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Technology, networks and international order
Society, Politics & Law

Technology, networks and international order

...introduction to the album. Technological revolutions Helen Yanacopulos and Simon Bromley discuss technological revolutions and waves of innovation. The benefits of ICT's Simon Bromley and William Brown discuss the benefits and development of ICT's (information and communication technologies). A global civil society Helen Yanacopulos looks at the idea of a global civil...
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Audio 24 mins
Cooperation, anarchy and interdependence
Society, Politics & Law

Cooperation, anarchy and interdependence

...introduction to the album. The World Trade Organisation Jef Huysmans and Simon Bromley discuss the WTO (World Trade Organisation). The realist model Jef Huysmans outlines the buidling blocks of the realist argument of international order. The Liberal model Simon Bromley explains the elements of the Liberal model. The North American Free Trade Agreement A discussion about...
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Audio 32 mins
Biodiversity
Nature & Environment

Biodiversity

...'fynbos'... Biodiversity An introduction to this album iSpot A guided tour of the key features of iSpot.org.uk, showing how people of all ages can contribute to this database of biodiversity. Fynbos, a floral kingdom Silvertown introduces some of his latest projects, in particular how eco hydrology can improve the water supply to communities in the Cape of South Africa....
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Audio 12 mins
Structural Integrity: designing against failure
Science, Maths & Technology

Structural Integrity: designing against failure

...failure A short introduction to this album. Kinzua's Weakest Link An engineer's worst nightmare come true. Using aerial photography and forensic markers to investigate the precise sequence of the collapse. Reconstructing the collapse Connecting the failure at Kinzua to the Tay Bridge disaster. What lessons have gone into the construction of the new bridge at Mingo creek?...
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Audio 21 mins
Origins of The Cold War
History & The Arts

Origins of The Cold War

...Introduction to Origins of the Cold War Different ways of examining the cold war. Were Europeans players in The Cold War? Professor Anne Deighton explains the changes ways historians approach The Cold War. The politics of blame during The Cold War Has there been too much emphasis on the superpowers? Western European integration How did all the stakeholders reconcile their...
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Audio 23 mins
Ecosystems: the carbon cycle
Science, Maths & Technology

Ecosystems: the carbon cycle

...cycle A short introduction to this album How plants make food The influence of differing levels of light, water, CO2 and nutrients on plant photosynthesis around the world Recycling carbon How carbon is returned to the atmosphere through decomposition of organic matter The peatbog problem Why peatbogs are crucial carbon containers, and how atmospheric methane is measured...
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Audio 19 mins
Does handing a company on to the children work?
Money & Business

Does handing a company on to the children work?

...management practices, says Daniela Scur...[Alexander Robertson and Sons] Alexander Robertson & Sons, founder and next generation of Clydeside ship-builders, photographed in the 1920s Family firms are the most prevalent type of firm in the world. This is especially true in emerging economies, where they account for over half of medium-sized firms in the manufacturing...
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Article 5 mins
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Education & Development

Leadership and followership

...Management. New York: Free Press. Northouse, P. G. (2022) ‘Introduction’, Leadership Theory and Practice. 9th edn. Available at: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Leadership-Practice-Peter-G-Northouse-ebook/dp/B08VN5LN43 (Accessed 16 November 2023). Pietraszewski, d. (2020) ‘The evolution of leadership: Leadership and followership as a solution to the problem of creating an...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs