2,509 search results
Amazonian challenges: The loss of indigenous culture and identity
Nature & Environment

Amazonian challenges: The loss of indigenous culture and identity

...human rights abuses...[South Rupununi 19] In a 2005 report from the African Commission on Human and People’s Rights (ACHPR) and the International Work Group for Indigenous Affairs (IWGIA), refers to ‘indigenous peoples’ as “a global movement fighting for rights and justice for those particular groups who have been left on the margins of development and who are...
View article Amazonian challenges: The loss of indigenous culture and identity
Article 5 mins
Has Twitter's role as a political influence been overstated?
Digital & Computing

Has Twitter's role as a political influence been overstated?

...resources for public benefit like education, healthcare, and welfare. Using the #metoo campaign as a case study, Naomi Barnes and Huw Davies question whether Twitter really is a public sphere or if it is simply a platform capitalist that monetises displays of outrage?...[Giant hashtag] Twitter is, of course, many things to many people. It is a place people have connected,...
View article Has Twitter's role as a political influence been overstated?
Article 10 mins
The dog beyond the mirror: Experiments with dog consciousness
Health, Sports & Psychology

The dog beyond the mirror: Experiments with dog consciousness

...humans and great apes (gorillas excluded), a single Asian elephant, some dolphins, Eurasian magpies, and some ants have passed the test of mirror self-recognition (MSR). A wide range of species has been observed to fail the test, including several species of monkeys, giant pandas, sea lions, birds, and dogs. Dogs, in particular, show no interest in looking in the mirror,...
View article The dog beyond the mirror: Experiments with dog consciousness
Article 5 mins
Heart of a heartless world, soul of soulless conditions
History & The Arts

Heart of a heartless world, soul of soulless conditions

...human beings might suffer traumatic transformations into wild animals or find themselves rooted to the spot as trees. The fascinating thing about such 'fantasy fiction' is that it created a space or place as much then as it does now where literary artists could visualise and symbolise the fragility, fragmentation and permeability of our physical identity, fears of social...
View article Heart of a heartless world, soul of soulless conditions
Article 5 mins
Opening up history: art in the Reformation
History & The Arts

Opening up history: art in the Reformation

...Humanities courses and qualifications. 1. What first got you interested in history? [Dr Roisin Watson]Family holidays always involved a trip to a castle or church when I was younger. Walking around these places made the people of the past seem more immediate. As a teenager, I remember reading a book called Vermeer’s Hat by Timothy Brook that completely changed what I...
View article Opening up history: art in the Reformation
Article 5 mins
An introduction to floodplain meadows
Nature & Environment

An introduction to floodplain meadows

...resources. On a floodplain meadow up to 40 separate species of plant may be in direct competition with one another. A range of these species is showing in this carousel of photos. Audio 1 This very high plant diversity in a floodplain meadow supports an equivalently diverse community of invertebrates (we have found nearly 200 different species in a single survey). This...
View course An introduction to floodplain meadows
Level 1: Introductory 3 hrs
Is it possible to have respect for the poor and homeless?
Society, Politics & Law

Is it possible to have respect for the poor and homeless?

...Human Rights states in Article One that “All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights.” The Declaration’s preamble starts “Whereas recognition of the inherent dignity and of the equal and inalienable rights of all members of the human family is the foundation of freedom, justice and peace in the world” This treaty, to which the United Kingdom...
View article Is it possible to have respect for the poor and homeless?
Article 5 mins
What is language?
Languages

What is language?

...humans apart from all other species. But what is language, where has it come from, and how does it work?...This short animated video explores the fundamental questions about the origin and function of language, and gives a quick introduction to the history and social significance of our communicative abilities. Transcript If this piece has piqued your interest in the...
View video What is language?
Video 5 mins