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Social science and participation
Society, Politics & Law

Social science and participation

...coded his maps of London, marking the poor areas in blue, and those he called vicious, semi-criminal, in black. JOANNA MACK Here we have a map Stepney in East London. You can certainly see on this map that whole streets get that classified as vicious semi-criminal. There's no wealthy at all in Stepney. If you chanced to look at some like the Kensington or Westminster...
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Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
Sure, I know how to talk to people!
Money & Business

Sure, I know how to talk to people!

...simple model that encourages you to think about interactions between you and a conversational partner or a small group. This model is based on psychological research and is easy to understand and apply in your daily life, whether at work, at home or in a social environment. In the following video, Dr Zoe Walkington introduces you to the content you will cover in this...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
Could we control our climate? Badge icon
Science, Maths & Technology

Could we control our climate?

...simple diagram of the Earth system, showing the interactions of the atmosphere, biosphere (living things), hydrosphere (liquid water), cryosphere (frozen water) and land surface. These realms are illustrated respectively with images of a blue sky with clouds, a forest, the sea, snow on mountains and a crop. Red arrows are drawn to show that each realm interacts with each...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Napoleonic paintings
History & The Arts

Napoleonic paintings

...simple single-figure portraits and moving on to elaborate narrative compositions, such as Jaffa and Eylau. In so doing, we will have three main aims: to develop your skills of visual analysis; to examine the relationship between art and politics; and to introduce you to some of the complex issues involved in interpreting works of art...In this free course, Napoleonic...
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Level 2: Intermediate 16 hrs
Inheritance of characters
Science, Maths & Technology

Inheritance of characters

...simple in structure and yet capable of directing the way we grow, reproduce and survive; hence it is often referred to as the genetic blueprint — the plan — of human life. Since genes are part of chromosomes they too are composed of DNA, which is why DNA is referred to as the genetic material. The following video clip contains a little more information about DNA....
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
Understanding depression and anxiety
Health, Sports & Psychology

Understanding depression and anxiety

...simple relationship between levels of monoamines and depression. The next section considers an even more significant problem with the monoamine hypothesis, one that has fuelled much research and has led to a more sophisticated chemical and molecular hypothesis for the aetiology of depression...Understanding depression and anxiety: 4.4 The neurotrophic hypothesis of mood...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
How does Coronation Street bring politics home?
Society, Politics & Law

How does Coronation Street bring politics home?

...coding of the 10 episodes featuring the storyline uncovered four key themes: race, gender, fear, and political agency. By continually returning to these themes without offering any resolution, the soap stages everyday life as a complex constellation of global forces, including those of globalisation and migration. The imagined world of Coronation Street supplies resources...
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Article 5 mins
How scientists found rare fireball meteorite pieces on a driveway – and what they could teach us
Science, Maths & Technology

How scientists found rare fireball meteorite pieces on a driveway – and what they could teach us

...code, remember to close gates and don’t tread in anything soft. But in the time of a pandemic, everything changes. The UK government currently forbids citizens from travelling far from home, unless the travel is essential. Was it essential for a group of meteoriticists to travel to Winchcombe? Yes, it was. Each had completed fieldwork risk assessments and received...
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Article 10 mins