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In 1961, thirteen courageous young women trained to be America's first women astronauts. They scored better on physical tests than the men of Mercury 7. Then, without warning, their program was scrubbed. Join Eileen Collins, the first woman commander of a Space Shuttle, for stories of these remarkable pioneers and those of other women struggling in the ultimate "Man's World" of NASA in the 60s and 70s.

The virtual university has multiple meanings: from online courses and ancillary classroom work to organizations that exist without brick and mortar. As it became more ubiquitous at established colleges, faculty found their role changed, student expectations changed and the meaning of a college education started to change. Click along with Producer Richard Paul as he investigates the beginning of the online university.

At a time of unparalleled environmental change, there has never been a greater need for new ways of defending nature. In this forward-thinking work, Paul Jepson and Richard Ladle cover all aspects of modern conservation to provide a fascinating look into how we’re fighting for the earth’s species and habitats, as well as details on where conservation is heading, and how we can all contribute. Because it will be far more than just a pity when we lose the polar bears, pandas, and parrots.

There is a complicated relationship between African-Americans and Shakespeare. Long a symbol for elite white culture, Shakespeare was used in classroom and community to maintain barriers. Producer Richard Paul talks to Shakespeare historians from the Folger Shakespeare Theater and looks at minstrel show parodies of Shakespeare, color-blind casting of Shakespeare and how African-Americans are interpreting Shakespeare through their own experience.

The road from children’s simple religious training to adult practice is rarely straight. When confronted with contradictions, or complex issues, the religious adult is often faced with a bend in the road, a more nuanced response to a tenet of faith. Three prominent religious leaders share a time in their life when they were able to reconcile divisions among faiths.

"When I started to write The Looking Glass, I intended to create a story about the healing power of hope and love. But as this story developed, a message began to emerge that I had not foreseen, a message about the distorted mirror in which we view ourselves, binding ourselves with shackles of self-doubt and fear."

When technology started to be used in the classroom, the early adopters were middle and elementary schools. For years, educational software was almost never used in a classroom beyond the 8th grade. From pre-school to 8th grade, there was widespread use of specially-designed software to teach math, reading, grammar, and languages, but you would have been hard-pressed to find any of it in high school.

It seems we all love to hear revenge stories, the petty ones and the grand, even when they are painful or the recipient is blameless. And we seem to love to tell revenge stories about ourselves, even stories that make us look childish or venal. Revenge is sweet, the unspoken dark place where retribution lies. Here are stories of people who have planned revenge and those who have carried it out.

Welcome to our podcast, 8TALKS. Here we talk with tech industry experts about a range of topics such as their path to success, the state of the market and recruitment insights. If you're working in the tech space in the UK and around Europe, give us a listen!

A podcast about unlived dreams, unrealised ambitions and the not-so-gentle art of procrastination.Hosts Richard Brind and Paul Thomas look at this phenomena in a creative context (Music and Film respectively) but this show is likely to appeal to anyone who has ever dreamed of learning an instrument, attempted to learn another language, or indeed travel to far off places. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We talk about human behaviour and decision-making with an investment slant. And tell terrible jokes. Join us as we dive into the trenches with industry innovators, academics and mavericks.

Seit fast 20 Jahren war der Autor Jacob Churcher nicht mehr zu Hause – nicht seit seine psychisch kranke Mutter ihn mit 16 Jahren rausgeworfen hat. Als er ein paar Tage vor Weihnachten erfährt, dass seine Mutter gestorben ist und ihm das Haus überlassen hat, kehrt Jacob an den Ort seiner Kindheit zurück, um sich mit der Vergangenheit zu versöhnen. Dabei findet er ein Tagebuch, das eine junge Frau namens Noel hinterlassen hat, und erfährt, dass sie während ihrer Schwangerschaft bei seiner Familie gelebt hat.

A couple of old queens from London chatting about daily life...you might like it! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Bible is the most important book in the world. It not only takes us through the whole history of the universe from beginning to end, but it can also speak clearly to us about daily life: Why are we here?Is there really a God who has shown up in human history? How should we live? Book by Book explores the Bible's answers to the deepest questions.