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Classical studies: it's more than the words
History & The Arts

Classical studies: it's more than the words

...Course team. Bookmark this article and come back to review the questions, once you have spent some time looking at the other resources and exploring the map. [Fragment from Herodotus' Histories, Book VIII on Papyrus Oxyrhynchus 2099, dated to early 2nd century AD] Fragment from Herodotus' 'The Histories', Bk 8 on papyrus, early 2nd century AD How to read literature The...
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Human impacts on the lives of animals
Nature & Environment

Human impacts on the lives of animals

...courses and qualifications [Black necked storks] During the long history of life on Earth, the generally slow pace of evolution has been punctuated by dramatic mass extinction events, during which, over a relatively short period of time, a very large number of species became extinct. There are thought to have been five such events, of which the most recent occurred at the...
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The assassination of Franz Ferdinand
History & The Arts

The assassination of Franz Ferdinand

...courses and qualifications [Franz Ferdinand approaching his Gräf & Stift car] On 28 June 1914, Gavrilo Princip, a Serbian nationalist, assassinated the Austrian heir to the throne, Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie in the Bosnian capital Sarajevo. To understand the importance of this event, imagine the Prince of Wales and his wife being assassinated while...
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Two kings, two very different coronations
History & The Arts

Two kings, two very different coronations

...courses. [The Royal Coronation of H.M. King George IV]The Royal Coronation of H.M. King George IVShow descriptionWestminster abbey during the coronation of George IV, George IV is seated on a raised platform with spectators surrounding him. Although coronation ceremonies are characterised by tradition, they are also important opportunities for new sovereigns to...
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Messaging apps – paying attention and timing it right
Languages

Messaging apps – paying attention and timing it right

...courses. A lot has been written about the ‘attention economy’ – the way that social media companies, businesses and advertisers compete to gain people’s attention in order to boost sales. They do this because otherwise their message or product gets lost in the overwhelming amount of information that circulates on the internet. [Three young women sitting down, all...
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Do animals have sex for fun?
Nature & Environment

Do animals have sex for fun?

...courses and qualifications. There’s an idea circulating that humans are the only animal to experience sexual pleasure; that we approach sex in a way that is distinct from others. As with many questions about sex, this exposes some interesting facts about the way we discuss the subject. [Snails having sex] On one level, the question of whether humans and nonhumans...
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Roman cookery
History & The Arts

Roman cookery

...course or as a light snack. © the British Museum, British Museum Press Pine Kernel Sauce 1 teaspoon celery seed 1 teaspoon cumin 8 peppercorns 1 teaspoon dried mint 1 teaspoon dried thyme 1 teaspoon dried savory 2oz pine kernals 1 tablespoons white wine 1 tablespoon clear honey 1 tablespoon white wine vinegar 1 tablespoon fish sauce 1 teaspoon olive oil Dry roast the...
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The Material World: On Chesil Beach (getting closer to Titan)
Science, Maths & Technology

The Material World: On Chesil Beach (getting closer to Titan)

...course, Titan's surface material is 'icy' rather than 'rocky' but ice at -179oC has similar mechanical properties to rocky material on Earth's surface. So, in the early part of 2008, a programme of simulated impacts into the range of surfaces offered by Chesil Beach was carried out. But life is never simple. Some of the data was unexpected and needed to be double-checked....
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