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Animals at the extremes: polar biology
Nature & Environment

Animals at the extremes: polar biology

...research on the metabolic basis of this physiological state has been carried out in the USA on the black bear, which occurs over most of USA and southern Canada and is smaller and easier to maintain in captivity than brown bears or polar bears...Animals at the extremes: Polar biology: 3.3.1 Dormancy in black and brown bears - The dormant state of bears differs from true...
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Level 2: Intermediate 14 hrs
Two concepts of freedom
History & The Arts

Two concepts of freedom

...children, the expression of his face when he is alone, the words he mutters in sleep, even the characteristic movements of his body, are all jealously scrutinised. Not only any actual misdemeanour, but any eccentricity, however small, any change of habits, any nervous mannerism that could possibly be the symptom of an inner struggle, is certain to be detected. He has no...
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Level 2: Intermediate 20 hrs
Decision trees and dealing with uncertainty
Money & Business

Decision trees and dealing with uncertainty

...research to come up with probabilities. Here's something from a medical piece of research. 2619 men were found to have certain risk factors to do with coronary heart disease. Of those men, at the end of the 8-year study, 246 of them had suffered with heart disease. So if the total possible men that could have coronary heart disease with a risk factor is 2619 but only 246...
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Level 3: Advanced 5 hrs
Tamsin Edwards - Stories of Change
Nature & Environment

Tamsin Edwards - Stories of Change

...research, and people can see that we’re just ordinary physicists, mathematicians, chemists, geologists – RH: You’re a mathematician? TE: I’m a physicist. So my background is originally in particle physics. So I think that would help. I think also just being really open and transparent and saying, ‘Well look, we listened to this criticism. We have these...
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Ralph Waldo Emerson on Shakespeare's craft
History & The Arts

Ralph Waldo Emerson on Shakespeare's craft

...researches of antiquaries, and the Shakespeare Society, for ascertaining the steps of the English drama, from the Mysteries celebrated in churches and by churchmen, and the final detachment from the church, and the completion of secular plays, from Ferrex and Porrex, and Gammer Gurton's Needle, down to the possession of the stage by the very pieces which Shakespeare...
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Succeed with maths: part 2 Badge icon
Science, Maths & Technology

Succeed with maths: part 2

...research. It also looks at useful practical applications that are relevant to everyday life. Your study of this subject is spread over two weeks, and includes plenty of activities for you to do to gain confidence with these ideas. In the following video Maria introduces you to Week 3: Maria Townsend: I can’t see any clear patterns in this piece of artwork at the Open...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Exploring communications technology
Digital & Computing

Exploring communications technology

...centre, left surround and right surround), with the ‘point 1’ referring to a dedicated low frequency effect (LFE) channel carrying bass information in the 3 to 120 Hz band. AAC has now been formally embedded in both the MPEG-2 and MPEG-4 audio standards; it is the default format for various multimedia applications and services, from YouTube to Apple’s iTunes. The...
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Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
Spectres, Monsters, Fairies and Vampires: An introduction to the Irish Gothic
OpenLearn Ireland

Spectres, Monsters, Fairies and Vampires: An introduction to the Irish Gothic

...Children’s and Household Tales] became a bestseller when it was translated into English in 1823. In many ways, the folktale can be classed as the original Gothic story. Folktales regularly introduce elements of the supernatural, with a central character in need of rescuing. They were in many ways a rich storehouse for Gothic fiction, lending their characters, narrative...
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Article 45 mins