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Inside the mind of a simultaneous translator
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Inside the mind of a simultaneous translator

...resources rather than adding substantially to them. This idea remains unconfirmed, but the Geneva team added weight to it when they invited some of the same students back into the fMRI scanner a little over a year later. During that period 19 of the returnees had undergone a year of conference interpretation training, while the others had studied unrelated subjects. The...
Introduction to active galaxies
Science, Maths & Technology

Introduction to active galaxies

...and NASA; Figure 35 (image) © 1998 The American Astronomical Society. NASA: [Details correct as of 14th April 2008] 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...
Level 2: Intermediate 20 hrs
Introduction to quantum computing
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Introduction to quantum computing

...overlooked, the publishers will be pleased to make the necessary arrangements at the first opportunity. 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....
Expert opinion: Origins of the First World War
History & The Arts

Expert opinion: Origins of the First World War

...Open University's History courses and qualifications In 2012, I recorded this audio in which two leading historians of the First World War discuss their subject, and in particular the question of the origins of the war, with me. Professor John Röhl and Professor Christopher Clark explain the fascination of the topic and give their differing views on why war broke out in...
Leonardo's life: A timeline of genius
History & The Arts

Leonardo's life: A timeline of genius

...educated person who studied the Bible. Patronage The ‘ideal’ patron of the arts is someone who financially supports an artist and purchases their work. However from the very earliest days of patronage, works of art were regarded as either items for use, or as a display of wealth, designed to enhance the prestige of both patron and artist. Historically wealthy...
Unsolved problems in cosmology
Science, Maths & Technology

Unsolved problems in cosmology

...Open University course S385 Cosmology and the distant Universe. ...Unsolved problems in cosmology: Introduction - Welcome to this free course, Unsolved problems in cosmology. If you have read any other books or articles about cosmology, or seen TV programmes on the subject, you will probably be aware that cosmological theory has been very successful in explaining a wide...
Level 2: Intermediate 6 hrs
Introduction to computational thinking
Science, Maths & Technology

Introduction to computational thinking

...inadvertently overlooked, the publishers will be pleased to make the necessary arrangements at the first opportunity. 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...
Advanced Spanish: Language in context
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Advanced Spanish: Language in context

...Open University course L314 A buen puerto: advanced Spanish, which is taught in Spanish. This course makes use of a voice recording tool. Please note that this will only currently 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:...