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The Dates of the Buddha
History & The Arts

The Dates of the Buddha

...climate for the acceptance of Buddhist ideas, and generated among Buddhist monks certain expectations of patronage and influence on the machinery of political decision making. Prior to Ashoka Buddhism was a relatively minor tradition in India and some scholars have proposed that the impact of the Buddha in his own day was relatively limited. Archaeological evidence for...
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Exploring the English language
History & The Arts

Exploring the English language

...changed over the course of the last 500 years? What are the social and political contexts that have affected how these changes have come about? This free course, Exploring the English language, will consider the development of the English language from the 15th to the 19th century...How has the English language changed over the course of the last 500 years? What are the...
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Level 2: Intermediate 9 hrs
The Great Fall: Berlin’s ‘Freedom’ concert
History & The Arts

The Great Fall: Berlin’s ‘Freedom’ concert

...change to the composition. In its last movement, the Ninth Symphony sets a text by Friedrich Schiller, An die Freude—or ‘Ode to Joy’. Bernstein, in the spirit of recent events, took the decision to amend the text sung, changing each mention of the word Freude (joy) to Freiheit (freedom). The concert thus became known as the Berlin ‘Freedom’ concert. It’s an...
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Systems explained by Humberto Maturana
Money & Business

Systems explained by Humberto Maturana

...meaning; Belongs to engineering not biology; Dynamics of structural change Transcript 13. Triggering change in human social system; Escaping traps; Totalitarian system Transcript 14. Reflecting on the use of his ideas; Education systems grounded in love Transcript Further links Chilean Biologist Humberto Maturana Dies At 92 Chilean polymath Humberto Maturana remembered...
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Dating apps: is swiping right a thing of the past?
History & The Arts

Dating apps: is swiping right a thing of the past?

...changed her hairstyle. Growing up before and during the MSN messenger, Bebo, Facebook and later Tinder and Bumble era, I’ve also seen and experienced how dating habits have changed. As millennials, we are a generation comfortable on apps and experienced with meeting in bars and clubs; we have seen both sides of the coin. Now in my mid-30s, I am surrounded by married...
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International Development: microcredit and migration
Science, Maths & Technology

International Development: microcredit and migration

...change for a better world Micro-credit unions, how they work and how they are empowering women in Glasgow to start their own small businesses. Argentina’s Poor: Surviving without money The poor of Argentina are trading goods and services in replace of currency in a global exchange network. Establishing migrant communities in London Why Greek and Ethiopian migrants came...
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Evolution through natural selection
Nature & Environment

Evolution through natural selection

...change understand that the four propositions underlying Darwin's theory of evolution through natural selection are: (1) more individuals are produced than can survive; (2) there is therefore a struggle for existence; (3) individuals within a species show variation; and (4) offspring tend to inherit their parents’ characters understand that the three necessary and...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
When the public speaks: How refugees welcome shows the public as dangerous giants
Society, Politics & Law

When the public speaks: How refugees welcome shows the public as dangerous giants

...change the world. Bouazizi was not the first person to set himself alight in protest, just as Aylan was not the first child to wash ashore on Mediterranean beaches. [Asylum seekers arrive in Messina, Sicily - June 30th 2015] Asylum seekers arriving in Messina, June 30th, 2015 Indeed, those who have been following the refugee crisis over the past four years have viewed...
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