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- https://www.youtube.com/user/minuteearth
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- Science and Technology
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- Biology, Environmental Studies, General Science, Geography
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- Film/Video, Radio/Sound
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- Podcasting, Streaming/Download
Short science videos featuring attractively animated drawings, accompanied by informative commentaries. The videos are aimed at a general audience and feature titles like ‘Why Does the Earth Have Deserts’, ‘Where Did Earth’s Water Come From’ and ‘How High Can Mountains Be? Also available at iTunes
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- http://podcast.open.ac.uk/
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- Arts and Humanities, Science and Technology, Social Sciences
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- Biology, Economics, Education, Engineering, Environmental Studies, General Science, Languages, Literature, Mathematics, Psychology, Social Studies, Social Welfare
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- Courses, Podcasting, Streaming/Download, Web Links
This beta site presents the entire range of podcasts produced by the Open University. The site is divided into three sections: OU Learn, OU Research and OU Life. The OU Learn podcasts are divided into fourteen subject areas from Arts and Humanities to Social Sciences. Within each subject area, the podcasts are further arranged as ‘albums’ consisting of numbered tracks, containing material relevant to OU courses. The podcasts come with transcripts, related links and often feature video material too. Users can subscribe via RSS feed, iTunes, or Miro.
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- https://www.youtube.com/oceanexplorergov
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- Science and Technology
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- Biology, Environmental Studies, Food, Geography
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- Film/Video
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- Organisations, Streaming/Download, Web Links
This YouTube site is a freely available educational resource created by the NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospnheric Administration. It provides a platform for users to follow undersea explorations, observe marine flora and fauna and learn about exploration technologies. A number of links take users to further learning resources on the Ocean Explorer site, as well as channels focussing on different aspects relating to oceanography, including ecology, fishing, sustainability and climatology.
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- http://www.sumanasinc.com/webcontent/animation.html
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- Bio-Medical, Science and Technology
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- Astronomy, Biology, Chemistry, Environmental Studies
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- Film/Video
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- Streaming/Download
Sumanas is a media production company which produces interactive products aimed at the higher education market. Their goal is to produce graphics, video and animation to enhance learning and the company’s website features a number of free animations selected from various projects in which they have been involved, covering biology, neuroscience, environmental science, chemistry and astronomy. This animation about the Global Carbon Cycle gives a good idea of what their productions are like.
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- http://www.iwrm-education.de/#!start
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- Science and Technology, Social Sciences
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- Environmental Studies, Geography
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- Film/Video
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- Streaming/Download
This German e-learning module features illustrated video lectures in English on Integrated Water Resources Management. The resource was developed by IWAS (International Water Research Alliance Saxony), together with the German IHP/HWRP (International Hydrological Programme of UNESCO and Hydrology and Water Resources Programme of WMO). The 39 lectures are divided into various interlinking sections, arranged to reflect the complexity and interdisciplinary nature of water management, and cover geographical, economic and technical aspects of the subject. The site also features a dropdown menu of keywords which can be used to facilitate searches. Each lecture is accompanied by slides, timelines and abstracts. A user guide explains how to get the most out of the resource.
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- https://www.wnycstudios.org/shows/radiolab/
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- Bio-Medical, Science and Technology
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- Biology, Chemistry, Environmental Studies, General Science, Genetics, Music, Nature, Physics, Radio Studies, Technology
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- Film/Video, Radio/Sound
- Type of resource
- Podcasting, Streaming/Download
This popular American radio programme about science and philosophy is aimed at an audience of general listeners and is characterised by its innovative sound design. Each podcast takes a broad theme, such as Parasites, Placebo or Games and takes an exploratory, associative approach to the subject, aiming to stimulate curiosity rather than reach a definitive conclusion about the chosen topic. Each show is divided into several parts, featuring interviews with experts and occasional ventures into audience participation and ‘thought experiments’. The programme’s host Jad Abumrad is a trained musician and his background as a composer is evident in the podcast’s approach to sound, where music, speech and effects overlap, forming an integral part of the programme’s experimental, freewheeling ethos.
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- http://explore.org
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- Science and Technology
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- Biology, Environmental Studies, Music, Nature
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- Film/Video
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- Blogs, Streaming/Download
This website features high quality films and photographs on a wide range of topics, from animal rights, health and poverty to the environment, education, spirituality, music and dance. The site is dedicated to promoting and funding non-profit organisations and has a nicely designed user interface which makes browsing an enjoyable experience. In addition to the films, the site features a Live Cam page, where users can see different animals, such as seals, bears and birds, in their natural environment.
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- http://www.liv.ac.uk/lsa/cityinfilm/index.html
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- Arts and Humanities, Social Sciences
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- Architecture, Environmental Studies, Film Studies, Geography, History, Social Studies
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- Film/Video
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- Databases, Streaming/Download, Web Links
This website is the result of an AHRC-funded project to explore the relationship of film history, memory and the urban landscape of Liverpool from 1897 to the 1980s. Liverpool is one of Britain’s most filmed cities and one of the project’s achievements has been the creation of an online catalogue listing around 1700 films, particularly those which record the city’s urban landscape, documenting locations, landmarks and buildings. Consequently the emphasis is on amateur, newsreel, travelogues and promotional films, rather than fiction or feature films. In addition to the usual searches by genre, date etc. users can also search the catalogue by spatial and geographic information specific to each title.
There are also a number of videos, filmed at various events held throughout the project’s duration. Here writer Iain Sinclair talks about his view of Liverpool as an outsider. In this video Ethel Singleton speaks about her role in the Nick Broomfield documentary Behind the Rent Strike (1974), about the action undertaken by tenants in Kirkby New Town in December 1972 in protest at the Housing Finance Bill.
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- https://www.chlorofilms.org/index.php
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- Science and Technology
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- Biology, Botany, Environmental Studies, Nature
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- Film/Video
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- Streaming/Download, Web Links
This site aims to promote the creation of innovative video content about plant life and make the best of these films accessible and easy to view on a single website. The site began in 2008 as a competition, with funding and support from three plant biology organisations and Penn State University’s Institutes of Energy and the Environment. The films are divided into two broad categories: General videos are intended for a broad audience, while films in the Technical category are for classroom or research use and are aimed at viewers with some academic background in plant sciences. Although the site appears not to have been updated since 2010, most of the videos are still available.
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- http://en.ird.fr/
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- Science and Technology, Social Sciences
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- Agriculture, Biology, Development Studies, Environmental Studies, Ethnology, Nature
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- Film/Video
- Type of resource
- Organisations
The IRD is a French public science and technology research institute managed by the French ministries in charge of research and overseas development. The institute is responsible for a number of programmes focusing on the relationship between people and the environment in in Africa, some Mediterranean countries, Latin America, Asia and the French tropical overseas territories. The Videos Online channel presents a monthly film, made in the field, showcasing the different types of research and projects undertaken by IRD and produced in close co-operation with the scientists and researchers involved in the programmes. The videos cover aspects of ethnology, conservation, biodiversity, development and environmental studies. The English-language version of the website features a handful of films with English commentaries: there are many more videos available on the French version of the website.
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