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History & The Arts
What can philosophy tell us about race?
Categorising human beings into races has had, and continues to have, an enormous impact on people’s lives. Many societies have been shaped by racial divisions and racial discrimination. Race continues to affect people’s experiences and personal identities today. This free course, What can philosophy tell us about race?, will introduce you to ...
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Society, Politics & Law
The shops that make us buy
What tricks of the trade do shops employ to make us dig deep into our pockets and spend our hard-earned cash?
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Health, Sports & Psychology
Do you have a photographic memory?
Can you hold an image in your mind by just looking at it for a brief amount of time? Try our photographic memory test and see whether you have eidetic memory.
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History & The Arts
Ten top tips for writing a novel
Got a novel bursting to get out? These tips from novelist and lecturer Sally O'Reilly may surprise you...
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Science, Maths & Technology
Everyday maths: Ratios and proportions
How to avoid mistakes when calculating ratios and proportions? Complete our everyday maths activity to find out more.
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Science, Maths & Technology
Blood and the respiratory system
‘Don’t hold your breath’ is an expression you’ve probably heard many times, but may not have thought too much about. In this free course, Blood and the respiratory system, you’ll study why respiration is so important for life, including how air enters and leaves the lungs, how oxygen is transported in the blood, the many dynamic factors that ...
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Science, Maths & Technology
Everyday maths video: "Coming back to maths"
Is something stopping you from learning maths? Can you do something about it? Watch this video for our introduction to maths anxiety.
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Science, Maths & Technology
Everyday maths video: "Doing maths with AI apps"
What's the point of learning maths, if an AI app can work it all out for you? Watch this video to find out why your own maths study still makes sense.
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History & The Arts
Introduction to music theory 2: pitch and notation
In this free course, you will explore the concept of musical pitch by working with examples of folk, popular, and classical music from several world traditions. You will learn how pitch is represented using staff notation and other forms of illustration. You will also practise reading and writing pitch using staff notation, and learn to perform ...
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Science, Maths & Technology
Everyday maths: statistics in the news
How to understand maths and statistics in everyday news? Complete our activity to find out!
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Science, Maths & Technology
Everyday maths: understanding risk
How to avoid mistakes when talking about risk? Complete our everyday maths activity to find out more.
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History & The Arts
Quiz: Which Brontë sister wrote it?
Charlotte, Emily and Anne Brontë had very different writing styles but can you tell their writing apart from the other?