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Why does it matter that the Sun's core rotates faster than the surface?
Science, Maths & Technology

Why does it matter that the Sun's core rotates faster than the surface?

...system. A team of astronomers have discovered that the core of our sun rotates about four times faster than the surface. It’s in the middle of our solar system, on our cosmic doorstep, so how could we have missed that before? And why is it important? It’s not easy to work out what’s inside the sun – you can’t send a probe inside to fly about. The trick is to use...
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The new politics of climate change
Nature & Environment

The new politics of climate change

...systems represent a massive undertaking to achieve them within the 12 year window recommended in the IPCC 2018 climate change report. This demands a level of attention in the UK that is comparable to the UKs war effort during World War II. Such efforts must focus not just on immediate carbon targets but engage more comprehensively with the need for deep adaptation as...
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Golden Globe Ocean Race: Monsoon and its role on regulating global climate in the past
Nature & Environment

Golden Globe Ocean Race: Monsoon and its role on regulating global climate in the past

...system encompasses North America, Africa and Asia. However, the Asian monsoon is by far the most dramatic and the largest in its ariel extent. The subsystems of the Asian monsoon are: East Asian affecting China, Japan and the Far East, Indian or south Asian affecting India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Myanmar, south East Asian affecting Indonesia and northern Australia. The...
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What does the head of Ofsted do?
Society, Politics & Law

What does the head of Ofsted do?

...system and not simply denigrate unions...[What does the head of Ofsted do cartoon, society matters] Ministers are thought to be looking to the US, Canada and northern Europe in their search for the next chief inspector of schools. With the current head of Ofsted, Michael Wilshaw, due to step down in December at the end of his term, secretary of state Nicky Morgan is...
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How do musical instruments produce sound?
History & The Arts

How do musical instruments produce sound?

...system. Organology is the science of musical instrument classification; Hornbostel-Sachs is, perhaps, its most famous product. Made by, you guessed it, (Curt) Sachs and (Erich von) Hornbostel over 100 years ago, the Hornbostel-Sachs system of classification has proven to be a resilient way of categorising instruments. And to once again cut a very long story short, it does...
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Galaxies, stars and planets
Science, Maths & Technology

Galaxies, stars and planets

...System; the Sun and other stars; galaxies and the composition of astronomical objects...This free course, Galaxies, stars and planets, is a general introduction, including scale of the universe from the very large to the very small; orbits and gravity; the Solar System; the Sun and other stars; galaxies and the composition of astronomical objects....Galaxies, stars and...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Othello and apartheid
History & The Arts

Othello and apartheid

...system of enforced legal racial segregation in South Africa that was imposed on the country's majority non white inhabitants by the minority white population. In 1988 actress and director Janet Suzman took the decision to defy the racist apartheid regime by staging Othello in Johannesburg with a mixed cast of both white and black actors. In these three films we explore...
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Managing for Sustainability
Science, Maths & Technology

Managing for Sustainability

...systems. This material is taken from Open University course T867: Managing for sustainability... Source planning in waste Chris Murphy gives a brief overview of the waste industry from his experience. Source planning in occupational safety Joe Taylor explains the significance of planning from a Health and safety perspective. What is an environmental audit? Why is an...
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Video 23 mins