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Training for endurance in sport and fitness
Health, Sports & Psychology

Training for endurance in sport and fitness

...think about how important endurance can be in an alternative sport. Activity 1 Timing: Allow 10 minutes for this activity Have a look at the image below showing a rock climber ascending a climb. As you look at the image, answer the following question: why does the climber need endurance? To do this, think about how long the climb may take, how hard and long her muscles...
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Level 2: Intermediate 5 hrs
Enceladus: A habitable ice world?
Science, Maths & Technology

Enceladus: A habitable ice world?

...systems. The size of even our galaxy, the Milky Way, leads to questions about whether or not we are the only life forms in the Universe. Although our nearest neighbouring solar system is around 4.5 light years away, looking to the astronomical bodies such as planets, moons, and even asteroids which orbit our Sun can give us valuable information about how life managed to...
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Article 10 mins
Green Brexit?
Society, Politics & Law

Green Brexit?

...thinking...[Jenny Jones being interviewed in Norwich.] Jenny Jones being interviewed in Norwich. In becoming a lead figure of the Parliamentary movement to remain within the EU, Green MP Caroline Lucas hasn't been shy to raise Labour Party divisions, despite the other Green Party representative in Parliament, Baroness Jones of Moulescomb, being a steadfast leave voter....
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Article 10 mins
Kimberly Nicholas - Stories of Change
Nature & Environment

Kimberly Nicholas - Stories of Change

...systems under climate change. In other words, she seeks a more sustainable, fair, healthy and delicious food system- and good wine to go with it. Her interest in sustainable food is rooted in five generations of farming history in her hometown of Sonoma, California. Follow her on Twitter: @KA_Nicholas © The Open University Transcript Stories of Change Project Kimberly...
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Audio 5 mins
What can philosophy tell us about race?
History & The Arts

What can philosophy tell us about race?

...thinking about race within the American racial system. You may have different responses to these cases than Mills does, depending on your own understanding of race. [A person holding a mask in front of their face.] You’ll be asked to consider what race the person in each case would be judged to be depending on each criterion, and put down what your own intuition is....
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Level 1: Introductory 9 hrs
Shopping for citizenship: A conversation at the Citizenshop
Society, Politics & Law

Shopping for citizenship: A conversation at the Citizenshop

...think makes a good citizen’? [Image from the Citizenshop exhibit at Tate Modern] More than 75 responses were collected, including from a group of Norwegian students, Londoners, Europeans, and others. Many participants posted reflections about their own sense of belonging. But others reflected upon aspects of citizenship that evade national borders and state-led...
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Video 10 mins
Why is the iPhone X a thousand-dollar gamble?
Money & Business

Why is the iPhone X a thousand-dollar gamble?

...thinking...[iPhone X] Apple is taking a calculated risk with the pricing of its new phone. The US$999 iPhone X is a bet on users’ loyalty and wealth and is on the surface consistent with the company’s longstanding strategy of differentiation and exclusivity. The danger lies in how the phone sells in the world’s huge and growing emerging markets; Apple clearly thinks...
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Heathrow third runway: who and where will benefit?
Society, Politics & Law

Heathrow third runway: who and where will benefit?

...think. And Heathrow is more complicated than most airports! Firstly, airports are about connections, and by some counts Heathrow is the second busiest airport in the world. This makes it a globally important centre of travel. Secondly, physically, airports have huge effects on the areas around them, but are actually quite small. Unlike most airports, Heathrow is inside...
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Article 5 mins