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Professor McWhorter provides a closer look at slang and its place in language. How did English slang evolve over the centuries, and why does it keep changing? Why do we seem to be using it now more than ever? And what does texting say about the importance of slang today?
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Now more than ever, it's important to look boldly at the reality of race and gender bias -- and understand how the two can combine to create even more harm.Kimberlé Crenshaw uses the term "intersectionality" to describe this phenomenon; as she says, if you're standing in the path of multiple forms of exclusion, you're likely to get hit by both. In this moving talk, she calls on us to bear witness to this reality and speak up for victims of prejudice....
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China is vast, and so are its cities. What's more, Chinese roads, highways, and urban patterns are quickly evolving-so, now more than ever, the Western visitor must be able to ask for directions clearly and politely. Listening closely and effectively to the answers is just as important. This program presents vocabulary and phrasing that will help beginning Chinese speakers find out how to get where they're going in Beijing and elsewhere. Cultural...
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Explore core concepts of data catalog, processing, analytics, and visualization in this second of a two-part series on data engineering with AWS.
Businesses need data experts—now more than ever before. As data-driven decision-making has risen to boardroom prominence, the role of the data expert has become essential to understanding and scaling a business. In this second course of a two-part series, instructor Dipali Kulshrestha focuses on data...
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Biological diversity has made our planet habitable for billions of years, and now more than ever we’re realizing we need to understand, manage, and protect our species, habitats, and ecosystems to keep it that way. This episode visits the National Botanic Gardens in Ireland to see how centuries-old plant samples can provide clues to changes in our biodiversity.It introduces researchers who are using plants, trees, and even insect and birdsong recordings...
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Learn the tools and frameworks you need to build equity and inclusion into your marketing and communications.
Words matter. For as much as words can make a positive impact with an audience, they can also divide and alienate us. Now more than ever, it’s critical for marketers to intentionally use inclusive language. In this course, Andrew McCaskill, Senior Director of Global Communications at LinkedIn, shares practical guidance on this critical...
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Make your organization a thought leader in your industry. Learn how to identify your niche, develop a recognizable point of view, design your ideas for scale, and more.
Thought-leading organizations create change, build trust, and make an impact beyond their bottom line. In this course, explore the ways that organizations can step into the role of a thought leader in their communities, industries, and beyond—and why it matters now more than ever....
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Discover the top five skills to know in Microsoft SQL Server to manage data-driven insights more efficiently for your business.
Now, more than ever, businesses need people who know data—how to warehouse, access, and analyze it quickly and efficiently. Getting up to speed with Microsoft SQL Server—the widely used database management system—can help you become a key player in today’s data-driven business world. In this course, instructor Walter...
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Learn an embodied way to relate to and manage your emotions at work. Discover tools for grounding and centering even in the midst of difficult feelings.
Everyone has emotions. Now, more than ever, we're encouraged to bring those emotions to work. However, knowing how to manage them in a dynamic and complex work environment is a skill. Feelings can get in the way of our effectiveness, communication, and even reputation if they're not handled effectively....
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Prepare for the data-driven future by learning how to manage relational databases with SQL.
The ubiquity of big data means that now, more than ever, there is a burning need to warehouse, access, and understand the contents of massive databases quickly and efficiently. Attaining proficiency in SQL is essential to prepare for our data-driven present and future. It is also crucial to furthering your skills as a data analyst or application developer....
11) Frontier Sumatra
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It's one of the most important and difficult questions of our time...can the human race find a way to co-exist with the natural world before we destroy it? With thirty football fields of forest lost each minute, the world needs answers now more than ever, and sometimes the most innovative solutions can come from unexpected places. Frontier Sumatra is the incredible story of a ground-breaking conservation project called Restorasi Ekosistem Riau (RER)....
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Get a comprehensive overview of no-code and low-code in this course designed uniquely for enterprise programmers and maintainers of public APIs.
The demand for websites, web apps, and native apps has reached new heights, and programmers are needed now more than ever. Some of today’s development happens with no-code and low-code tools that allow people with no technical background to build and customize their own applications. If you’re a seasoned...
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The hit series based on Lev Grossman's best-selling novels returns for season three as Quentin Coldwater and his magician friends now face a world without magic. Deprived of their special powers, Quentin and the other magicians are desperate to find a way to restore magic. But in order to regain what has been lost, they must embark on an epic quest that cannot be accomplished alone. Now more than, ever, our heroes must rely on one another.
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MAVIS! is the first documentary on gospel/soul music legend and civil rights icon Mavis Staples and her family group, The Staple Singers. From the freedom songs of the '60s and hits like "I'll Take You There" in the '70s, to funked-up collaborations with Prince and her recent albums with Wilco's Jeff Tweedy, Mavis has stayed true to her roots, kept her family close, and inspired millions along the way. Featuring powerful live performances, rare archival...
16) If the Shoe Fits
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This film is commissioned buy the Social Studies Department of the University of Sheffield and attempts to delve into the power of the shoes and find it's importance in our daily lives, through participants of the If the Shoe Fits research project, chats with people on the streets, artists and experts.We wear shoes everyday, have many different pairs for different occasions and purposes and we now buy more shoes than ever, have more choice than never...
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Dr. Tim Elmore sheds light on the eight paradoxes the leaders of today must embrace to inspire and connect with their teams more effectively.
Leadership is now more complicated than ever. Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, there had been a marked shift in the way we work. Before, it was commonplace to leave your personal problems at home to focus on work. But now, we’re encouraged to bring our whole selves to work—emotions included. At the same...
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Create great-looking images with the new, AI-enhanced image editing tools in Lightroom Mobile
Retouching images can be very time consuming, even when using a powerful and convenient tool like Adobe Lightroom. But now with Adobe Lightroom Mobile, you have the power to do your editing anywhere. Join professional photographer and retoucher Kristina Sherk as she shows you all the amazing advancements in the Lightroom Mobile masking area. Get an overview...
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The world we live in is becoming ever faster and more complex. This film explores how technology and digital data processing are providing us with luxury features that would have been unthinkable a few years ago. Millions of people all over the world now let a computer pick out the perfect partner for life, and virtual creatures are becoming more and more humanlike. Modern living is supposed to make our life easier than ever before, but does it really?...