design and Designing

...introduction to this album Introduction to drawing Controlling fingers and wrist to draw shapes and letters. Shading and toning Using pencil shading to show tone. Modeling a chair How to make a cardboard model of a chair from a cereal carton. Making a cd case How to make a CD case using simple materials. Generating ideas through practice Simple techniques for designing CD...
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Audio 1 hr 7 mins