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'Good' food destroying biodiversity?
Nature & Environment

'Good' food destroying biodiversity?

...introduction of un(mis)labelled products or harmful foreign substances. This has called for tougher legislation and security of production processes, which are hopefully being implemented. However that is not all we should be worrying about. We should also consider what has been the cost in the course of production of ‘good’ food as well. How has the environment fared...
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The Great Fall: Berlin’s ‘Freedom’ concert
History & The Arts

The Great Fall: Berlin’s ‘Freedom’ concert

...this particular Beethoven symphony adds something not only to our understanding of the wall’s falling, but also to the ongoing cultural history of this remarkable piece of music. Read more articles from Open University academics about their knowledge and experiences of the fall of the Berlin Wall. Learn more An introduction to music theory Study towards an MA in music...
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Portales: beginners' Spanish second edition
Languages

Portales: beginners' Spanish second edition

...introductions Introducing yourself Four people introducing themselves Where do you live Saying where you live and giving your address My family A person talking about her family, who they are and what they do for a living A day in my life A person describing a typical day in their life Opening times Opening times in a shop Spare time activities Three people saying what...
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Audio 28 mins
Challenging ideas in mental health
Health, Sports & Psychology

Challenging ideas in mental health

...introduction to this album. A quiet night on Roundhay Wing An abstract dramatisation set in the year 2000. We are introduced to Roundhay Ward, a psychiatric wing of a large hospital in Leeds. The lost souls A patient (Jonathan X) wakes up from a dream surrounded by 3 lost souls. They tell him the only way he can be released form the spell of Roundhay ward is to see Remo -...
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Imperial Rome and Ostia
History & The Arts

Imperial Rome and Ostia

...introduction to the album. The construction of Imperial Rome A large scale model shows us how Imperial Rome once looked and we also learn some of its fascinating history. Aqueducts in Rome A look at how aqueducts were a great engineering achievement in Imperial Rome. The Aurelianic wall The renewed threat of barbarian invasion led to the construction of the Aurelianic...
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Audio 57 mins
Social housing and working class heritage
History & The Arts

Social housing and working class heritage

...introduction to this album. Social housing: winners and losers Iconic status or demolition? Social housing estates have had widely differing fates - which way will it go for the Carpenters' estate? Social housing: fighting for survival Shows campaigning by the Carpenters estate and the Excalibur estate to save their homes from demolition. Social housing: sense of place...
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Audio 1 hr 30 mins
Thought and Experience
History & The Arts

Thought and Experience

...introduction to this album Origins of the modern concept of mind A detailed discussion about the Aristotelian concept of the soul and the Cartesian concept of the mind by Susan James Issues facing contemporary philosophy of mind A detailed discussion about various approaches to contemporary philosophy of mind focusing on the computational view Ancient philosophers' views...
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Audio 5 hrs 8 mins
Astronomy
Science, Maths & Technology

Astronomy

...introduction to this album. Our Invisible Sun Scientists investigate sun spots, solar flares and arcs using x-ray telescopes, featuring the Big Bear Observatory in LA. VLA, HEIDI What would the sun look like if we had magnetically sensitive eyes? How the most sensitive radio telescopes on earth work. Is Our Sun Normal? Astronomers compare events on other stars to helps us...
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Audio 1 hr 21 mins