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Humanities

Explore what it means to be human – what we think, what we write, what we believe and what we say. Our humanities cover the broad spectrum of the human condition through philosophy and religion, literature and writing, politics and society, and science and technology. I think, therefore I am!


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The Silk Roads

<p>The "Silk Roads" is a term that conjures images of romance and the exotic. And it was all of that. But it was more. It joined the East and the West for over 2,000 years. It was a conduit, not just

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$124 Limited inc GST / $112

The Silk Roads

<p>The "Silk Roads" is a term that conjures images of romance and the exotic. And it was all of that. But it was more. It joined the East and the West for over 2,000 years. It was a conduit, not just

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$185 Limited inc GST / $167

Introductory Quantum Physics

<p>Quantum physics underpins all of modern science.  We could not understand chemistry, biology, nuclear phenomena, computer chips, solar energy, etc. if we could not rely on quantum theory. In this

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France on Trial 1945-2025

<p>France is still coming to terms with the events of 1940-1945 when the Vichy government of France led by “the hero of Verdun,” Marshal Petain, collaborated with the Nazi government of Germany.

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$44 Limited inc GST / $40

Nuclear Fusion: Powering Stars, Planets and People

<p>Stars, with their multi-billion-year lifetimes, obtain their power from nuclear fusion. This process also ends up creating all the elements in the universe beyond helium. In this lecture you will

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From Alexandria to Canton - Sailing the Monsoon Route

<p>From early in the first millennium BCE the Incense Route wound its way from the vast groves of frankincense and myrrh in “Arabia Felix” to the shores of the Mediterranean. Following the ‘discovery’

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ChatGPT and Artificial Intelligence

<p>What is ChatGPT? ChatGPT is like having a conversation with a computer, but instead of talking to a human, you're talking to a special program that's really good at understanding and generating

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ChatGPT and Artificial Intelligence

<p>What is ChatGPT? ChatGPT is like having a conversation with a computer, but instead of talking to a human, you're talking to a special program that's really good at understanding and generating

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This course has been postponed to 19 June by request of the tutor.
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Christians in the Middle East

<p>Despite the continuous exodus of Christians from the Middle East, today there are still substantial communities left in Egypt, Lebanon, Syria and Iraq. This course will explore such communities as

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$124 Limited inc GST / $112

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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$81 Limited inc GST / $73

Winter Haiku at Barangaroo

<p>The haiku form was developed by Basho in seventeenth-century Japan and has spread round the world. Haiku writing is a way to deepen perception of the nature around us. It is meditative and

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An Introduction to the Philosophies of Asia

<p>Major Asian philosophical traditions are conceptually distinct from many other global traditions that emphasise equality and universal human rights. The Vedic tradition in the Indian subcontinent,

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