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Climate change and renewable energy
Nature & Environment

Climate change and renewable energy

Human-induced climate change and resulting extreme weather events are an increasing and serious threat to the Earth’s ecosystems. This free course, Climate Change and Renewable Energy, describes the basic science of the greenhouse effect and how it has been modified by human activities such as the burning of fossil fuels. It describes the large cuts in greenhouse gas...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
How do fire controls harm biodiversity?
Nature & Environment

How do fire controls harm biodiversity?

...human created fire in Brazil has seen a growth of dense forest - but it comes at a cost, reports Rodrigo de Oliveira Andrade...[Savanna Hawk] A savannah Hawk perches on a fence post in Pantanal, Brazil Policies that prevent fires caused by people in El Cerrado (the Brazilian savannah) lead to biodiversity losses because they promote the expansion of forests with dense...
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Article 5 mins
PodMag April 2016
Society, Politics & Law

PodMag April 2016

...human flourishing, what it is, how it’s determined and what we can do to promote it. The book draws on scientific research from economics, psychology, philosophy and politics that looks at quality of life, wellbeing and happiness across the human life course. Dr Meg-John Barker Karen speaks to Meg-John Barker about Secrets of Enduring Love, how to make relationships...
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Audio 20 mins
Buddhist Economics
Society, Politics & Law

Buddhist Economics

...human development to overcome self centeredness and augment human creativity and knowledge. Presented by Dr Mike Lucas from The Open University Business School and Alan Shipman from the Department of Economics at The Open University... The intellectual foundations of the shareholder value model Dr Mike Lucas of The Open University Business School explains how the...
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Audio 44 mins
Year of the Rat: Chinese New Year
Languages

Year of the Rat: Chinese New Year

...of their reproduction rate, married couples also prayed to them for children. The Chinese New Year of 2020 falls on January 25th (Saturday), and the festival will last to February 8th, about 15 days in total. Celebrate the new year by dipping into some of our fantastic resources on China and Chinese. Want to learn some Chinese words and phrases? Explore Chinese culture...
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Article 5 mins
100 Years of Votes for (some) Women
History & The Arts

100 Years of Votes for (some) Women

...1918, 8.5 million women voted for the first time in a General Election. To celebrate this historic event we've made a short film on two remarkable suffragettes, Flora Murray and Louisa Garrett Anderson. Check out their incredible story below then dig deeper into our resources on suffragettes, women's history and feminism. Endell Street: A Suffragette Story Transcript...
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Article 5 mins
Try distance learning for FREE with the OU
Education & Development

Try distance learning for FREE with the OU

...resource that’s open to everyone. It’s a great way to see if distance learning is right for you and prepare you for university...There are over 1,000 courses to choose from with no start-dates, so you can begin right away or at a time that suits you. Some courses are based on The Open University degree materials and others are made specifically for OpenLearn, but all...
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Article 10 mins
Introduction to critical criminology
Society, Politics & Law

Introduction to critical criminology

...human beings have free will and are rational actors human beings have certain inalienable rights there is a social contract between citizens and the state. The idea of a social contract is a key feature of the classical school and includes the notion that transgressions that breach the social contract are seen by society as ‘crimes’ (Williams and McShane, 1999)....
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Level 3: Advanced 2 hrs