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The Egyptians are known for being ahead of their time in comparison to some civilisations that came after them. This unit looks at how the Egyptians solved mathematical problems in everyday life and the technology they used. An understanding of this area has only been possible following the translation of the Rosetta Stone. This study unit is just one of many that can be found on LearningSpace, part of OpenLearn, a collection of open educational resources from The Open University. Published ...
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You can now vote for More Than Words at the People's Choice Podcast Awards! Just click the following link, quickly sign up and select ‘Rosetta Stone – More Than Words’ in the 'Education' and 'People's Choice' sections if you loved our podcast! https://www.podcastawards.com/app/nominations The More Than Words podcast, brought to you by Rosetta Stone UK, is back for series two, where we meet fascinating people and experts in the field of language and linguistics, answering your most pressing q ...
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Entrepreneur Stories 4⃣ Inspiration

Millionaire Interviews Podcast & Sir Austin Peek

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Entrepreneur Inspiring Stories to Help Motivate, Build, & Grow Your Successful Business with a Master Class from Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders that tell it How It Is... Millionaire Interviews is actionable advice for the (future & present) Entrepreneur, Thought Leaders, Solopreneur, Youpreneur, and Small Business Owner. The host interviews Business Founders in the Product, Service, Real Estate, and Tech industries so they can teach you from their experience. Connect with other Listeners @ ...
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Quantitude

