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Museums in contemporary society
History & The Arts

Museums in contemporary society

...care, museums now have to justify their decisions to the government, to their audiences, sometimes even to vociferous pagans. The challenge is to reach out to new audiences and devise new ways of communicating with them. The rewards are many: to maintain status and respect, to win hearts and influence people, even to foster a warm sense of nationhood. This album also...
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Audio 2 hrs 6 mins
Environment: journeys through a changing world
Nature & Environment

Environment: journeys through a changing world

...care. The Uganda Wildlife Authority The Executive Director explains how the decision to habituate gorilla groups to habituate is made and how much foreign revenue is generated though gorilla tourism. Gorilla Politics Do districts without habituated groups put pressure on the UWA? Conservation workers discuss the political issues surrounding gorilla tourism. Criteria for...
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Audio 1 hr 1 min
A question of ethics: right or wrong?
Health, Sports & Psychology

A question of ethics: right or wrong?

...adult athlete of individual sport and the coach child athlete of team sport and the coach professional adult athlete of team sport and the coach personal trainer and wealthy client yoga teacher and client from adult class fitness instructor in gym and adult client [Described image] Figure 1 Power continuum Comment We felt that power was a feature in all relationships,...
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Level 2: Intermediate 7 hrs
What do you need to know about Donald Trump's nominee to oversee US banking?
Money & Business

What do you need to know about Donald Trump's nominee to oversee US banking?

...careful scrutiny, however, does not involve his qualifications. Rather it’s a view of his that, if allowed to permeate the Fed, would represent a seismic shock to how the central bank operates and could potentially have severe consequences if – or when – we stumble into another financial crisis like the one we endured only a decade ago. How the Fed controls the...
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Article 5 mins
What makes people happy at work?
Money & Business

What makes people happy at work?

...care and early years facilities for women, what they haven't been so good at recognising is that men are parents too. And people have other life cycle changes which leads to changes in their relationship with work, for example they may have caring responsibilities for elderly parents. " Is worker happiness an achievable aim? Will Hutton, at least, is optimistic about the...
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Article 10 mins
How does COVID-19 affect cancer treatment?
Science, Maths & Technology

How does COVID-19 affect cancer treatment?

...care units. In the UK, 26,771 people passed away from 687,369 patients that have tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 (numbers correct as of 30 April 2020), which suggest a mortality rate of 15%. Various studies are trying to understand why some patients have more severe symptoms than others. Unfortunately, there is currently no specific treatment for COVID-19; although many...
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Article 10 mins
Food, shelter and re-designing home as a living system
Science, Maths & Technology

Food, shelter and re-designing home as a living system

...care. This could mean exchanging surplus space in a home for care of a resident, their home and garden (including food production and biodiversity). Leveraging seeks new design opportunities in functioning systems. Even in the densely populated UK, there is still much latent potential to expand food production on private and public land. Roles for designers in this...
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Article 5 mins
Feeling Stuck in your Job or Career? The ACT Matrix may be the Tool you Need
Health, Sports & Psychology

Feeling Stuck in your Job or Career? The ACT Matrix may be the Tool you Need

...caring commitments) or feel boring or ‘not right’ anymore. It may also feel like you have achieved all your work goals but are still unfulfilled. You are stuck: the normal way of doing your job isn’t working anymore, or you cannot get that next promotion. These situations then often lead to feelings of worry, stress and anxiety, and even hopelessness and...
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Article 10 mins