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The Language of Comedy
Languages

The Language of Comedy

...techniques used with language to create different types of humour? This series looks at how entertainers manipulate language to generate humour, and what this reveals about the nature of comedy and its function in society. Featuring Henning Wehn, on cross cultural humour, Isy Suttie, on crafting a joke and Graham Fellows on creating his character John Shuttleworth......
Investigating fungi: the wood-wide web
Science, Maths & Technology

Investigating fungi: the wood-wide web

...techniques scientists use to learn more about the woodwide web. This material forms part of The Open University course S204 Biology: uniformity and diversity... Investigating fungi: the wood-wide web A short introduction to this album. Investigating symbiotic relationships Dr David Robinson explains the relationship between fungi and living trees. Unearthing the woodwide...
The Trojan Defence
Science, Maths & Technology

The Trojan Defence

...techniques to support or refute claims of innocence. Somehow losing your privacy doesn't seem so bad at all... The Trojan Defence How feasible is 'The Trojan Defence', or is it just an convenient excuse for someone trying to dodge guilt The Enemy Within Ian Kennedy takes us further into the dark underground world of computer malware and reveals the products and business...
Ancient Rain: Historic monsoons could help us respond to climate change
Nature & Environment

Ancient Rain: Historic monsoons could help us respond to climate change

...found and subsequently analysed using geochemical techniques. Applying these techniques to foraminifera that once lived in the waters of the northern Bay of Bengal, receiving both monsoon rainfall and induced river runoff from the Ganges-Brahmaputra systems, provides clues to unlocking how the monsoon reacted to past climate changes. Like science? Go further with the OU...
How old is a mountain range?
Science, Maths & Technology

How old is a mountain range?

...technique Geochronology uses the principle that uranium decays exponentially at a known rate and measurements of the relative proportions of uranium and lead isotopes in the minerals, to calculate when they grew. This can be imagined as if we were looking at a sand timer where we know the rate at which sand falls through the timer. If we turn over the sand timer, letting...
Embarking on a career in cyber security
Digital & Computing

Embarking on a career in cyber security

...techniques and technologies that can be used to keep these systems safe from attack. As online systems become an ever important part of our daily lives, they are going to be increasingly attractive targets for a range of cyber attackers. This makes cyber security an important and exciting discipline to work in, with a variety of career paths depending on your interests...
Digital Film School
Science, Maths & Technology

Digital Film School

...techniques Joe Mills demonstrates the basic editing tool within Apple's iMovie. Joe uses photos and video clips to build a sequence which include music and title sequences. Piece to Camera There are many ways to film a piece to camera, this track demonstrates the use of a professional studio and if you don’t have these resources how to optimise your personal space....
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Investigating flagellates, plankton and filter feeders
Science, Maths & Technology

Investigating flagellates, plankton and filter feeders

...techniques they use to investigate the behaviour of small aquatic organisms such as flagellates, plankton and filter feeders. In the audio track, Dr David Robinson of The Open University talks about some of the problems and rewards of investigating very small aquatic creatures. This material forms part of The Open University course S204 Biology: uniformity and...