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Krishan Arora - Earth in Vision
Nature & Environment

Krishan Arora - Earth in Vision

...think the issue with environmental programmes is that unless they engage and make people want to do something about it, they’re often programmes that are preaching to the converted. I remember one film which I think is important for the general environmental debate and actually the general debate of the role of film making in the environment, which is called Age of...
Why you should visit the OpenLearn sustainability hub
Nature & Environment

Why you should visit the OpenLearn sustainability hub

...systems, or circular economies - there’s something for you. The hub brings together a wide mix of content that makes sense of the big issues and helps you join the dots between them. 3. It’s completely free and open to all No fees. No hidden catches. Just high-quality, open-access content from The Open University. You don’t need to sign up for a course (though you...
Cloning
Nature & Environment

Cloning

...system begins to develop, and I think we're human because of our wonderful nervous systems. And 14 days is enough, because what we what to do is research in the dish, we don't want to research using surrogate mothers." On the future: "I think there will be a range of options available for curing people of disease and trauma and they will include therapies that have come...
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Recycling: Putting consumers to work
Society, Politics & Law

Recycling: Putting consumers to work

...systems. Recycling provides just one example of a larger trend in which consumers are expected to carry out unpaid work in order to consume or dispose of goods and services. You will likely be familiar with self-service in supermarkets, with online checking-in and with self-assembly equipment. The growth of the internet has introduced new kinds of work for consumers, like...
The banking crisis: cause and effect
Money & Business

The banking crisis: cause and effect

...system. The aftermath of the worst financial crisis since the 1930s saw economic activity slump. In the UK, higher unemployment, falling house prices and a sharp increase in government debt proved to be the alarming legacy of the near implosion of the banking system. This fascinating insight into the downfall of the global financial markets gives us a clear understanding...
How was the US election viewed in the Middle East
Society, Politics & Law

How was the US election viewed in the Middle East

...think he will be a disaster for the US, and they think the American system is utterly corrupt, and deserves him. 5) There are mixed feelings about Obama While the most common attitude among Palestinians seems to be that Obama has been the same as all presidents before him, I did come across a view on both sides of the divide that differed a little from this: one man in...
Voices from the Global South: confronting climate coloniality
Society, Politics & Law

Voices from the Global South: confronting climate coloniality

...systems, alongside hierarchies of power relations that persist. Transcript. Decolonising to reimagine better futures We need to reimagine better futures. What I found in observing these films is that some of these voices do help us think about how this is possible and rethink what’s at stake and what are the challenges we need to recognise and confront. Transcript....
Innovation Design: Sustainable Communities
Science, Maths & Technology

Innovation Design: Sustainable Communities

...think that living an "alternative" lifestyle has to mean painful and radical changes to the way you live now. This album looks at various small scale initiatives which show that living sustainably may not be as unpalatable as you might imagine. Bedzed, Findhorn, Hockerton, Samsoe Island; these are all decentralised communities at the forefront of a major social and...