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Darwin and Evolution
Science, Maths & Technology

Darwin and Evolution

...change and adapt according to their environment. Apparently diverse specimens and fossils reveal surprising results, such as the common ancestry of the hippopotamus and the dolphin, whose evolutionary paths diverged when their habitats changed. Research on sparrows show how particular characteristics are linked to success at surviving in the wild, and the selective...
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From old English to modern English
History & The Arts

From old English to modern English

...changed over time? In this brief introduction to the subject, I will show how we can look at the history of a language in two main ways: externally – where, why and by whom the language was used; the political and social factors causing change – and internally – the pronunciation, grammar, vocabulary and written appearance of the language; the motivations for change...
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Article 10 mins
Applying Psychology to Work Activity
Health, Sports & Psychology

Applying Psychology to Work Activity

...Change Firstly, from the five main themes within the Applying Psychology to Work, we have chosen two of these for you to explore further. This should give you an initial understanding of some of the resources available and will hopefully inspire you to explore more of the whole hub at your leisure! The two themes we have chosen are: Wellbeing – what happens in, and...
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Article 20 mins
Children and happiness
Education & Development

Children and happiness

...changes in happiness? There seem to be two reasons why wealth does not lead to any lasting change in happiness. One is people’s changing aspirations: once you have more, you also want more. The other reason is social comparison: once you see what other people have you are less satisfied with your own possessions. This last point is well put by Marx: ‘A house may be...
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Article 10 mins
Lifecycle of the Car Industry
Money & Business

Lifecycle of the Car Industry

...change, radical innovation to one of standardization, where the focus really began to be on producing cars much more efficiently, on making them much cheaper. What happened afterwards, the number of firms shot down. By 1940 in the US there were only a couple of dozens and in the eighties the big three - Ford, General Motors and Daimler-Chrysler". (Mazzucato) For the last...
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Article 10 mins
International Relations
Society, Politics & Law

International Relations

...change possible in international politics? Does it matter to international politics if states are democratic or not? And what is the importance of economic change, or gender relations to international politics? In the following seven films, some of the world's leading experts on international relations explore what determines how states and their agents behave in a...
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Video 1 hr 15 mins
Applying social work law with children and families
Society, Politics & Law

Applying social work law with children and families

...changed over time...Applying social work law with children and families: 2 Society’s influence - Social work practice does not exist in a vacuum – it is influenced and informed by wider social, political, economic and intellectual trends. It is important to have an awareness of historical trends and how they inform current social work practice. Examining the ways in...
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Level 2: Intermediate 5 hrs
How can statistics bring dead languages back to life?
Science, Maths & Technology

How can statistics bring dead languages back to life?

...changes in the statistics. “It’s more than an averaging process, it’s a continuum from one sound to the other,” adds Aston, who is funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC). “At each stage, we can turn the shape back into sound to hear how the word has changed.” Rather than reconstructing written forms of ancient words, the...
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