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Squares, roots and powers
Science, Maths & Technology

Squares, roots and powers

...Commons Attribution 2.0 Licence. All written material contained within course originated at The Open University. 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...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Thirty-seven winters of discontent
History & The Arts

Thirty-seven winters of discontent

...Educational Supplement looked at the teaching sector and declared that not just the winter of 2011, but the whole of the year had been a winter of discontent. But, surely, things could only get better? No. "Any hopes that 2012 is likely to be warmer should be extinguished: the forecast is bleak" warned the paper, pulling its jacket closer around its shoulders. 2012...
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Article 5 mins
Delacroix
History & The Arts

Delacroix

...opened up by the Enlightenment’s consideration of such places gave way to the application of those ideas to a process of artistic self-exploration and self-expression. And yet, as we shall see, Delacroix was not always so clearly on the side of Romanticism. His 1832 journey to Morocco would be a crucial, transforming influence on his career. First, it is necessary to...
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Level 1: Introductory 16 hrs
Language and thought: introducing representation
History & The Arts

Language and thought: introducing representation

...1971) ‘What is a speech act?’, in J.R.Searle (ed.) The Philosophy of Language, Oxford, Oxford University Press 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...
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Level 3: Advanced 20 hrs
Five missing kings and queens – and where we might find them
History & The Arts

Five missing kings and queens – and where we might find them

...opened and, although carbon dating failed, isotopic tests confirmed that the remains were indeed Eadgyth’s. But what’s puzzling is that not all of Eadgyth was actually in the lead casket: her hands and feet were nowhere to be found and most of the skull was missing. What happened to these? Experts at the time of the exhumation suggested that thieves had struck in...
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Article 10 mins
What is happening in Brazil?
Society, Politics & Law

What is happening in Brazil?

...opened impeachment proceedings against her, on the grounds that she manipulated government accounts to hide a growing deficit. There's no consensus that this constitutes a legal basis on which to impeach a president, and many accuse Congress of using the country's current political turmoil to pursue partisan aims. Simultaneously, Brazil’s electoral court will soon issue...
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Article 5 mins
Who are otherkin - and how should we view them?
Society, Politics & Law

Who are otherkin - and how should we view them?

...open and obvious. People upon hearing that we are elves simply do not believe their own eyes and ears. They think that we are joking and we share their laughter.” In the 1990s, with the beginning of the digital revolution, R’ykanadar Korra’ti founded the niche publication Elfkind Digest, initially as a mailing list. “This is not … about role-playing or...
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Article 10 mins
What does the US election mean for Europe?
Society, Politics & Law

What does the US election mean for Europe?

...open the investigation into her emails. The political implications are, as yet, unclear. The smart money suggests that she will still win the election, if only because of the vagaries of the US electoral system. But, even if true, the effect on voting for US Senators – what Americans refer to as “down-ballot voting” – could be significant. Faced with this...
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