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Bun-chùrsa mu bhith a’ dèanamh atharrachadh poilitigeach is sòisealta
Society, Politics & Law

Bun-chùrsa mu bhith a’ dèanamh atharrachadh poilitigeach is sòisealta

...social and health-related – ‘An Introduction to making political and social change’ gives you a grounding in some of the key citizenship skills and information you will need to intervene in the world as it changes around you. This free course explores how you can make change politically and socially, giving essential background information to get started, examples...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Innovation, markets and industrial change
Society, Politics & Law

Innovation, markets and industrial change

...social pressures to purchase what others have. J.K. Galbraith, another American economist, talks of a dependence effect, where wants are dependent on the very process by which they are satisfied, since producers use advertisements and sales people to persuade us to purchase what they are making. Many commentators suggest that for a wide range of goods ‘consumption to...
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Level 2: Intermediate 15 hrs
Measure the Pulfrich Effect
Science, Maths & Technology

Measure the Pulfrich Effect

...work perfectly well if you wear spectacles – just hold the sunglasses in front of one lens. However, if your spectacles are of the photochromic variety that change shade according to the amount of light falling on them, holding the sunglassesi n front of one lens will reduce the light falling on that lens and therefore make it lighter. The end result may be that you do...
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Video 15 mins
The weakness of European Wales
Society, Politics & Law

The weakness of European Wales

...working-class identity. In that context, Welsh was a hindrance rather than a help to calls for the workers of the world to unite. So while the language now occupies an official status equal to that of English and is a compulsory subject in schools, today only 19 per cent of those living in Wales speak it, according to the 2011 census. That is certainly far more than speak...
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Article 10 mins
How I wrote Frankenstein
History & The Arts

How I wrote Frankenstein

...working of some powerful engine, show signs of life, and stir with an uneasy, half vital motion. Frightful must it be; for supremely frightful would be the effect of any human endeavour to mock the stupendous mechanism of the Creator of the world. His success would terrify the artist; he would rush away from his odious handywork, horror-stricken. He would hope that, left...
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Article 5 mins
Sperm counts
Nature & Environment

Sperm counts

...and various proteins to keep the sperm healthy and functional. Together the sperm and seminal fluid are called semen. To make a baby you need both the sperm and the seminal fluid as neither on their own is likely to result in fertilization that’s why vasectomy – preventing sperm and seminal fluid from being delivered together - works so well in preventing pregnancy....
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Article 15 mins
Advanced Spanish: Language in context
Languages

Advanced Spanish: Language in context

...work in the Internet Explorer (IE) browser. We hope to fix this problem soon...Advanced Spanish: Language in context: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: define a living language and explain the features that make it qualify as such identify the types of knowledge required in order to understand a language’s regional varieties evaluate...
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Level 3: Advanced 4 hrs
Gene testing
Science, Maths & Technology

Gene testing

...social workers and lawyers have tried to get a test carried out on an adult without the permission of the person concerned. There can also be strong pressure on individuals who, although they are aware they are undergoing testing, might not be exercising their own best judgement. An example is the family pressure that can force prospective parents to be tested so that...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs