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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...
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...
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...
Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
A hug for the brain: what does it mean to have a happy, healthy brain?
OpenLearn Ireland

A hug for the brain: what does it mean to have a happy, healthy brain?

...system is important as it controls the main emotions associated with anxiety fear, happiness, and anger. Its responsible for the release of hormones that produces the flight, fight or freeze response. Now fold your fingers over your thumb like in the right-hand side of the figure below. This area of the brain is called the cerebral cortex, it’s the newest part of the...
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...
Business problem solving and improvement
Science, Maths & Technology

Business problem solving and improvement

...system attractive to use. Scottish Power: Introducing Six Sigma A look at the how Scottish Power used the six sigma methodology in order to solve issues of business decline brought on by the deregulation of electricity and gas. Scottish Power: Applying Six Sigma A look at how Scottish Power used Six Sigma to streamline and improve their customer correspondence process....
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...
What is technology?
Science, Maths & Technology

What is technology?

...systems who make them, use them or are affected by them through various processes. Many people like to drink coffee, often in a coffee shop. That coffee may have come from trees which have been bred specifically for increased yields that support a small farmer and his family but that requires pesticides that were developed and manufactured in another country. The...