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Wordsworth re-visited
History & The Arts

Wordsworth re-visited

...writing of poetry, placing the poet's emotions and interaction with a natural, pastoral world at the centre of poetic philosophy. Wordsworth's influences are a topic of immense academic debate, and this album provides a concise and distinct introduction to the many literary, political and cultural shifts that informed and inspired one of literature's most breathtakingly...
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Audio 27 mins
Water for life
Nature & Environment

Water for life

...write down the proportion as a fraction. If the numbers involved are too large to enter on your calculator, you will need to reduce the fraction to an equivalent fraction with smaller numbers on the top and the bottom by cancelling out some zeros. Then use your calculator to work out the required percentage.) Answer From Table 1, the volume of water stored in ice and snow...
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Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs
Tales of Trump told in Trumpian tones: Michael Wolff's Fire And Fury
Society, Politics & Law

Tales of Trump told in Trumpian tones: Michael Wolff's Fire And Fury

...writing style, methods and failure to separate clear falsehoods from certainties, Jonny Hall concedes that the book remains a gripping read that is at its most revealing when discussing the warring factions shaping Trump’s Presidency...[Donald Trump welcomes the New England Patriots to the White House] Donald Trump hosts the New England Patriots at the White House...
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Article 5 mins
What are waves?
Science, Maths & Technology

What are waves?

...writing this first law would be to say that an object does not accelerate unless it is acted on by an unbalanced force, or equivalently, if an object is acted on by an unbalanced force it will accelerate. When the water level is at its lowest point and the forces are most out of balance, in which direction is the force acting to restore the water surface to its mean...
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Level 1: Introductory 3 hrs
How I wrote Frankenstein
History & The Arts

How I wrote Frankenstein

...write her most famous novel...[Mary Shelley painting] The Publishers of the Standard Novels, in selecting "Frankenstein" for one of their series, expressed a wish that I should furnish them with some account of the origin of the story. I am the more willing to comply, because I shall thus give a general answer to the question, so frequently asked me—"How I, then a young...
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Article 5 mins
Algorithmic Design
Science, Maths & Technology

Algorithmic Design

...creative potential of designing with algorithms. This is part of the new BDes Design qualification at The Open University. Learn to think algorithmically and tweak code to create your own wallpaper patterns and be part of contemporary design practices. Through hands-on graphical experimentation using p5.js JavaScript, you'll get to experience concepts like repetition,...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Are movies really getting longer?
History & The Arts

Are movies really getting longer?

...creative individuals would eventually come to rely on stable routines. More recent works highlight just how much depend on rationalization in government, at work, and in pop culture. With new tools in data analysis, we can see rationalization at work. Integrative Biology professor Claus Wilke (@ClausWilke) recently looked at a database of movies from IMDB since 1920. His...
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Article 5 mins
Textiles in Ghana
History & The Arts

Textiles in Ghana

...creative processes behind the textiles they make, and reveal how traditional designs remain relevant. This material is taken from The Open University Course A216 Art and its histories... Textiles in Ghana A short introduction to this album. Ghana: Introduction to Kente weaving A short history of the tradition of the Kente weavers in the Ashanti region of Ghana. Nana...
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Audio 48 mins