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Why the economy can't explain Trump or Brexit
Society, Politics & Law

Why the economy can't explain Trump or Brexit

...Le Pen and Wilders happening now? Immigration and ethnic change. This is unsettling that portion of the white electorate that prefers cultural order over change. The US was about 90 percent white in 1960, is 63 percent white today and over half of American babies are now from ethnic minorities. Most white Americans already think they are in the minority, and many are...
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What did Voltaire think about Buddhism?
History & The Arts

What did Voltaire think about Buddhism?

...Enlightenment, serving, for example, as important sources for Denis Diderot and Jean le Rond d’Alembert’s seminalEncyclopédie. The contents of the letters were various, but the Jesuits’ mission being what it was, it is perhaps not surprising that religion figured prominently, with many accounts of what would one day be called Buddhism. Well into the nineteenth century, Europeans divided the population of the world into four......
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The impact of technology on children's physical activity
Health, Sports & Psychology

The impact of technology on children's physical activity

...T. H., Hughes, J. P., Brody, D. J., Kit, B. K. and Ogden, C. L. (2013) ‘Physical activity and screen-time viewing among elementary school-aged children in the United States from 2009 to 2010’, Jama Pediatrics, vol. 167, no. 3, pp. 223–9. Maher, C., Olds, T. S., Eisenmann, J. C. and Dollman, J. (2012) ‘Screen time is more strongly associated than physical activity...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
A mentoring mindset (Meddylfryd mentora)
Education & Development

A mentoring mindset (Meddylfryd mentora)

...T – Take action. Acting on the chosen approach. S – Seize success. Monitoring progress, acknowledging and celebrating when a goal has been met. (Based on Kee et al., 2010) There are countless coaching models to consider, but a coach could also be successful without adopting a prescribed approach. As a professional, you will be best placed to make informed decisions...
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Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs
Voices from the Global South: an international field trip
Society, Politics & Law

Voices from the Global South: an international field trip

...T. (2021) ‘The rush to “go electric” comes with a hidden cost: destructive lithium mining’, Guardian, 14 June. Wegman, I. (2021) ‘How early Australian settlers drew maps to erase Indigenous people and push ideas of colonial superiority’, The Conversation, 26 May. Voices from the Global South 5. The view from Fiji and Aotearoa: changing climate narratives....
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Who gets to be a human? Religion in colonial histories and Indigenous resistance
History & The Arts

Who gets to be a human? Religion in colonial histories and Indigenous resistance

...T. (2007) Discourse on civility and barbarity: a critical history of religion and related categories. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Kleingeld, P. (2007) ‘Kant’s second thoughts on race’, The Philosophical Quarterly, 57(229), pp. 573–592. Kraft, S.E. (2015) ‘Shamanism and Indigenous soundscapes: the case of Mari Boine’, in Fonneland, T., Kraft, S.E. and...
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Level 2: Intermediate 6 hrs
Sut i ddarllen y newyddion
Society, Politics & Law

Sut i ddarllen y newyddion

...le ar hynny yn y bôn, mae'n ddefnyddiol gallu gwahaniaethu rhwng y ddau fath. Mae adroddiadau seiliedig ar farn yn cynnwys dehongliad yr awdur ei hun o'r digwyddiadau, a all roi safbwynt penodol iawn ar y newyddion. Drwy wahaniaethu rhwng adroddiadau ffeithiol a sylwebaeth, byddwch mewn sefyllfa well i lunio eich barn eich hun ar y sefyllfa. 2. Pwy yw awdur y stori, a...
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Homo Economicus, the East India Company and industrial espionage
Society, Politics & Law

Homo Economicus, the East India Company and industrial espionage

...le lingue e la traduzione, perche’ pensi che queste siano questioni importanti? In che misura il tuo multilinguismo è importante per la tua arte? E in quale lingua pensi che il tuo lavoro stia comunicando con il pubblico? Laura: Thanks for this question about language, translation and the relation between my own plurilingualism and art. When we have to define what is...
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