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Do we have a right to die?
History & The Arts

Do we have a right to die?

...concept with two people discussing topic] Do individuals have a right to die? There are a welter of complicated issues around this apparently simple question, such as the distinction between allowing someone to die (by withdrawing treatment) and enabling them to die (by intervening). Let us put that to one side and consider whether someone suffering from a terminal...
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Activity 5 mins
Systems explained: What do we mean by feedback?
Money & Business

Systems explained: What do we mean by feedback?

...concepts in systems thinking. Instead of thinking in a linear way, it recognises that as well as one cause (A) leading to an effect (B), B will also affect A in various ways. This circular causality is called a 'feedback loop'. Many elements interacting and coupled in this way result in a complex system, of mutual causes and effects, especially when they involve human...
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How can we address racial inequality and racial disproportionality?
Education & Development

How can we address racial inequality and racial disproportionality?

...concept is defined) within the police forces, and how to address racism in public institutions, remains highly charged and disputed. The killing of George Floyd in 2020 by police officers during an arrest in Minneapolis in the US, as well as other notable deaths of unarmed Black and other civilians of racially minoritised groups at the hands of police in the US within a...
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Article 10 mins
Buddhist Economics
Society, Politics & Law

Buddhist Economics

...concept of Buddhist Economics, a set of principles based on the belief that the function of business is to supply goods and services for need and true well-being. Schumacher argued that Buddhist Economics could serve as a vehicle for human development to overcome self centeredness and augment human creativity and knowledge. Presented by Dr Mike Lucas from The Open...
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Audio 44 mins
Museums in contemporary society
History & The Arts

Museums in contemporary society

...course AD281 Understanding global heritage. Global heritage: case studies Dr Rodney Harrison talks about the audio and video case studies that are integral to the course AD281 Understanding global heritage. Critical heritage studies Dr Rodney Harrison, course chair of the course AD281 Understanding global heritage, explains the concept of critical heritage studies....
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Audio 2 hrs 6 mins
60-Second Adventures in Astronomy
Science, Maths & Technology

60-Second Adventures in Astronomy

...concepts from the big bang to relativity, from black holes to dark matter. The series also explores the possibility of life beyond Earth and considers why David Bowie is still none the wiser about life on Mars... The Big Bang Just how big was the Big Bang? Discover how scientists have calculated the exact volume of the noise created at the birth of the Universe....
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Video 17 mins
A brief history of evolution
History & The Arts

A brief history of evolution

...concepts first appeared in early Greek writings, for example, in the work of Anaximander and Empedocles. Anaximander proposed that animals could be transformed from one kind to another, and Empedocles speculated that they could be made up of various combinations of pre-existing parts. However, evolutionary theories were subsequently prevented from developing and...
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Article 30 mins
Social marketing
Money & Business

Social marketing

...concepts, frameworks and techniques developed for commercial marketers can be applied to the solution of social problems...Never before have social issues been more at the centre of public and private debate. From concerns about sustainability and the future of the planet to the introduction of smoking bans, there is a growing recognition that social marketing has a role...
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Level 3: Advanced 8 hrs