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How can authorities plan for an unexpected terrorist tactic?
Society, Politics & Law

How can authorities plan for an unexpected terrorist tactic?

...type of organization focusing on doing what it is good at doing, but responsibilities shared with other organizations being de-emphasized. Bridges are exposed settings for walkers and cyclists, placed cheek by jowl with vehicles. Whose responsibility was it to consider in a timely way – after Nice and Berlin – what measures are needed to protect people here? Policing...
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On the inside of the rebellion against climate change
Nature & Environment

On the inside of the rebellion against climate change

...type of social and economic changes necessary to prevent catastrophic climate change. [Nine people are dressed in red to symbolise blood through costume. They are wearing hoods and the four at the front are kneeling down whilst the other five are stood on the steps of a statue. There are people in the background.] Symbolism of blood through costume Being a participant at...
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Developing a research question in International Relations
Society, Politics & Law

Developing a research question in International Relations

...types of research questions in international relations (IR), and it will help you develop the skills necessary to develop your own. Through a series of activities, including a bespoke Masterclass, you will have the opportunity to reflect on what makes a good research question and to consider the types of questions that one might ask when doing a research project in...
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Level 3: Advanced 3 hrs
Exploring family health
Health, Sports & Psychology

Exploring family health

...types of information: the percentage of a population sample achieving 5 A DAY the year of data collection the population categories of men, women and children. [Described image] (Source: Defra, 2013, p. 61) Figure 1 Consumption of fruit and vegetables in men, women and children in England, based on one 24 hour period The label of the graph provides the additional...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Stargazing on a budget
Science, Maths & Technology

Stargazing on a budget

...types of telescope - reflectors, which use a mirror at the bottom of the telescope to image, and refractors, which have a lens at the top of the tube. It is the diameter of the mirror or lens that determines the resolution - the bigger the diameter, the better images you will see. Small telescopes are generally not worth the cost - refractors below 3” diameter and...
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Apple and Ireland are betting on ‘Nation Inc’ and a world of shareholder citizens
Society, Politics & Law

Apple and Ireland are betting on ‘Nation Inc’ and a world of shareholder citizens

...types of scapegoating and desires for misguided vigilante justice. The corporatisation of the state also exposes democracy to the worst features of corporate leadership. The image of the rational executive is undercut by a much more troubling reality. Boards of directors and shareholders are commonly duped by charismatic executives who promise the world while financially...
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How do you tell the biological sex of a T-Rex?
Science, Maths & Technology

How do you tell the biological sex of a T-Rex?

...type of tissue found in dinosaurs (and other vertebrates). They confirmed these microstructural observations using a type of chemical staining, which highlights the chemical differences known to exist between medullary bone and cortical bone. The stain reacted with the medullary bone in T. rex and [once] living dinosaurs by reacting with a chemical called...
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How to use a musical score
History & The Arts

How to use a musical score

...types of music, how it is written down, and what that notation means to performers... What is a score? Open University lecturers Catherine Tackley and Naomi Barker outline how music is written down, what a musical score is and what it does. You will also learn how musicians use and interpret musical scores in their work. How do scores work? Overcoming the challenge of...
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Video 51 mins