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Studying mammals: The insect hunters
Nature & Environment

Studying mammals: The insect hunters

...Researchers buried insects up to 12 cm deep in soil, grass and moss in an enclosure, and within 15 minutes a shrew had captured and eaten one earthworm, a cranefly (daddy-longlegs) larva, a large caterpillar and a slug. When a shrew finds an insect, it grabs it with the front incisors, which are long and pointed; the pair of first upper incisors have an extra cusp...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Exploring the boundaries between religion and culture
History & The Arts

Exploring the boundaries between religion and culture

...research, and they find themselves. [MUSIC PLAYING] Belonging to land and ancestors Discussion The flow between ritual and performance is an interesting example of a relationship between religion and culture. You might also be familiar with other examples. Music originally intended for religious ceremonies (such as Catholic Masses, Islamic Sufi dhikr, Hindu and Sikh...
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Level 1: Introductory 1 hr
Get ready for beginners’ French Badge icon
Languages

Get ready for beginners’ French

...research into aspects of the French-speaking world that interest you most. If you live in a nearby country, perhaps there is an area of France that you visit frequently. See what you can investigate further: find out about the local industry, or whether any significant historical events occurred there. Is there a chance you might travel to a French-speaking country (other...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Bill Hare - Stories of Change
Nature & Environment

Bill Hare - Stories of Change

...Research RH: This interview is for some documentaries I’m doing for the BBC on the radio and also some other radio pieces and also for a bank of interviews to act as a historical reference, so when people look back, historians look back from 20 years’ ago they’ll say, ‘What were they thinking in those days?’ Are you happy for all those things? BH: I’m happy!...
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Audio 5 mins
Extreme endurance performances – who, what and why?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Extreme endurance performances – who, what and why?

...research shows that extreme endurance exercise, such as ultra-marathons, can lower levels of anxiety. The long-term psychological benefits of extreme endurance events can be that a participant’s mood profile may change as they experience higher levels of energy and vigour and lower levels of negative mood states. While Dr Roebuck stresses the positive benefits of...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Emotion: an introductory picture
History & The Arts

Emotion: an introductory picture

...centres on a contrast between emotion and reason, but one that involves a number of different elements. First, reasoning is regarded as a form of activity: in central cases at least, it is held to be something that we do, and which is under our control. We choose to focus on a problem, to search for more evidence, to settle on a decision, and so on. In contrast, emotions...
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Level 3: Advanced 20 hrs
The science of sperm
Health, Sports & Psychology

The science of sperm

...children are not the genetic offspring of the man considered to be their father.) But sperm count alone is not the only factor that determines fertility. To understand the biology behind male fertility it must first be understood how sperm are produced, how they are transported from the man, and then how they fight their way to their final prize - the egg that may be...
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Culture and Connections: The Scots-Irish experience in America
OpenLearn Ireland

Culture and Connections: The Scots-Irish experience in America

...children liked to read. William published his first Reader in 1836 and three more followed. His brother Alexander completed the fifth and sixth readers. Each reader was progressively more challenging than the previous one. They were ‘eclectic’ in that they contained stories, poems, essays and speeches. Many of the stories depicted life on the American frontier in an...
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