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David Allen - Earth in Vision
Nature & Environment

David Allen - Earth in Vision

...world which is a very, very interesting, fresh, take on natural history in the urban environment, certainly for someone like Natural World to take on, where they’re normally miles away. My new series: Earth A New Wild We’re now doing a film, we’ve just finished a film on essentially what was the anthropocene, which we called Age of Man, but the word ‘man’ was a...
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Video 30 mins
Children and young people: food and food marketing
Education & Development

Children and young people: food and food marketing

...worlds...Children and young people: food and food marketing: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: identify and analyse the importance of food in various aspects of children’s and young people’s lives understand the impact of food marketing on children from pre-schoolers to teenagers critically discuss the idea of whether it is up to...
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Level 3: Advanced 8 hrs
Exploring the science of climate
Science, Maths & Technology

Exploring the science of climate

...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 patterns. Sun, sunspots and volcanoes The influence of natural phenomena on global climate. Observations, theories and climate models Dealing with discrepancies between climate models and observable data....
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Audio 25 mins
60-Second Adventures in Thought
History & The Arts

60-Second Adventures in Thought

...world. Subjects as vast as time travel, infinity, quantum mechanics and artificial intelligence, are squeezed into 60-second clips that will tickle your funny bone and blow your mind... Achilles and the Tortoise Ancient mathematical trickery proves that a mighty hero cannot overtake a tortoise. The Grandfather Paradox A well known story that questions the logic of time...
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Video 7 mins
Wordsworth re-visited
History & The Arts

Wordsworth re-visited

...world at the centre of poetic philosophy. Wordsworth's influences are a topic of immense academic debate, and this album provides a concise and distinct introduction to the many literary, political and cultural shifts that informed and inspired one of literature's most breathtakingly beautiful movements. This material forms part of The Open University course A207 From...
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Audio 27 mins
Publishing The Origin of Species
Science, Maths & Technology

Publishing The Origin of Species

...today’s world. © British Council 2009... Publishing The Origin of Species A brief introduction to this album. John Murray and Darwin The current John Murray invites us into his illustrious ancestors' offices to tell the story of how this famous British publishing house was chosen by Charles Darwin for his seminal book, The Origin of Species. Much controversy followed....
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Audio 11 mins
Mastering systems thinking in practice Badge icon
Science, Maths & Technology

Mastering systems thinking in practice

...world. The Open University would really appreciate a few minutes of your time to tell us about yourself and your expectations for the course before you begin, in our optional start-of-course survey. Participation will be completely confidential and we will not pass on your details to others...Week 1: Systems thinking in practice: 1 Who uses systems thinking? - Before...
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Level 3: Advanced 24 hrs
Ian Kershaw on Hitler's Place In History: The Lecture Podcast
History & The Arts

Ian Kershaw on Hitler's Place In History: The Lecture Podcast

...world experts though, if not the single greatest expert on the life and times of Adolf Hitler. His two volume epic biography of the Nazi dictator is now the standard text on the subject, and he’s speaking tonight, appropriately enough, on the 60th anniversary of Hitler’s suicide in a lecture entitled Hitler’s Place in History. And I think I can safely promise that...
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Audio 45 mins