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- Link
- https://www.linnean.org/
- Category
- Science and Technology
- Subject
- Biology, Botany, Nature
- Medium
- Radio/Sound
- Type of resource
- Podcasting
The Linnean Society of London is a learned society dedicated to the study of taxonomy and natural history and named after the Swedish naturalist Carolus Linnaeus. As its website says, the society "uniquely embraces the entire sweep of natural history [and] promotes the study of all aspects of the biological sciences, with particular emphasis on evolution, taxonomy, biodiversity and sustainability". The website hosts a number of video podcasts, which cover a wide range of subjects from Sir David Attenborough’s Darwin Lecture from November 2011 on Alfred Russel Wallace and The Birds of Paradise, to Science, politics and policy on biodiversity and climate change, encompassing important current trends in biodiversity and conservation as well as the broad sweep of natural history since the 18th century.
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- Link
- http://www.sciencenetwork.org/
- Category
- Bio-Medical, Science and Technology, Social Sciences
- Subject
- Biology, General Science, Genetics, Medicine, Nature, Psychology, Religious Studies, Social Studies
- Medium
- Film/Video, Radio/Sound
- Type of resource
- Podcasting, Streaming/Download
The stated aim of this resource is to create a public space to discuss issues at the point where science and social policy intersect. The site presents a series of lectures, interviews and readings from various conferences and symposia with the emphasis on serious current scientific research and its moral, ethical and philosophical implications. The subjects covered include cognitive science, neuroscience, stem cell research, oncology, evolution and aging. The site has much that is interesting but of particular note are the proceedings of the Beyond Belief conference, a lively wide-ranging conference on science and religion featuring a large group of eminent scientists and philosophers, including Richard Dawkins, biologist and philosopher Francisco J. Ayala, planetary scientist Carolyn Porco and co-founder and Director of The Science Network Roger Bingham. TSN’s website features streaming videos and podcasts, which are also available for download.
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Moving image 
Audio
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- Link
- https://www.soundboard.com/
- Category
- Science and Technology, Social Sciences
- Subject
- Film Studies, History, Nature, Politics and Government
- Medium
- Radio/Sound
- Type of resource
- Footage Sources, Streaming/Download
A site with tens of thousands of downloadable sound clips. Many are free and others are available for a small fee. Organised by category including Historical (speeches by Churchill, Hitler, etc), Political (mainly American), Movies (music and soundtrack), Science/Nature (a wide range of animal and bird sounds) and Sound Effects (e.g. car engines, bells, snoring, etc).
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- Link
- https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006qykl
- Category
- Arts and Humanities, Bio-Medical, Science and Technology, Social Sciences
- Subject
- Archaeology, Architecture, Art, Astronomy, Biology, Botany, Chemistry, Classics, Computing, Drama, Economics, Genetics, Geology, History, Literature, Mathematics, Medicine, Music, Nature, Physics, Radio Studies, Social Studies, Technology
- Medium
- Radio/Sound
- Type of resource
- Archives/Museums, Podcasting, Streaming/Download
The website accompanying the BBC Radio 4 series In Our Time, in which Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the history of ideas, has been redesigned, and the Archive section now makes every episode broadcast since the series began in 1998 available to listen to again via RealPlayer. Programmes are searchable by title, genre (culture, history, philosophy, religion, science) and by era, from prehistoric to 20th century. Recent programmes are available as podcasts, and an e-mail newsletter gives Melvyn Bragg’s personal insight into the latest programme.
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- Link
- http://www.achievement.org
- Category
- Arts and Humanities, Bio-Medical, Science and Technology, Social Sciences
- Subject
- American Studies, Business Studies, Computing, Development Studies, Environmental Studies, Ethnology, Film Studies, General Science, History, Information Studies, Literature, Mathematics, Media Studies, Music, Nature, Physics, Politics and Government, Religious Studies, Sports Science, Technology
- Medium
- Radio/Sound
- Type of resource
- Databases, Podcasting
International in scope but mainly aimed at students in American education, this site offers dozens of video interviews and podcasts featuring leaders in the fields of Arts and Humanities, Bio-medicine, Science and Technology and Social Sciences. Individuals can be searched for by name and by general academic discipline and the interviews and lectures are available in QuickTime format.
