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Astronomy: images of the Universe
Science, Maths & Technology

Astronomy: images of the Universe

...work, objects with magnitude 6 are in fact about 100 times fainter than those with magnitude 1: each decrease of one magnitude corresponds to roughly a 2.5 times reduction in brightness. Using a large telescope, objects as faint as magnitude 25 may be detected. A 25th magnitude star is around a hundred million times fainter than those near the limit of perception for...
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Level 2: Intermediate 6 hrs
Introduction to Ukrainian language and culture
Languages

Introduction to Ukrainian language and culture

...work out how to say ‘Good day’ in Ukrainian? NATALIA: Dobryi den! MERI: Dobryi den! NATALIA: Ya Natalia, a vy? MERI: Ya Meri. NATALIA: Duzhe pryiemno! MERI: Meni tezh. Audio 2 Audio 2 transcript UKRAINIAN TRANSLITERATION Наталя–Добрий день! Natalia– Dobryi den! Мері–Добрий день! Meri–Dobryi den! Наталя–Я Наталя, а...
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Level 1: Introductory 25 hrs
Superqueeroes: Gender and superheroes
History & The Arts

Superqueeroes: Gender and superheroes

...working class, gay) and devalues femininity (Connell, 1987). Also, the hyper-masculinity expressed in superhero movies is frequently tortured, addicted, lonely, and painful. We could reflect on the gendered violence inherent in the messages this gives to young male viewers about (hyper)masculinity requiring such suffering. [Wonder Woman stamp] Is Wonder Woman merely a...
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Article 15 mins
Earth from above, 18th Century style
History & The Arts

Earth from above, 18th Century style

...worked, knobbly protuberances, signs for clouds (the first classification of clouds was made sixteen years later by Luke Howard). The concentric circles formed by these rings of clouds, together with the blue ring at the edge, are meant to suggest depth. “The Breadth of the blue Margin defines the apparent Height of the Spectator in the Balloon (viz. 4 Miles) above the...
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Article 5 mins
Paris Attacks: Social media is the villain of the piece, and the hero of the hour
Digital & Computing

Paris Attacks: Social media is the villain of the piece, and the hero of the hour

...works. In late September, 2015, IS made use of the new “Channels” tool, on Telegrams, setting up its very own channel called Nashir, which translates as “distributor” in English. Hiding in privacy Telegram is an app, launched in 2013, that can be set up on almost any device and allows messages to be sent to users, with a strong focus on privacy. IS utilises the...
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Article 10 mins
Three weeks in June and one night in November
Society, Politics & Law

Three weeks in June and one night in November

...work that lies ahead. After the US election, it emerged that Trump may not have any idea what a president does. Six months after the UK’s vote to leave the EU it is apparent that the British government has no clue about what to do next. Indeed, some government ministers do not even seem to understand the basics of international trade policy. And the UK’s opposition...
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Article 10 mins
Hearing Race: Can language use lead to racism?
Languages

Hearing Race: Can language use lead to racism?

...work. The effect of colonialism and its by-product of language standardisation has created social and economic inequalities within society. Further controversies around language and race [President Barack Obama] Obama legitimised AAE as a form of communication African American English (AAE) is an ethnolect spoken primarily by African American people within America. An...
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Article 10 mins
Dancing to the rhythm of cultures
Languages

Dancing to the rhythm of cultures

...work in the Americas, in order to ensure “good manners” in the behaviour of the population. Being persecuted only meant that dance practices outside that criterion simply became clandestine. [La Zamacueca, by Manuel Antonio Caro. Chile.] La zamacueca by Manuel Antonio Caro (1873) During the Independence period throughout the 19th century, popular dance forms not only...
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Article 15 mins