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Introduction to the Amazon System
Nature & Environment

Introduction to the Amazon System

...climate which allows the recycling of water, brought in as moisture from the Atlantic Ocean and Caribbean Sea, to reach mountain tops many thousands of kilometres inland. They protect the fragile soils from the torrential tropical downpours, and provide food for the incredible biodiversity and the communities that live within the rainforest. By removing the trees, a...
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What does scientific evidence tell us about making our homes energy efficient?
Money & Business

What does scientific evidence tell us about making our homes energy efficient?

...climate controlled chamber. This allows us to manipulate the weather to be anything from -12ºC to +30ºC or as rainy and windy as we like. Given we know exactly how the house was built, how it is “used” (by our researchers), and the “weather” it is exposed to, we can get a very good idea of how efficient it is. When we add curtains, better thermostats or other...
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Algorithmic Design
Science, Maths & Technology

Algorithmic Design

...changes how designers work. Algorithmic ways of thinking have spawned algorithmic art as well as computer games and provide new ways for people to interact. They have transformed traditional analogue forms of art and design, such as painting, sculpture, and drawing, to introduce new kinds of visual complexity and textures. By thinking and designing with algorithms, this...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Sartre: Love is a hazardous, painful struggle
History & The Arts

Sartre: Love is a hazardous, painful struggle

...Turner, shows the conflict and danger of love from Jean-Paul Sartre's perspective. ...For Jean-Paul Sartre, freedom was everything. For him the reality of romantic love isn’t blissful mutual respect and a merging of freedoms. Far from it: love is conflict. Real freedom means freedom to change your mind, freedom to fall out of love…For Sartre, then, love is hazardous....
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My experience of being a South Asian LGBTQI+ ally
Education & Development

My experience of being a South Asian LGBTQI+ ally

...changes. Taking time to educate myself has equipped me to understand how knowledge and understanding can make a huge difference to a person’s sense of acceptance. For example, language matters, and having an understanding of different pronouns shows the person that you respect their identity. It is also important to recognise that you might not get it right all the...
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How do you become a digital artist?
History & The Arts

How do you become a digital artist?

...change the colours of his scanned artwork. Before too long, he began to do all of the studies for his paintings on the computer. This soon led to purely digital works, intended to exist only on screen. His experimentation with computer animation has brought his art to life. But anyone can do it - here's how: We caught up with Duggie to find out how he feels about digital...
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Postcards From The Past: Belfast
Society, Politics & Law

Postcards From The Past: Belfast

...changed around Belfast...[Giant's Causeway] Belfast is the capital and largest city of Northern Ireland, and the site has been occupied since the Bronze age. It is located at the mouth of the Lagan river on Belfast Lough, an inlet of the northern channel of the Irish Sea. The city is flanked by long lines of hills on two sides, the Antrim Hills in the north and...
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Smarty pants: wearable electronics will recharge your life
Science, Maths & Technology

Smarty pants: wearable electronics will recharge your life

...changing way of powering personal devices – and take us into a new world of wearable electronics. My colleagues and I form one of several applied research groups developing both flexible batteries and the energy harvesting systems needed to charge them. The body electric Piezo is a term derived from a Greek word meaning to squeeze or press, and piezoelectric materials...
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