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Evolutionary tree of mammals
Nature & Environment

Evolutionary tree of mammals

...Humanities...School activities: Evolutionary tree of mammals: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: develop an appreciation of the huge variety of different mammals that exist on Earth today see how fossil evidence can help us to understand evolutionary history understand how the structure of DNA can help us to detect differences between...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Toward a Model of Leadership for the NHS
Money & Business

Toward a Model of Leadership for the NHS

...or at least newly-prioritised, staff behaviours. This, in turn, means there will be a requirement for different priorities in leadership behaviours. Compassion, respect and humanity from frontline staff will evidently need to be better supported and engendered by a leadership community that holds these qualities as central to the core mission and purpose of the NHS....
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Article 5 mins
Do dogs want to go to heaven?
History & The Arts

Do dogs want to go to heaven?

...humans alone are able to go to heaven, what is it that makes us unique? Is the difference between humans and other species one that might be considered “religious”? For example, do humans have different kinds of soul or spirit to other animals? On the other hand, if animals can achieve enlightenment or enter paradise, in what other ways are they like us? Are the...
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Article 10 mins
Cynicism: Philosophy for dogs?
History & The Arts

Cynicism: Philosophy for dogs?

...human means living like a dog...[Diogenes of Sinope was a Greek philosopher and one of the founders of Cynic philosophy] Diogenes of Sinope If someone calls you a cynic, they probably don’t mean to be kind. A cynic – as the word is used now – is a pessimist – at best world-weary, at worst ruthlessly unscrupulous. The origin of the word, though, might seem a little...
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Article 10 mins
Teaching secondary geography
Education & Development

Teaching secondary geography

...resources and approaches to support students’ learning...Teaching secondary geography: 1 How do young people learn about geography? - If you asked a selection of adults or young people to tell you what ‘learning geography’ involves what do you think they would say? Many people see geography as a subject concerned with remembering the names of places and landforms,...
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Level 3: Advanced 11 hrs
Introduction to Planetary Protection
Science, Maths & Technology

Introduction to Planetary Protection

...humans to Mars. [Described image] Figure 2 Artist impression of a Moon Base to be used for prospecting for resources With this shift comes growth to the space sector, and projections of its value towards $2 trillion by the mid-2030s are not uncommon, making it an attractive investment for the future. More nations than ever before, including the UK, have ambitions to...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Leonardo's life: A timeline of genius
History & The Arts

Leonardo's life: A timeline of genius

...Humanism) learning. A number of its chancellors were scholars, who advanced the concept that learning could be applied to the running of public affairs. It was a city famous for its financial and political shrewdness and its exceptional craft skills. These factors gave the people of Florence a renewed confidence and belief in their city. The famous banking family, the...
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Article 30 mins
Star Trek and the Greeks
History & The Arts

Star Trek and the Greeks

...human history...This content is associated with The Open University's History courses and qualifications. [Apollo] The Greek god, Apollo The original series of Star Trek (1966 to 1969) was particularly obvious in drawing upon human history, with the crew of the USS Enterprise encountering the planet where everything is like Prohibition-era Chicago (‘A Piece of the...
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Article 5 mins