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Adventure in the Amazon
Nature & Environment

Adventure in the Amazon

...which empowers local indigenous communities in the North Rupununi to promote their own community solutions to current and emerging challenges. Our aim is to promote local indigenous solutions to current and emerging challenges through the use of accessible information and communication technologies. Visit Project COBRA to see how you can help support this initiative....
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The importance of planning a musical performance
History & The Arts

The importance of planning a musical performance

...Technology, shares his experience DJing at Burning Man festival in the Nevada desert. ...Find out more about The Open University's Music courses Sean tailored his music with the changing nature of the environment ­– from darkness to dawn, as the sun rose over the mountains. Hear all about his experience and DJ set in this short video. Transcript Want to learn more...
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The Final Cut
History & The Arts

The Final Cut

...technologies... The Final Cut A short introduction to this album. What does a video editor do? Ben Harrex describes what is expected of a video editor. Cutting footage Essentially the most powerful tool in the edit suite is 'the cut', it can change the mood of the picture. Dissolving transitions Usually the dissolve is used to show a connection between two locations, Ben...
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The Large Hadron Collider
Science, Maths & Technology

The Large Hadron Collider

...Technology Facilities Council's Rutherford Appleton Laboratory. They share their passion for this immense machine that will recreate, on a tiny scale, conditions that existed just after the Big Bang. It is hoped the LHC will provide a glimpse of the theoretical Higgs boson and explain the origin of mass. It may also discover a new family of supersymmetric particles and...
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Seven Wonders of the Microbe World
Science, Maths & Technology

Seven Wonders of the Microbe World

...technological advances of genetic engineering and nitrogen fixation, the vision of life on Mars, the life-saving properties of antibiotics and food preservation, along with the wonderful taste of beer. Using expert commentary, animation and stylised visuals, these videos provide an engaging introduction to microbiology, by examining the impact microbes have had on humans...
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Noise Pollution
Science, Maths & Technology

Noise Pollution

...technology benefits the driver, not the people living beside busy roads. Locals from a Derbyshire village explain how the construction of the A50 has affected their lives. The Transport Research Laboratory analyses tyre noise on road surfaces in order to create a definitive report on the state of Britain's roads. This material forms part of T308 Environmental monitoring,...
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Time management and study
Health, Sports & Psychology

Time management and study

...Education at The Open University in Inclusive Practice, says: I usually make portable notes ie: mp3 audio notes of the extensive reading I have to do so I can listen to them anytime even when doing chores or travelling. I listen to my notes when dressing and cooking etc., so I am engaging with material often. I work full time as a teacher so time is very short for me and...
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Should boys be taught about periods and the menstrual cycle at school?
Education & Development

Should boys be taught about periods and the menstrual cycle at school?

...education Yet according to the Department of Education in England, discussing menstruation is technically part of the curriculum for science. Despite this, though, almost 15% of young people said they were taught nothing at school about menstruation. Previous research has also shown that teacher attitudes and classroom resources may prolong the negative stereotypes...
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