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Tim Scoones - Earth in Vision
Nature & Environment

Tim Scoones - Earth in Vision

...simple way, that dataset combined with the other scientific studies that went around it, became the piece of evidence that was taken to the European Commission, I think it was in 2007, that changed the European Commission’s mind on how seriously to take climate change and changed policy. And that was by people looking out for frogspawn, ladybirds, swifts, peacock...
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Continuing classical Latin
History & The Arts

Continuing classical Latin

...simple… GH Okay. Well, let me just have a think. One example would be a simple statement which I just happen to remember from one of these conversations. It translates as ‘I said the weasel ate it’. And clearly blaming the weasel was the equivalent to blaming the cat nowadays if something disappears from the fridge or whatever. Now, to say that kind of thing after a...
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Level 2: Intermediate 4 hrs
Assessment in secondary science
Education & Development

Assessment in secondary science

...Simple to complex: understanding simple events to knowing and understanding complicated situations Using everyday ideas to using scientific ideas Qualitative to quantitative explanations using formulae and equations Explanations based on observable entities to ones using unobservable, idealised entities. Words: 0 Just as with knowledge and conceptual understanding of the...
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Level 3: Advanced 11 hrs
Can we get to a world without suicide?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Can we get to a world without suicide?

...simple belief drives Mallen: that Edward should still be alive, that his death was preventable – at several stages during the rapid onset of his depression. Moreover, Mallen and a growing number of mental health experts believe that this applies to all deaths by suicide. They argue that with a well-funded, better-coordinated strategy that would reform attitudes and...
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Article 15 mins
Becoming an ethical researcher Badge icon
Education & Development

Becoming an ethical researcher

...code of practice or set of ethical guidelines, and whether these apply in every context. What happens when there are difficult situations or when values clash? Looking at the stories behind the research of others is one way to develop ethical awareness. In this course, you will hear from diverse researchers who have carried out studies with people across different...
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Level 3: Advanced 18 hrs
Prices, location and spread
Science, Maths & Technology

Prices, location and spread

...simple chained price index use the Retail Prices Index and the Consumer Prices Index to measure price changes...Prices, location and spread: 1 Measuring location - Measuring location has two components: gathering data about the quantity of interest determining a value to represent the location of the data. The task of gathering appropriate data is somewhat
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Level 1: Introductory 18 hrs
Numbers, units and arithmetic
Science, Maths & Technology

Numbers, units and arithmetic

...simple calculations in your head or on paper. Such calculations could be to estimate the size of an answer, as a check for your calculator work. This OpenLearn course provides a sample of level 1 study in Mathematics. Get careers guidance This course has been included in the National Careers Service to help you develop new skills...Numbers, units and arithmetic: Learning...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Can comedy change your life?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Can comedy change your life?

...Code: A global search for what makes things funny, “Plato and Aristotle contemplated the meaning of comedy while laying the foundations of Western philosophy… Charles Darwin looked for the seeds of laughter in the joyful cries of tickled chimpanzees. Sigmund Freud sought the underlying motivations behind jokes in the nooks and crannies of our unconscious.” One of...
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Article 10 mins