Greg Hancock & Patrick Curran

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A podcast dedicated to all things quantitative, ranging from the relevant to the highly irrelevant. Co-hosts Patrick Curran and Greg Hancock talk about serious statistical topics, but without taking themselves too seriously. Think: CarTalk hi-jacked by the two grumpy old guys from the Muppets, grousing about quantitative methods, statistics, and data analysis, all presented to you with the production value of a 6th grade school project. But in a good way.
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Productivity, Technology, Longevity, Health. Peter Larsson shares thoughts and share wisdom from the Focused Productivity Course Be Useful. Have fun. FLAWD: Focused Lifestyle & Winning Disciplines.
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This is the Jace and Rick Podcast. every episode is recorded in the car on the way to whatever we decide is important enough to go to. this podcast is NOT for those who take things to seriously. we are immature, racist, sexist, and funny, so you dont have to be.
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On Season 4, leaders from around the VUMC enterprise explore issues facing businesses across industries, and how the enterprise is experimenting with and designing solutions for problems – old and new – by supporting smart people with visionary ideas. You’ll track how a few ideas fused and matured over decades into the engine of a global collaboration, and why progress requires bold confidence in people, taking calculated risks, and transformative optimism about what could be next. Structure ...
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In this week’s episode, continue to get to know Theodore Roosevelt by hearing all about his foreign policy and evaluate his lasting legacy as president of the US. https://open.acast.com/public/streams/65a47774968ba8001771f445/episodes/66af59081f6556b4b663103f.mp3 Download Episode (Right click and select “Save as…”)…
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In this episode, meet Theodore Roosevelt, and hear about his rise to the office of US president as well as his administration’s overwhelmingly positive domestic legacy. https://open.acast.com/public/streams/65a47774968ba8001771f445/episodes/66af573f1f6556b4b662bfe5.mp3 Download Episode (Right click and select “Save as…”)…
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Anne Hed is a lifetime resident of Minnesota. Her history as a business owner began back in the 1980’s, when she raced as a professional triathlete. She completed eight Ironman Triathlons in Hawaii, and met her late husband, Steve, through the sport. He became one of her first sponsors... This Episode is Sponsored By: Jon Ostenson, Founder of FranB…
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In this week’s episode, disocver the first half of the history of the Modern Olympic Games, from its inception as a brainchild of Pierre de Coubertin to the interruptions the Games experienced as a result of the Second World War. https://open.acast.com/public/streams/65a47774968ba8001771f445/episodes/66a63b2072497b6115aca4e8.mp3 Download Episode (R…
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In this week’s episode, learn the truth behind five more commonly-held historical misonceptions: the colour of classical statues, things erroneously associated with Julius Caesar, the existence of the iron maiden, Napoleon’s height, and NASA’s million-dollar space pen. https://open.acast.com/public/streams/65a47774968ba8001771f445/episodes/668f32b0…
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In this week’s episode, discover the story of the Rosetta Stone, a series of 2,000-year-old texts written that became the key to our modern understanding of the Ancient Egyptian language. https://open.acast.com/public/streams/65a47774968ba8001771f445/episodes/6688fed89bf81dc06ae2e6f2.mp3 Download Episode (Right click and select “Save as…”)…
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Half-Arsed History is taking to the stage this August, in Melbourne and Sydney! We’ll have a great time getting across the histories of these two cities, and there’s plenty of other stuff planned – Q&As, meet and greets, tour merch, a song or two, all sorts of things. Hope to see you there! Tickets are on sale now: https://premier.ticketek.com.au/s…
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In this week’s episode, meet Frédéric Chopin, one of the most famous and celebrated composers and pianists of the Romantic Era, and learn about his life, work, and relationships. https://open.acast.com/public/streams/65a47774968ba8001771f445/episodes/666d00a23266300012360a9b.mp3 Download Episode (Right click and select “Save as…”)…
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In this week’s episode, learn the incredible story of Alan Turing – a man who not only laid the foundations of modern computer science, but also had an immense impact on the Second World War due to his work in deciphering the Enigma code. https://open.acast.com/public/streams/65a47774968ba8001771f445/episodes/66681173c15812001368c78e.mp3 Download E…
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Mark Lazarchic is the CEO of Serenity Venture Group. He describes himself as a serial entrepreneur with eyes always open. Mark is the owner of multiple successful startup businesses in very competitive markets. Mark has spent the last 10 years being amazed at the level of mediocrity accepted by the public in business. At all levels... This Episode …
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In this week’s episode, get to know Christina of Sweden, the keenly intelligent and fiercely independent queen of Sweden, who is remembered today for her passion of learning and knowledge. https://open.acast.com/public/streams/65a47774968ba8001771f445/episodes/666571dfb6f3d900122c8c63.mp3 Download Episode (Right click and select “Save as…”)…
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In this week’s episode, discover the story of one of the greatest Roman emperors ever to have lived: Trajan, who brought the empire to its largest territorial extent in 117 CE. https://open.acast.com/public/streams/65a47774968ba8001771f445/episodes/6661a0ff6a3b3e001219b8ca.mp3 Download Episode (Right click and select “Save as…”)…
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In this week’s episode, learn all about Oscar Wilde, the famous Anglo-Irish playwright who is still remembered for his dazzling wit, and hear the tragic tale of his downfall due to the harsh social attitudes of the time. https://open.acast.com/public/streams/65a47774968ba8001771f445/episodes/665aad31e9a55800115c2940.mp3 Download Episode (Right clic…
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In this week’s episode, our 150th and the last of season 5, Greg and Patrick hear from five people at different stages of their academic journey, who share some of their concerns about a career in academia. Along the way we also mention: deathscrolling, Patrick’s fuzzy blanket, slow motion ballerina, Twix, academia infomercial, Twitter admins, micr…
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In this week’s episode, conclude an overview of US history with the last of a four-part series, this week getting across the radical changes that took place in post-war USA, with things like the Cold War, the Civil Rights Movement, and the War on Terror. https://open.acast.com/public/streams/65a47774968ba8001771f445/episodes/6649c466d49418001284026…
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Jamie and Marsh reel from Microsoft’s latest layoffs, mismanage time in Hades 2, paddle in the uncanny, chlorinated waters of Pools, devour the bite-sized city-building triumphs of Against the Storm, and indulge their flaws in The Thaumaturge. The last lay offs of 2024. Thankfully there won’t be any more of those! Phew!! Nathan Brown’s Hit Points n…
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In this episode of Half-Arsed History, get stuck into the third of four episodes covering the history of the United States of America, this time covering the Reconstruction and Progressive Eras, the World Wars, Great Depression, and New Deal. https://open.acast.com/public/streams/65a47774968ba8001771f445/episodes/663c86a076c7fe00115a0b60.mp3 Downlo…
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Jamie and Alex show their cards in deck-builders Balatro and Cobalt Core (poker- and space-flavoured respectively), before descending into the chaotic, cavernous depths of Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor and finally wrangling Dead Red Redemption 2 into completion. Balatro Cobalt Core Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor Red Dead Redemption 2 You can hang out …
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In this week's episode Patrick and Greg somehow manage to tie together pretending to be sick with game shows with zombies with conspiracy boards to explore the remarkable inter-relations among probability distributions, starting with the Bernoulli and biting their way through the binomial, z, t, chi-square, F, and beyond. Along the way they also di…
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Charles J. Bonfiglio is the Franchise Founder & Chief Executive Officer of Tint World. The company is a privately owned franchise chain of independent retail window tinting, mobile electronics, auto accessories and appearance centers. As the lead executive of Tint World, Charles is responsible for all functions related to the development and leader…
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In this episode of Half-Arsed History, continue an overview of US history, focussing on the first half of the 19th century: foreign policy, westward expansion, slavery, and the American Civil War. https://open.acast.com/public/streams/65a47774968ba8001771f445/episodes/66374a482c27a3001200f7ae.mp3 Download Episode (Right click and select “Save as…”)…
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In this week's episode Greg and Patrick talk about both structural equation modeling and directed acyclic graphs, or DAGs, where they are similar and where they are different, and try to provide a Rosetta Stone for translating back and forth between the two. Along the way they also discuss pop, garage sales, thinking about excessive thought, roly-p…
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In this episode of Half-Arsed History, hear the first of a four-part series on the history of the United States of America, including its indigenous peoples, the colonisation process, the American Revolutionary War, and its immediate consequences. https://open.acast.com/public/streams/65a47774968ba8001771f445/episodes/66271f5eb0984b001216e490.mp3 D…
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In this week's episode Patrick and Greg explore the incredibly cool topic of survival analysis, which is a set of techniques that allows for powerful tests of predictors of the amount of time to experiencing an event; yet these models are not often used in many areas of study. Along the way they also discuss the date of your death, running with sci…
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