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- Link
- https://www.wildscreen.org/arkive-closure/
- Category
- Bio-Medical
- Subject
- Nature
- Medium
- Film/Video, Radio/Sound
- Type of resource
- Databases, Information Sources, Streaming/Download
ARKive is a centralised digital library of films, photographs and sound recordings on species, created by the Wildscreen Trust. ARKive describes itself as a ‘virtual conservation effort - finding, sorting, cataloguing and copying the key records of species, and building them into a comprehensive and enduring audio-visual record’. ARKive’s short to mid-term priority is the completion of audio-visual profiles for the 16,300-plus species on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, before moving on to profiling all species that have ever been filmed or photographed. Currently there are 500 globally endangered species, and a British ‘chapter’ is in development covering 750 examples of rare and common British flora and fauna. Animals are classified by species, common name and Latin name, and described in detail. There is a mixture of still and moving image records, and sound recordings - the moving images are available in downloadable QuickTime, and in streaming format for Real (modem and broadband) and Windows Media Player (modem and broadband). The quality of the encodings is high, and the whole site is a model of clarity, intelligence and commitment to the preservation of species and our greater understanding of the world’s wildlife.
Other Online Moving image Audio
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- Link
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/sn/
- Category
- Bio-Medical
- Subject
- Botany, Nature
- Medium
- Film/Video, Radio/Sound
- Type of resource
- Information Sources, Streaming/Download, TV/Radio listings
This site is an invaluable resource for researchers and academics. There is a thorough news section covering ecological issues, conservation updates and news on wildlife issues both in the UK and abroad. Separate sections on animal, plants and UK wildlife. On-line director of academic and research councils, charity and support organisations and conservation projects. Special features on BBC documentaries, and listings of upcoming television and radio programmes.
Other Online Moving image Audio
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- Link
- https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00bfyvp
- Subject
- Nature
- Medium
- Film/Video, Radio/Sound
- Type of resource
- Information Sources, Streaming/Download
Supporting the interactive BBC TV series by David Attenborough. The site boasts a fine array of features, including live webcams, an audio quiz based on the sounds made my mammals, games, text essays, a number of video clips, introduction by Attenborough himself, and a link to selected clips highlighting the 50 years that he has spent broadcasting at the BBC. All clips will require either RealAudio or RealPlayer.
Other Online Moving image Audio
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- Link
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/creativearchive/
- Category
- Arts and Humanities, Bio-Medical, Science and Technology, Social Sciences
- Subject
- Architecture, Botany, Environmental Studies, Geography, Media Studies, Nature
- Medium
- Film/Video, Radio/Sound
- Type of resource
- Streaming/Download
The BBC, the bfi National Film and Television Archive, Channel 4 and the Open University have set up the Creative Archive Licence Group to make audiovisual archive content available for download under the terms of the Creative Archive Licence - a single, shared user licence scheme for the downloading of moving images, audio and stills. Moving image and sound content is freely available for download and non-commercial reuse, one users have signed into the Creative Archive Licence. Initial content from the BBC (including natural history, geographical locations, colours and the weather) and the British Film Institute (mostly silent film material) is now available, in Windows Media, QuickTime and MPEG-1 formats.
Other Online Moving image Audio
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- Link
- http://www.findsounds.com
- Category
- Bio-Medical, Science and Technology
- Subject
- Music, Nature
- Medium
- Radio/Sound
- Type of resource
- Streaming/Download
Findsounds.com is a search engine for sounds. Sounds can be accessed via a simple search or by searching from sound types. Audio files can be downloaded as AIFF, AU and WAVE. Sound types are divided into various categories, including Birds, Animals, Mayhem and Nature. The sound files within these are extensive: for example, there are eight volcano sound files, twenty-five sound files of didgeridoos, eleven examples of thunder, and five kookaburra recordings. All searches link the user to audio files hosted by external websites.
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