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Alastair Fothergill - Earth in Vision
Nature & Environment

Alastair Fothergill - Earth in Vision

...children very rarely will come to broadcast TV as its transmitted, but actually that’s a very, very good thing for natural history. When I go to the States and talk to people about Planet Earth they’ve all seen it, but almost all of them have seen it on DVD; the original broadcast on the Discovery Channel was almost the advert for the DVD, and one of the wonderful...
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Video 15 mins
Textiles in Ghana
History & The Arts

Textiles in Ghana

...centre for kente weaving, at Ntonso, where adinkra is made, and at Wonoo. The latter three towns are close to Kumasi. The course requires you to watch short segments of video and pause to assess what has been discussed and further consider its significance. The course will guide you in an exploration of the following themes: Theme 1: The status of cloth-making How is the...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
Understanding and managing risk
Money & Business

Understanding and managing risk

...research technique of decision-tree analysis, which can be useful for showing the links between choices and the risk implications of making those choices. Even if you do not go through the whole process of estimation and ‘roll back’, just drawing the tree will often clarify cause and effect. Box 7 The concept of a decision tree The principle in this
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Level 3: Advanced 20 hrs
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
Climate change: island life in a volatile world
Society, Politics & Law

Climate change: island life in a volatile world

...research by climate scientists collaborating internationally has built up a picture of the earth's weather systems being transformed by human activities. These changes are often referred to, in a kind of shorthand, as ‘global warming’. The prospect of global climate change and what it might mean for the way we experience and imagine our planet is the theme of this...
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Level 2: Intermediate 15 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
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