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The Acropolis and the Parthenon
History & The Arts

The Acropolis and the Parthenon

...course A219 Exploring the Classical World... The Acropolis An introduction to this album’s contents. The Panathenaia and the Panathenaic way How the archaeological remains of ancient Athens reveal much about civic life. The Acropolis Exploring the Acropolis in the footsteps of ancient Athenians. The Parthenon Exploring the functions of the largest building on the...
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Mapping Britain
Society, Politics & Law

Mapping Britain

...course DD100, An 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...
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The physical world: helicopters
Science, Maths & Technology

The physical world: helicopters

...course S207 The physical world... The physical world: helicopters An introduction to this album How helicopters fly Marie and Tracey from the Royal Berkshire Ambulance Unit find out how helicopter rotors work. Traditional rotor blades How rotor blades are constructed to cut through the air and keep the helicopter off the ground. Modern rotor blades Large, high speed...
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Personal and career development in engineering
Science, Maths & Technology

Personal and career development in engineering

...course T191 Personal and career development in engineering... Personal and career development in engineering A short introduction to this album. The Work and Background of a Female Automotive Engineer Penny Freeman, a professional automotive engineer, talks about her career in car and component manufacturing in the UK. Life as a Digital Communications Engineer Steve...
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Why is Mongolia a good place to die?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Why is Mongolia a good place to die?

...free vodka. In the economic turmoil that followed Mongolia’s independence (after the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991), the authorities were forced to introduce food rationing. But one thing they had plenty of was vodka, and they added it to every ration. “Each family got two bottles a week,” says Odontuya, shaking her head. “It was a very stupid policy.”...
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Peter Tuddenham On Using Systems Thinking In Practice
Society, Politics & Law

Peter Tuddenham On Using Systems Thinking In Practice

...courses on Systems Behaviour, Industrial Relations and Computers and Computing with the UK Open University in 1978-1980. After completing his Army service, he moved to the USA in 1980. He obtained a BS degree in Business from Regis University in Denver, Colorado in 1982. He went on to study Systems Design at Saybrook University in California with Bela Banathy. As an...
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Esports: an introduction to the industry
Science, Maths & Technology

Esports: an introduction to the industry

...has launched a comprehensive 24-hour online CPD course for teachers. This badged qualification will equip educators with the knowledge, confidence and practical strategies needed to introduce esports and build meaningful esports education programmes in schools. Find out more about EStars and The Open University's for-fee CPD course: EStars CPD Programme In Esports....
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A brief history of Science
History & The Arts

A brief history of Science

...courses and qualifications Humankind has always been inquisitive, needing to understand why things behave in a certain way, and trying to link observation with prediction. For example, since prehistoric times we have observed the heavens and tried to make sense of the seasonal changes in the position of the sun, moon and stars. [Astronomers statue outside the Griffith...
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