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Fossil evidence for evolution
History & The Arts

Fossil evidence for evolution

...changes by which he expected species to have evolved, the fossil record disappointed him. Nowhere could he find clear examples of such gradual change in fossil lineages. Instead, he had to turn to the evidence of variability seen in living species and the effects of artificial selection on domesticated animals to support his argument that such gradual change was the way...
Rewriting DNA: An introduction to genome editing
Science, Maths & Technology

Rewriting DNA: An introduction to genome editing

...changes. For example, scientists might want to learn the effect of removing a specific gene, or want to investigate how a particular disease is caused. Until recently, genome editing was difficult, expensive, and time consuming. However, the new CRISPR/Cas9 technique has meant that genome editing can be performed in laboratories all around the world. Highlighting the...
Aberdulais Falls: a case study in Welsh heritage
History & The Arts

Aberdulais Falls: a case study in Welsh heritage

...changes with a different approach. Similarly, the economic and political climate may change and further influence the way Aberdulais Falls operates as a visitor attraction. You can find information about other industrial sites in South Wales on the Herian: Heritage in Action website...Aberdulais Falls: A case study in Welsh heritage: Acknowledgements - This course was...
The Digital World
Digital & Computing

The Digital World

How has the digital world changed?...[Image of a digital globe in a hand] As part of Make it Digital Season we have curated some content on elements of the digital world for you to investigate in more depth:
Emotion: an introductory picture
History & The Arts

Emotion: an introductory picture

...changes that occur elsewhere in our bodies: sweating, changes in heart rate, decreased salivation and so on. In everyday talk, people sometimes locate emotions in their stomach or their heart, rather than their head. Thirdly, emotional behaviour is contrasted with behaviour that is reasoned or considered. To describe someone as acting in a reasoned way is to imply that...
Customer Service: Expert's Corner with Professor Sally Dibb
Money & Business

Customer Service: Expert's Corner with Professor Sally Dibb

...change its arrangements and pay UK corporation tax while Google has just made such a settlement. Calls for more ethically produced and sustainable products is a similar reaction to the perception that big business behaves badly. The Institute of Business Ethics is just one body striving to encourage corporates to improve their behaviour. When over a thousand garment...
Should the Americans consider the lessons of Brexit before voting this November?
Society, Politics & Law

Should the Americans consider the lessons of Brexit before voting this November?

...changes. In this way, trade agreements take the global economy out of the Wild West. Viewed through a populist lens, forfeiting autonomy looks like a bad thing. But it isn’t. Trade law helps prevent states from pursing exactly the kinds of protectionist policies that introduce market risk. Consider Trump’s campaign promises. He has repeatedly threatened to raise...
Reception of music in cross-cultural perspective
History & The Arts

Reception of music in cross-cultural perspective

...changing social situations and technology impact musical performance...Music is created to be performed, in most cases for an audience, whether in a concert hall, at a street fair or through a radio. But how those listeners receive a piece or style of music influences future music production. This free course, Reception of music in cross-cultural perspective, explores how...