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Astronomy with an online telescope Badge icon
Science, Maths & Technology

Astronomy with an online telescope

...carbon. While this can sustain a star for a short period of time after the main sequence, it is less efficient than hydrogen fusion. In this process helium nuclei, also known as alpha particles (α-particles), fuse together to form heavier nuclei. What is the overall effect of this triple alpha process? Think about what goes into the reaction and what comes out. Answer...
Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Understanding antibiotic resistance Badge icon
Science, Maths & Technology

Understanding antibiotic resistance

...carbon atoms and one nitrogen atom. But even more importantly, note that as a four-membered ring, the bond angle now between the carbons-- instead of being like the tetrahedral carbon bond angle of 109 degrees, it's constrained to be just 90 degrees. That introduces what we call ring strain into the molecule. And it's a way in which molecules are encouraged, therefore, to...
Teaching Spanish pronunciation
Languages

Teaching Spanish pronunciation

...carbon). Glottal: In some areas (e.g. the Caribbean, parts of southern Spain, Colombia, etc.), jabón starts with a soft sound, the same as English hi [h]. The noise in the production of this sound comes from the glottis, the space between the two vocal cords (also called the vocal folds). ...Week 1 Why teach pronunciation?: Voiced or voiceless? - The third feature used...
Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs
Managing complexity: a systems approach
Society, Politics & Law

Managing complexity: a systems approach

...footprints and whether the ice will support the weight of a dog team. The distinctions the Inuit make assume their importance because of the actions they allow. They arise as embodied ways of knowing and acting in which knowledge is not separate from action. The distinctions Smilla, or other Inuit make, are not distinctions I could make except that, having read the book,...
Digital thinking tools for better decision making Badge icon
Digital & Computing

Digital thinking tools for better decision making

...carbon neutral volcano. [LAUGHTER] [APPLAUSE] Yeah. [APPLAUSE CONTINUES] And that is beautiful. Thank you. [CHORTLES] [APPLAUSE] [MUSIC FADES IN] Video 1 Can infographics contribute to critical thinking? Discussion Infographics are a tool that can help us deal with information overload by compressing a mass of detail into a picture that can be grasped quickly and easily....
Hybrid working: wellbeing and inclusion
Money & Business

Hybrid working: wellbeing and inclusion

...carbon society that recognises the limits of the global environment and therefore uses resources efficiently and proportionately (including acting on climate change); and which develops a skilled and well-educated population in an economy that generates wealth and provides employment opportunities, allowing people to take advantage of the wealth generated through securing...
Microgravity: living on the International Space Station Badge icon
Science, Maths & Technology

Microgravity: living on the International Space Station

...Carbon Water Oxygen Hydrogen Hydrocarbons a. Carbon b. Water c. Oxygen d. Hydrogen e. Hydrocarbons The correct answer is b. Some of this content forms part of the Week 8 compulsory badge quiz which you should complete next...Week 8 To the ISS, Moon and Mars!: 5 This week’s quiz - Now it’s time to complete the Week 8 compulsory badge quiz. It is similar to previous...
Global challenges in practice: designing a development intervention
Money & Business

Global challenges in practice: designing a development intervention

...carbon dependence. These activities certainly count as ‘doing development’ – but why is it not this work that springs to mind? Development is very diverse and it is done by all sorts of people. So, this week you will start to look at the actual practise of ‘development’, and specifically at the different types of interventions that are used to try to bring about...