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Aberdulais Falls: a case study in Welsh heritage
History & The Arts

Aberdulais Falls: a case study in Welsh heritage

...under Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Licence. Figure 1 RGB Aerial Photography. © GeoPerspectives COWI A/S Don't miss out: If reading this text has inspired you to learn more, you may be interested in joining the millions of people who discover our free learning resources and qualifications by visiting The Open University - www.open.edu/ openlearn/ free-courses...
Intermediate German: The world of work
Languages

Intermediate German: The world of work

...out loud. Ich möchte dir ein bisschen über Harald erzählen. Harald war früher Rechtsanwalt, aber jetzt ist er Rentner und macht viele freiwillige Arbeiten. Seine Arbeit macht ihm Spaß. Er arbeitet freiwillig als Berater in der Flüchtlingshilfe, als Vorleser in der Schule und bei der Freiwilligen Feuerwehr. In seiner Freizeit macht er Sport und geht Karten spielen....
Welsh history and its sources
History & The Arts

Welsh history and its sources

...out that these are extracts from longer and more detailed discourses about the history of Wales, but they each contain important views and information that illustrate the nature of historical investigations into Welsh topics. The Welsh history and its sources site contains additional information about most of the periods and in some cases the topics that are the subjects...
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How the potato fuelled the rise of liberal capitalism
History & The Arts

How the potato fuelled the rise of liberal capitalism

...out more about that, we need to go back to the 18th century. Enlightened eating Today’s somewhat uneasy marriage of public health and individual choice is the result of new ideas that emerged during the Enlightenment. During the 18th century, states across Europe began to rethink the bases of national wealth and strength. At the heart of these new ideas was a new...
What can Earth tell us about Mars?
Science, Maths & Technology

What can Earth tell us about Mars?

...out of the sediments using lots of water and then filtering the water to collect as many cells as possible. We’re also using very harsh chemicals to burst open the cells to extract their DNA. We’ve also been able to extract RNA from the Colour Peak samples. This is excellent, as RNA gives us a more accurate view of the living Colour Peak microbial community. The...
Hero and villain: Robert Clive of the East India Company
History & The Arts

Hero and villain: Robert Clive of the East India Company

...out more about The Open University's BA (Honours) History and Politics qualification. In 2020, there were petitions to remove Clive of India’s statue from outside the Foreign Office in London. Leading historians view Robert Clive as unworthy of celebration since his reputation falls far short of the values demanded of public office and because his administrative...
What is a virus?
Science, Maths & Technology

What is a virus?

...out of a cell’s genome and reinsert into another part of the genome. If such ‘transposable elements’ were to become bound up in a piece of cell membrane and escape the cell, it could move to another cell – akin to how a virus would transfer. However, another view proposes that viruses are actually more ancient than other cells. This is because the majority of...
Fatih Birol - Stories of Change
Nature & Environment

Fatih Birol - Stories of Change

...out of the exhaust gas, pump it into rocks underground. It’s a huge technology, very expensive. It’s been talked about for decades now. We’ve barely got a handful of plants up and running. In Norway, where they’ve been looking into it at great length, they’re despairing that they can’t bring the cost down and that more companies aren’t wanting to invest in...