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The People on the Notes: Adam Smith
History & The Arts

The People on the Notes: Adam Smith

...centre of a thriving trading network. At the University of Glasgow, Smith taught the sons of the wealthy sugar and tobacco merchants who dominated local politics, invested their money in shipping and new industrial development, and were rebuilding Glasgow into an imposing city of stone. In his Glasgow classes, Smith lectured on “moral philosophy”, which in...
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Article 10 mins
Lifecycle of the Car Industry
Money & Business

Lifecycle of the Car Industry

...centred on replacements for what people already own. Manufacturers concentrate their efforts on improvements to the manufacturing process, advertising and price competition. Price wars create further barriers to entry for new or smaller firms, and existing firms tend to keep their market share." (Mazzucato) The mass market is supplied by ever fewer and ever larger...
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Article 10 mins
Prison Abolition in Question(s): Part Two
Education & Development

Prison Abolition in Question(s): Part Two

...centres and inner cities with high crime rates and where ordinary people are fearful of being victimised? Abolitionism is about building communities of inclusion and strengthening social bonds. We are less likely to be fearful of ‘crime’ if we feel a sense of connection to our local communities. Fear and insecurity around ‘crime’ are often closely tied to people...
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Article 12 mins
African Caribbean religions and the problem of representation
History & The Arts

African Caribbean religions and the problem of representation

...centre of liturgical Christian Catholic life. Protestants ‘who saw African fetishism firsthand identified it with Catholic sacred equipment, images, and statues’ (Böhme, 2014, p. 144). Throughout the Enlightenment, the term fetish was revisited by Charles De Brosses to describe African religions in general. In doing so De Brosses extended the term fetishism to...
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A brief history of Harlem
Society, Politics & Law

A brief history of Harlem

...centre had declined. The arrival of the elevated railroad seven years later brought a new rush of fortune to the area. A period of rapid property development followed, but an oversupply of new buildings and delays in the extension of the New York subway network sent prices into a downward spiral. The low property prices proved attractive to emigre Eastern European Jews -...
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Exploring the psychological aspects of sport injury Badge icon
Health, Sports & Psychology

Exploring the psychological aspects of sport injury

...research and theory around the psychological aspects of sport injury, you’ll first examine your own thoughts on the potential links. Activity 2 Early thoughts – psychological aspects of injury Timing: Allow about 10 minutes If you have suffered from a sport injury in the past, think about some of the thoughts, feelings and behaviours you experienced before you were...
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Level 2: Intermediate 24 hrs
Heritage case studies: Scotland
History & The Arts

Heritage case studies: Scotland

...centre (with interpretative area), a reconstructed cottage and a substantial part of the main battlefield. The battlefield itself consists of moorland through which gravel paths wind, guiding visitors. Along the way, wooden signs mark the positions of the clans, regiments and munitions on the field. More obviously red and yellow flags denote the locations of the battle...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Introducing engineering
Science, Maths & Technology

Introducing engineering

...researchers, bankers, lawyers, steel erectors, bricklayers and joiners, machinery sales people … and engineers. So who or what are engineers and what do they do? Ask this question of people in the street and you are likely to get many different answers. Some may think of building things, such as bridges or skyscrapers; some may think of repairing things like cars or...
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Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs