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60 Second Adventures In Astronomy: Exoplanets

How have scientists studied distant stars to learn more about exoplanets, the invisible planets that orbit them?...Find out about The Open University's Natural Sciences courses. Transcript Read Andrew Notron on what can be learnt from observing exoplanets The SuperWASP project Discover how you can study physics and astronomy with The Open University

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Video 5 mins

Society, Politics & Law

The body: a phenomenological psychological perspective

...Introduction - The body has traditionally been treated as a biological object in psychology. However, some psychologists believe there is more to our bodies than that as they recognise that it is through the body that we relate to other people and the world about us. This free course, The body: a phenomenological psychological perspective, explores one particular...

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Level 3: Advanced 15 hrs

History & The Arts

Listening for form in popular music

...Introduction - This free course, Listening for form in popular music, explores form, or how music is organised in time. You will study the form of several popular songs, including ‘Be My Baby’, ‘Suspicious Minds’, ‘Midnight Special’ and ‘It’s Only a Paper Moon’. You will look at three strategies for communicating form – through the use of specialist...

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Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs

OpenLearn Ireland

Impossible Peace 2: An everyday kind of miracle

...project archive by Declan Lawn - the screenwriter and director behind BBC's "Blue Lights"...[A photograph of Declan Lawn] I joined BBC Northern Ireland in 2002, and so became a reporter of the aftermath. Conflict journalists counted the bodies; I would spend my career counting the cost. In those early years after the agreement there were times when it seemed as if the...

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Article 5 mins

Money & Business

Effective communication in the workplace

...Project management company Mosaic Projects (no author, no date) has produced a detailed white paper on active listening and effective questioning, which includes the following list of question types: Open questions – to gather information and facts, for example: ‘What are your concerns and worries about this situation?’ Probing questions – to gain additional...

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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs

Languages

What is language?

...introduction to the history and social significance of our communicative abilities. Transcript If this piece has piqued your interest in the world of words, we have many language courses available for you to study. If you want to know more about the function and significance of language, we can particularly recommend the following courses: Or, if you’re looking for a...

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Video 5 mins

History & The Arts

Origins of The Cold War

...Introduction to Origins of the Cold War Different ways of examining the cold war. Were Europeans players in The Cold War? Professor Anne Deighton explains the changes ways historians approach The Cold War. The politics of blame during The Cold War Has there been too much emphasis on the superpowers? Western European integration How did all the stakeholders reconcile their...

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Audio 23 mins

Science, Maths & Technology

Structural Integrity: designing against failure

...failure A short introduction to this album. Kinzua's Weakest Link An engineer's worst nightmare come true. Using aerial photography and forensic markers to investigate the precise sequence of the collapse. Reconstructing the collapse Connecting the failure at Kinzua to the Tay Bridge disaster. What lessons have gone into the construction of the new bridge at Mingo creek?...

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Audio 21 mins

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60 Second Adventures In Astronomy: Exoplanets