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The Wages of Destruction - Economies of the Main Combatants in WWII
<p>For all the reams that have been written on the terrible conflict on WWII, surely the most significant event of the 20th century, the macroeconomic perspective is often overlooked. Learn how
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The Spartans
<p>According to myth the Spartans were sown from the teeth of a dragon. Their fearsome reputations revolved around a brutal warrior training which began from birth. The stand of the 300 Spartans
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Garden Design for Large and Small Spaces
<p>Whether you’re starting from scratch or revamping an existing area, enjoy learning how to transform an open space into a haven for relaxed living. Topics include: site analysis, plant selection,
...Garden Design for Large and Small Spaces
<p>Whether you’re starting from scratch or revamping an existing area, enjoy learning how to transform an open space into a haven for relaxed living. Topics include: site analysis, plant selection,
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The Twisted Rocks
<p>The Rocks is the oldest neighbourhood in Australia, filled with buildings from 1815 on, all bearing witness to a varied, quirky, story-rich past. Join us exploring these winding paths, discovering
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Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley - Family, Friends, and Frankenstein
<p>On 11 March 1818, “Frankenstein, or The Modern Prometheus” was published. The book itself is the mother of science fiction, but the mother of the book was Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, wife of
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Greatest Conspiracy Theories of all Time and Why We Believe Them
<p>Conspiracy theories are all around us and are more common than ever. Almost as soon as a news event is broadcast there is an attached conspiracy theory. Why are they so common? What are famous
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The Amazing Bess of Hardwick (1527 - 1608)
<p>Bess of Hardwick, or the Countess of Shrewsbury, was born in 1527 to minor gentry. First widowed at 16, she went on to have four husbands and build Chatsworth House. In 1568, Elizabeth I required
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An Evening with Ravel
<p>Ravel’s Bolero is one of the best-known pieces of classical music. Join us as we spend an evening exploring the life and music of this fascinating composer, and how his music relates to the French
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Seeker, Sailor, Soldier, Spy - The History of Espionage in Australia
<p>Whether they were known as spies or not, people were reporting their observations from this land from 1788: to rival European powers on strategic possibilities, to Britain on suspect Europeans, as
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Confirmation Bias - Why We See the World Differently
<p>Explore the concept of confirmation bias which is one of the mechanism that sets how we see the world. We examine confirmation bias and how for good and bad it drives everything we see and do in
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