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World in transition: Migration and Trade
Nature & Environment

World in transition: Migration and Trade

...change for a better world Micro-credit unions, how they work and how they are empowering women in Glasgow to start their own small businesses. Argentinas Poor: Surviving without money The poor of Argentina are trading goods and services in replace of currency in a global exchange network. Establishing migrant communities in London Why Greek and Ethiopian migrants came to...
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Audio 1 hr 47 mins
Think like a scientist
Science, Maths & Technology

Think like a scientist

...changed through time. Explaining scientific notation Find out how to write very big or very small numbers, and why it’s useful for communicating your results. Explaining negative numbers Negative numbers can seem hard to understand, but looking at different temperatures around the world shows that it's not that difficult. Why keep a journal Keeping a lab notebook is a...
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Audio 49 mins
What do we need to know about our memory?
Health, Sports & Psychology

What do we need to know about our memory?

...changes as we age, but are there any ways we can improve our memory and thinking skills? This article explores...Ageing brings about age-related decline to all our organs and that includes our brain. Our brain is in a sense a central computer where everything that is happening in our bodies and minds gets processed (read more in our article The ageing brain: 'use it or...
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Article 15 mins
Pharmacotherapy while ageing
Health, Sports & Psychology

Pharmacotherapy while ageing

...changes that might be already happening in our body polymorbidity and resulting polypharmacy may be something our body finds difficult to deal with as we age. [Senior woman holding some medicine ] The most important age-related changes for us to highlight today are decrease in basic metabolic rate and decrease in blood flow naturally occurring with ageing as well as...
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Video 10 mins
Has Twitter's role as a political influence been overstated?
Digital & Computing

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

...change and efforts to distribute resources and represent the needs of the misrecognised beyond social media, this recognition alone is insufficient action for parity. Bourdieu offers a different definition of misrecognition. He calls it a failure to recognise how normatively defined social environments may be working against our interests. Twitter is a form of capitalism...
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Article 10 mins
How is Milton Keynes a ‘smart’ city?
Society, Politics & Law

How is Milton Keynes a ‘smart’ city?

...city’, and how is smart rooted into Milton Keynes’ past and future?...50 years ago, the government authorised a unique experiment in urban culture, planning and transport - the New Town of Milton Keynes. The following video takes a look at MK, to examine how technology and innovation have shaped its past, and how the digital is set to change its future. Transcript...
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Reporting in the fog of an attack
History & The Arts

Reporting in the fog of an attack

...climate, short cuts can seem attractive. Rules for news We now live in a highly complex media environment – fed by algorithms, gamed by political or commercial interests, favouring sensation over authority, showcasing opinion over fact. Very few consumers or journalists fully understand how information works in this environment. News organisations need some new skills...
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Explore the baking and culture of Europe: Norway
Languages

Explore the baking and culture of Europe: Norway

...climate, limited areas of arable farmland and proximity of the sea have influenced traditions for food production, including bread, cakes and baking. There is a wide variety of traditional bread and cakes in Norway, and its said that Norwegians probably eat more bread than any other Europeans. Norwegian bread is typically made from wheat or rye flour. Many people are...
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