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David Hume: 18th Century Philosopher
History & The Arts

David Hume: 18th Century Philosopher

...Open University’s Nigel Warburton is joined by A.C. Grayling and other philosophers to discuss Hume’s key theories around the self, induction and his argument against miracles. A good entry point into philosophy and the work of David Hume. This material forms part of The Open University course A222 Exploring philosophy... Hume: An introduction Nigel Warburton talks...
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Audio 42 mins
Enterprising Times
Money & Business

Enterprising Times

...Open University Business School suggests that innovative enterprises have performed best among Britain's five million small businesses throughout the economic downturn. Young entrepreneurs and students in the West Midlands are recorded attending their first ever business networking event. We also hear how business innovation is sprouting on the site of Europe's largest...
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The Rainbow analysed
Science, Maths & Technology

The Rainbow analysed

...Open University course MU120 Open mathematics... The rainbow analysed introduction The rainbow analysed introduction Aristotle's theory In about 300BC Greek philosopher Aristotle proposed a theory to why the rainbow has such a specific shape. A full circle rainbow? Aristotle's model also tells us that if we are high enough we can see the full rainbow circle. This is often...
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Archive course extract: Attachment theory
Education & Development

Archive course extract: Attachment theory

...Open University, and is online for archive purposes only. How do children come to develop strong attachments to people and objects, to the extent that being separated causes upset? ...This extract is from a course no longer in presentation at The Open University, and is online for archive purposes only. A longer, more recent course extract is now available: please visit...
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Article 10 mins
Encouraging book talk in the school library
Education & Development

Encouraging book talk in the school library

...Open University by visiting our online prospectus...Encouraging book talk in the school library: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: clarify ideas on literacy criticism explore with pupils what makes a good book produce a range of writing frames to encourage pupils to write book reviews encourage pupils to follow some of the award...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
Interdisciplinarity: A collection
Education & Development

Interdisciplinarity: A collection

Bringing together the best of interdisciplinary resources from across OpenLearn – could an "Open" qualification be right for you?
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Article 2 mins
Anne Wesemann on critical thinking
Education & Development

Anne Wesemann on critical thinking

The Open University's Anne Wesemann explains the meaning of critical thinking in this extended interview from 'Go the Distance'.
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Video 10 mins
Sustainability Hub
Nature & Environment

Sustainability Hub

Learn about living sustainably with this collection of free courses, articles, interactives and films from The Open University.
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