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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
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
Protest Banners: Trade Union
Society, Politics & Law

Protest Banners: Trade Union

...heritage but its red and green background is displaying the colours of conflict. This harks back to a very different kind of banner, the 1889 Dockers' strike banner which used the same design to frame a picture of a Hercules style muscle man wrestling with a snake. The image is modelled on some high end culture, the renowned sculpture by Lord Leighton of an athlete...
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Video 5 mins
Why we’re mapping a million trees and more!
Nature & Environment

Why we’re mapping a million trees and more!

...heritage: think of the Plane trees that line the Mall in London or the Sycamore tree at Hadrian’s Wall, one of the most photographed trees in the UK. Trees also play an important role in supporting our mental as well as physical well-being. With all these benefits, you might think that urban trees are well documented, cared for and protected, but this couldn’t be...
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Article 10 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
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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Audio 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