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What was Lewis Carroll like?
History & The Arts

What was Lewis Carroll like?

...mathematics, and wrote many abstruse and learned books, very different from "Alice in Wonderland." There is a tale that when the Queen had read "Alice in Wonderland" she was so pleased that she asked for more books by the same author. Lewis Carroll was written to, and back, with the name of Charles Dodgson on the title-page, came a number of the very dryest books about...
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Article 10 mins
Coaching neurodivergent athletes
Health, Sports & Psychology

Coaching neurodivergent athletes

...podcast episode is of two young people, Ginny and Andrew, discussing lived experiences of autism. Listen to the clip, where Andrew describes his experience of masking. While listening, consider the three questions that follow. GINNY You mentioned masking, which is something I’ve heard a lot about, but I don't feel like I understand well. ANDREW Yeah. So I think masking...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
What do you need to know about Donald Trump's nominee to oversee US banking?
Money & Business

What do you need to know about Donald Trump's nominee to oversee US banking?

...mathematical formula. It would use the current rate as a starting point and then factor in data tied to inflation and GDP, both based on the difference between the actual figures and the bank’s targets. Inflation is an important variable because price changes impact people’s standard of living, while GDP growth affects the number of jobs available in the economy....
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Article 5 mins
Succeed with maths: part 1 Badge icon
Science, Maths & Technology

Succeed with maths: part 1

...mathematics, and others will clearly fall into the category of maths problems. To help you there will be hints for you to use, if you need them. All of these puzzles bring up points about how to engage in maths and what is useful to know. In the following video, the course author Maria Townsend introduces you to Week 1: Maria Townsend Like me, many people enjoy completing...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Developing resilience in sport
Health, Sports & Psychology

Developing resilience in sport

...podcast, I think the World Cup draw has been made with England. Often the example I give with that example of individual resilience doesn’t necessarily guarantee team resilience is the England kind of football team – a bunch of individuals who are great individually, some of whom have kind of participated, you know, competed at, you know, highest levels in champions...
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Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
Smart Cities in the Making: Learning from Milton Keynes
Society, Politics & Law

Smart Cities in the Making: Learning from Milton Keynes

...podcast, what I'd like to do is tell you a little bit about what we're going to be looking at, why we think it's important, and why we think different people will benefit from the research findings that we're going to be coming up with. But before I go any further, let me introduce the whole research team to you. There are eight of us in all. We're a mix of geographers,...
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Video 10 mins
Intuitive eating: a new relationship with food, or another fad diet?
OpenLearn Ireland

Intuitive eating: a new relationship with food, or another fad diet?

...podcast that talks about the diet culture and the impact it has had on our overall health. The diet culture pretends to be about promoting health and wellbeing but instead actually causes harm. Striving to be healthy is a concept that is generally accepted, however, when you try to be stick to a strict diet, you ultimately fail and are left back at square one. This...
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Article 5 mins
Am I ready to be a distance learner?
Education & Development

Am I ready to be a distance learner?

...mathematical calculations. Activity 2 Timing: Duration 20 mins What sort of approach best fits your attitude to study? Select five skills from the following list that best match your preferred study approach. Then copy and paste them into the box below. I don’t like to give up, I tend to persevere at a task. I am confident about reading in order to learn from different...
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Level 1: Introductory 3 hrs