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What is a virus?
Science, Maths & Technology

What is a virus?

...determine the physical characteristics of organisms). But, how did viruses come about? One idea is that viruses evolved from short sequences of genetic material that were originally part of a larger entity. It is suggested that these short sequences of genetic material, encapsulating a viable viral genome, escaped from the original cell. Indeed, it is known that some...
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Article 20 mins
Brexit: What’s this fine mess you’ve gotten us into? (Apologies to Laurel and Hardy)
Society, Politics & Law

Brexit: What’s this fine mess you’ve gotten us into? (Apologies to Laurel and Hardy)

...determined). Setting out her stall for a clean break with the EU and misjudging the opinion polls she called an election which she effectively lost since her majority was cut dramatically to a few MPs. The only means of staying in power was to buy in the votes of the Democratic Unionist Party [DUP] in Ulster to the tune of £1.5 billion, which gave a small but workable...
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How can you turn desert into farmland?
Nature & Environment

How can you turn desert into farmland?

...determine soil fertility, biodiversity, nutrient recycling, physical structure, carbon retention, and other ecological functions that make for soil health. Building resilience in healthy soils means managing this complexity: from the chemical make-up of the soil that allows nutrients to circulate, and the presence of microbes and other organisms to break down organic...
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The Life of Saint Patrick
History & The Arts

The Life of Saint Patrick

...determined to suffer all things for the accomplishment of his holy design, to receive in the same spirit both prosperity and adversity, and to return thanks to God equally for the one as for the other, desiring only that his name might be glorified, and his divine will accomplished to his own honour." On Saint Patrick's mission in Ireland "In this disposition he passed...
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Article 10 mins
Little white lies: Whiteness, reflexivity, race and criminology
Education & Development

Little white lies: Whiteness, reflexivity, race and criminology

...determine access to jobs, higher incomes, prestige and position,just as it does in the UK. Perhaps it’s got something to do with the fact that morethan half the population of Black Africa live in countries where English is an official language (Appiah, 2004). Whiteness seems to be global in its power yet very personal in its meaning, invisibly forging a subjective sense...
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Video 30 mins
AI fluency
Digital & Computing

AI fluency

...determine which milestone most significantly contributed to the practical applications of AI in everyday life...Explore AI basics: 1 AI history - To appreciate advancements like smart home devices, it’s helpful to be aware of the history of AI. From its beginnings with the simple rule-based systems of the 1950s, to the advanced algorithms of today, AI evolved...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Rising China and Africa's development: oil
Society, Politics & Law

Rising China and Africa's development: oil

...determinant of the resource curse. Extractives can be relatively easily managed outside of formal budgeting processes, giving opportunities for exploitation by elites and companies (NRGI, 2015). If institutional capacity has been starved of investment then the ability to regulate, monitor and effectively draw benefit from rents is significantly reduced (Olagunla et al.,...
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Level 2: Intermediate 15 hrs
Introduction to music theory 2: pitch and notation
History & The Arts

Introduction to music theory 2: pitch and notation

...determine how instruments are constructed. Although the parts of pitch systems are often quantified using numbers and ratios (for example, with reference to frequency), they are primarily cultural systems that vary over time and from community to community...Introduction to music theory 2: pitch and notation: 1.1 The 7-note gamut - The great majority of Western music...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs