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Science Communication and Public Engagement
Science, Maths & Technology

Science Communication and Public Engagement

...Worlds’ in 1938 showed the power of radio to capture listeners’ imagination through science-fiction - and in doing so demonstrated how mass media could be used to communicate science to different audiences. For decades, print and broadcast media have used different genres to portray the sciences, and the popularity of TV programmes like the BBC’s Blue Planet and the...
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Imperial Rome and Ostia
History & The Arts

Imperial Rome and Ostia

...world during the imperial period, so how was the city constructed, and what were the materials used? How was it defended, supplied with food and water, and how were the people housed and entertained, and above all, how did it function? These video tracks use various famous sites such as the Baths of Caracalla and the Pantheon to answer some of these questions. This...
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Understanding Cities
Society, Politics & Law

Understanding Cities

...world’s population live in cities. Issues about governance, intensification of social relationships, the impact of globalisation, and the way green spaces are utilised become ever more pressing concerns. The tracks on this album explore some of the challenges faced across the world as citizens and administrators adapt to ever increasing pressures on city spaces and...
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Audio 1 hr 50 mins
The Linux Effect: 20th Anniversary
Science, Maths & Technology

The Linux Effect: 20th Anniversary

...world of UNIX computing when he announced the GNU project in 1983. But GNU needed a kernel. In 2001 Linus Torvalds gave it one. Audio courtesy of Christian Einfeldt and crew of the Digital Tipping Point project, under a http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/. Richard Stallman must be quoted in entire sentences only. Linux - Open Source Software When the open...
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Audio 32 mins
Our top OpenLearn hubs to get you started
Miscellaneous

Our top OpenLearn hubs to get you started

...world, this hub is for everyone with an interest in the themes of race, racism and ethnicity. It now boasts well over 200 items of insightful and thought-provoking courses, articles, videos and interactive films. Religion, Belief and Worldviews Hub This new, but rapidly expanding hub is a place for exploring religion, spirituality and non-religion. It explores worldviews,...
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Article 5 mins
Bill McKibben - Stories of Change
Nature & Environment

Bill McKibben - Stories of Change

...world on energy at some length about what got them interested in it and we probe solutions and problems a little more deeply. The idea is that they will remain on a special website with the Open University for scholars in the future, wondering, ‘What were they thinking about then?’ to look back at. If we can, can we start talking about the politics? You know, we see...
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Between life and death: what Halloween reveals about our fear of the afterlife
Health, Sports & Psychology

Between life and death: what Halloween reveals about our fear of the afterlife

...worlds of the living and the dead was thinnest. This was a time when the visitation of spirits was most likely, a time of reflection, resurrection and reckoning. The annual practice of dressing up and wearing scary costumes on Halloween night can be at least partially explained therefore as an attempt to confuse and repel the spirits walking the earth, to blend in amongst...
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This is not a city: Milton Keynes
Society, Politics & Law

This is not a city: Milton Keynes

...heritage, creativity and other specialisms. Think of Edinburgh and cultural events such as the Fringe, or think of London and its stock markets. Being a city is to be elevated to a greater level of national significance. Throughout much of history, the city has been considered a space where the citizens were free from the back-breaking labour that defined rural life....
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