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Who gets to be a human? Religion in colonial histories and Indigenous resistance
History & The Arts

Who gets to be a human? Religion in colonial histories and Indigenous resistance

...mental, and sexual abuse. Many died, and those who survived continue to carry generational traumas. Residential schools actively operated until the 1970s, with the last ones closing in the United States in 1978 and in Canada as late as 1997...Who gets to be a human? Religion in colonial histories and Indigenous resistance: 2.1 ‘Save the man; kill the Indian’ - In the...
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Level 2: Intermediate 6 hrs
The Empties Generation: Why did we hit peak booze in 2004
History & The Arts

The Empties Generation: Why did we hit peak booze in 2004

...mental baggage it has left us with. I wouldn’t say any of my close friends are alcoholic, but a fair few of us are more dependent than we’d like on that cold glass of white wine or cheeky gin and tonic at the end of the day. It’s important to me to know that drinking is a choice, not a need. I want to be in control of what I do. Yet if I choose not to drink for one...
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Article 10 mins
Dallas Campbell meets Frank Drake
Science, Maths & Technology

Dallas Campbell meets Frank Drake

...mentally ill people who are willing to make this trip. What does it take in the way of energy? Now the amount of energy in a spacecraft moving at that speed, A320, can be calculated from the most simple laws of physics. It doesn’t require you to understand the propulsion system at all. But you can calculate the total amount of energy, and the propulsion system has to...
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Video 30 mins
Children and young people: food and food marketing
Education & Development

Children and young people: food and food marketing

...mental health through childhood and the rest of life. This rapid rise in obesity is thought to be caused by environmental factors. This is because obesity has risen recently and rapidly. Among these environmental factors are: how food is produced and processed poverty that makes it challenging to afford healthier foods which are more expensive urban planning that...
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Level 3: Advanced 8 hrs
The problem with crime
Society, Politics & Law

The problem with crime

...mental picture of Glasgow entertained by non-Glaswegians, particularly those from south of the Border. This alerts us to the fact that the city's image is something which is socially constructed. And, like all social constructions, it is contested. So what does the trajectory of Glasgow's image look like in historical terms? Before even answering this question, think...
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Level 2: Intermediate 1 hr
Introducing healthcare improvement
Health, Sports & Psychology

Introducing healthcare improvement

...mental capacity, age, religion, housing status and regional differences fall under this heading. The claim that the United States is becoming ever more linguistically and culturally diverse is also relevant to other countries, including those of Western Europe. This means that many of the issues raised in the video have a global relevance, even if the specific nature of...
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Level 3: Advanced 3 hrs
Introducing the psychology of our relationships with fictional villains
Health, Sports & Psychology

Introducing the psychology of our relationships with fictional villains

...mental asylum in America in the ’60s. But she’s not bad. But she’s like a machine. She doesn’t listen. She just enacts bureaucracy. So for me, there was this terrible sense of injustice, that she wasn’t trying to help people. She was just trying to make them conform. So she really stuck in my memory and I think had quite an influence in my choice to become a...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Why riot? Community, choices, aspirations
Education & Development

Why riot? Community, choices, aspirations

...mental health and wellbeing Please refer to the Sources of support page if you notice a negative emotional reaction to aspects of the course materials. You may wish to step away from the materials, to reflect and to think about whether to continue at this time...Session 1: Community: 1 Welcome to the community - You heard from Matty and Dylan earlier, so let’s take a...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs