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David Hume: 18th Century Philosopher
History & The Arts

David Hume: 18th Century Philosopher

...introduction Nigel Warburton talks about David Hume. Hume's theory of the self Nigel Warburton talks to Simon Blackburn about David Hume's theory of the self. Hume's discussion of the argument from design Timothy Chappell and Peter Kail discuss Hume on design. Hume's argument against miracles Peter Kail and Timothy Chappell discuss Hume's argument against miracles. Hume's...
Music Printing
History & The Arts

Music Printing

...introduction to this album Letter Press Technology Early music printing. The technological problems and solutions involved in making a complete line of music. Letter Press: an example A close inspection of Plantin's book shows how it all fits together on the page. The Halstan Press A printing expert takes us through the Halston process and explains how every piece of...
The physical world: collisions
Science, Maths & Technology

The physical world: collisions

...introduction to this album Accident investigation At the scene of a vehicle collision, both the physical evidence and the laws of physics, help police establish precisely what happened Particle collisions Professors Frank Close and Tejinder Virdee explain why physicists smash particles together and what happens in a particle collision The Large Hadron Collider The biggest...
Exploring the science of climate
Science, Maths & Technology

Exploring the science of climate

...introduction to this album. 18th century weather observers The Mannheim group of amateur scientists starts to systematically gather data about the weather. Records of global climate What scientific and natural records reveal about global climate over the last 150 years. Climatic evidence from sediments What sediment cores from the world's oceans reveal about climate...
Investigating bacterial communication
Science, Maths & Technology

Investigating bacterial communication

...introduction to this album. Discovering bacterial communication With antibiotic resistant bacteria constantly emerging, scientists are trying to find new types of anti bacterial drugs. One promising area of research is bacterial communication. Signal molecules Quorum sensing is the process by which bacteria seem to communicate with each other and make decisions to behave...
En rumbo: intermediate Spanish
Languages

En rumbo: intermediate Spanish

...introductions, talking about routines, describing people and places, making comparisons, expressing likes, making plans, talking about the future, and expressing wishes. The tracks contain recordings of Spanish and Latin American speakers mixed with suggestions for activities to do while you listen. This material has been adapted from the audio material for The Open...
National Engineering Day
Science, Maths & Technology

National Engineering Day

...put together some fantastic free resources of the topic of engineering...You can read more about how The Open University is marking National Engineering Day 2024 with a striking new piece of digital artwork being virtually projected onto the OU’s Walton Hall building in Milton Keynes, UK: highlighting the contributions of four inspirational engineers. Discover more...
Maintaining social order with gruesome images of Hell
History & The Arts

Maintaining social order with gruesome images of Hell

...damnation and torture, but employed a touch of modern advertising techniques. Angeliki Lymberopoulou, a Lecturer in Art History at The Open University, explains the meaning of a fresco in the church of Kitiros in Crete. The project "Damned in Hell in the Frescoes of Venetian-Dominated Crete (13th-17th centuries)" has been funded by the Leverhulme Trust. Transcript...