949 search results
How did Aretha Franklin inspire the civil rights movement?
History & The Arts

How did Aretha Franklin inspire the civil rights movement?

...law was still in effect, who then went on to participate in mainstream American culture. Her deep connection to the southern freedom movement was familial and spiritual as well as musical – her father was actively involved with Democratic party politics and the civil rights movement. Politicians and activists – along with many of the gospel superstars of the day –...
View video How did Aretha Franklin inspire the civil rights movement?
Video 5 mins
Does the universe have a heartbeat? The science of cosmic connection
Science, Maths & Technology

Does the universe have a heartbeat? The science of cosmic connection

...laws. Gravity sculpts clouds into familiar shapes, quantum mechanics creates colourful light, and the conservation of energy keeps stars spinning at a precise rhythm. Here is the science behind three cosmic phenomena that just happen to look, and sound, like the symbols of love. 1. Why does the universe glow red? [The Heart Nebula]The Heart Nebula. If you look at the...
View article Does the universe have a heartbeat? The science of cosmic connection
Article 5 mins
English Literature, Racism and Rehabilitation
History & The Arts

English Literature, Racism and Rehabilitation

...law officers review the case. Certainly, John’s sentence begs the question whether a young man of colour, and/or a Muslim, convicted of possessing literature promoting other forms of extremism, would have received a similar sentence. Another unusual detail of the judgement is also open to question: the assumption that those who hold violently racist views might be...
View article English Literature, Racism and Rehabilitation
Article 10 mins
Trouble in paradise: The Dutch golden age
History & The Arts

Trouble in paradise: The Dutch golden age

...laws that science and philosophy can discover. Everything else is a matter of private conscience. The TTP immediately caused a scandal, with one contemporary describing it as a book ‘forged in hell by the Devil himself’. Copies were impounded and burnt. But its arguments about democracy, freedom of speech and religious toleration would transform Europe, influencing...
View article Trouble in paradise: The Dutch golden age
Article 10 mins
The sharing economy
Society, Politics & Law

The sharing economy

...Law Center in California takes a more critical view of the digital platform-based sharing economy. To find out what Orsi identifies as the two key design flaws of this model of economy, watch the next cartoon up to 5:20 (we’ll watch and analyse the rest later): The Next Sharing Economy: Now Featuring More Sharing! Transcript Criticism of the sharing economy As you have...
View activity The sharing economy
Activity 10 mins
The formation of exoplanets
Science, Maths & Technology

The formation of exoplanets

...laws of planetary motion. In particular Kepler’s third law, which is a consequence of Newton’s law of gravity, states that the square of the orbital period is proportional to the cube of the orbital radius (assuming circular orbits, which is generally the case), i.e. P2 ∝ a3. As long as the orbiting particle has a mass that is small compared to that of the star,...
View course The formation of exoplanets
Level 3: Advanced 6 hrs
Enacting European Citizenship (ENACT)
Money & Business

Enacting European Citizenship (ENACT)

...law in Europe. CoE enforces the European Convention of Human Rights (ECHR) through the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR). It also works with the EU bodies such as the EU Commissioner for Justice, Fundamental Rights and Citizenship and the European Court of Human Rights. The ECI may prove, in time, to be a stimulus for active democratic participation in the EU. But...
View course Enacting European Citizenship (ENACT)
Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs
Teaching citizenship: work and the economy
Education & Development

Teaching citizenship: work and the economy

...law and enforced by legal sanction...Teaching citizenship: work and the economy: 5 Child labour: a case study - An interesting, controversial but important topic in the debate about corporate social responsibility and Global Corporate Citizenship is the issue of child labour. According to estimates released in April 2002 in Every child counts: New global estimates on...
View course Teaching citizenship: work and the economy
Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs