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The City: The Roman and Greek Cities
History & The Arts

The City: The Roman and Greek Cities

...writes, "Rome I venerate, in one is my cradle in the other my curule chair" - the curule chair being a symbol of Ausonius’ status. If cities conveyed Roman culture into Europe then we might expect this event to have left an enduring legacy in European culture. Given the coincidence between the sites of ancient and modern urbanism, might continuity of occupation not...
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Article 5 mins
Cynicism: Philosophy for dogs?
History & The Arts

Cynicism: Philosophy for dogs?

...writings by Antisthenes or Diogenes survive, so we have to rely on later writers to get a flavour of what they dished up to their victims – abusive, witty and nonchalantly insolent by turns. Their targets included philosophers, musicians, athletes, playboys, politicians and kings. It’s reported that Diogenes was once visited by Alexander the Great, who found Diogenes...
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Impossible Peace 2: Where have all the leaders gone?
OpenLearn Ireland

Impossible Peace 2: Where have all the leaders gone?

...writing on the wall of ‘not a bullet - not an ounce’, and who with colleagues made significant progress in taking many guns out of Irish politics. George Mitchell, Nancy Soderberg, Martha Pope and the arms inspectors Martti Ahtisaari and Cyril Ramaphosa are others who come to mind. We learned from South Africa and the Basque Country and they learned from us....
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Diagrams, charts and graphs
Science, Maths & Technology

Diagrams, charts and graphs

...Write down the percentage of men aged between 25 and 34 who smoke over 20 cigarettes a day. (b) How many of the men aged 60 or over are non-smokers? (c) Which age group has the highest percentage of heavy smokers? Answer (a) Find ‘25–34’ in the column headings; then look down this column to the ‘Over 20’ row. This gives 29%. (b) The ‘60 or over’ column shows...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Sustainability at Christmas: Considering single use items, traditional plastics and bioplastics
Science, Maths & Technology

Sustainability at Christmas: Considering single use items, traditional plastics and bioplastics

...creativity and customisation, making it the perfect medium for personalised holiday gifts. Whether it's a custom ornament or a unique gift idea, the use of bioplastics in 3D printing offers a sustainable and innovative approach to gift-giving sustainably. By integrating bioplastics like PLA into this process, 3D printing supports environmentally conscious practices while...
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Butetown Carnival: past, present, and future
History & The Arts

Butetown Carnival: past, present, and future

...creative workshops over 12 months to communities across Cardiff. With lockdown, we couldn’t do this, so we commissioned the artists leading the workshops to work on their own creative projects at home. We then made short films for each of the pieces. We also held some pop-up performances outside the Senedd and Wales Millenium Centre. We were able to get a local youth...
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Intermediate German: The world of work
Languages

Intermediate German: The world of work

...writing and interacting in a variety of situations...This free course, Intermediate German: The world of work, concentrates on developing cultural knowledge and practical language skills in listening, speaking, reading, writing and interacting in a variety of situations. The course will be of interest to anyone who wants to improve their language skills in order to...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Why are people superstitious?
History & The Arts

Why are people superstitious?

...writes, ‘no one would be in the grip of superstition’. [Excommunicated Spinoza, 1907 painting by Samuel Hirszenberg] Excommunicated Spinoza, 1907 painting by Samuel Hirszenberg. But rarely if ever is that the case. Instead, we inevitably encounter adversity and disappointment in pursuing what we want. Then we ‘vacillate wretchedly between hope and fear’, making us...
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