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Matt Ridley - Stories of Change
Nature & Environment

Matt Ridley - Stories of Change

...business model, the FSA said that, the Bank of England said that, the City said that. There were one or two people who said, ‘Hang on – that business model is too good to be true,’ but actually they were saying that for the wrong reasons. There was no one who foresaw what was going to happen to us. RH: Well the Treasury Select Committee said you had a...
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Passports: identity and airports
Society, Politics & Law

Passports: identity and airports

...business. So since these kinds of measures didn't work out, they then suggest more sort of systematic, legal measures. In 1913, there were two dramatic incidents. The first of these incidents was the arrival of a ship called the Panama Maru in Vancouver with 56 Indians. Many of these Indians claimed that they had been in Canada before and were simply returning. So they...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Hybrid working: wellbeing and inclusion
Money & Business

Hybrid working: wellbeing and inclusion

...business. People have always been at the forefront of our business, and we pride ourselves in that as part of our culture. That said, obviously, we’ve been very aware that the last couple of years have put particular strains and stresses on people. And therefore, we’ve had to react to that in a certain way. My opinion on that is, the best way to deal with that is to...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Reception of music in cross-cultural perspective
History & The Arts

Reception of music in cross-cultural perspective

...busy, noisy, congested, tangled – but in a positive sense. […] Busyness is clearly an important element in Javanese gamelan music, with some instruments delegated the responsibility of filling in the texture so that there is constant sound. The sparse or slow-playing of some instruments is always balanced by the busy activity of [these instalments]. Javanese textiles,...
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Level 3: Advanced 15 hrs
Understanding Alice
History & The Arts

Understanding Alice

...Busy Bee’ from ‘Against Idleness and Mischief’ (Divine Songs, 1715) into ‘How doth the little crocodile’. In this case a verse about the virtues of being industrious is transformed into one that appears to point to the satisfactions of vanity, indulgence and deception. However, Carroll also employs devices that have pleased children for centuries: animals who...
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How do I pitch an idea to a science editor?
Science, Maths & Technology

How do I pitch an idea to a science editor?

...busy people, so short and snappy pitches are more likely to be successful. Keep it simple Avoid jargon. Using words such as ‘stakeholders’, ‘leverages’ and ‘sustainable dialogues’ in your pitch will alienate the editor. Who are you? If it’s your first time pitching to an editor, include a bit about yourself, your areas of interest and your expertise. Supply...
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‘Rule Britannia, Britannia Rules the Waves’: From fishing patriotism to pragmatism
Nature & Environment

‘Rule Britannia, Britannia Rules the Waves’: From fishing patriotism to pragmatism

...businesses only have one vessel), and the industry employs around 12,000 fishermen. Between them the vessels landed 758.8 thousand tonnes, worth just over a billion pounds in 2014. On average UK vessels land around 400,000 tonnes of fish each year in the UK, and between 200,000 and 300,000 tonnes abroad. The capture fishing industry represents less than 0.1% of UK GDP....
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Stay in control and hide the fear: The psychology of skydivers and climbers
Health, Sports & Psychology

Stay in control and hide the fear: The psychology of skydivers and climbers

...business of being in control, I mean I don’t know whether when people are climbing and whether they’re skydiving there is some sense in which they try not to show if they are concerned or stressed. James Hardie-Bick: Absolutely yes, that’s a fundamental part of it that you’ve got to manage your emotions, it’s almost this dialectic of fear and pleasure that you...
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