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Crowd Pressure: Confused by the terms used in the programme?Creative Commons Image 58/365 -- Thirteen Stone / davidd / CC BY 2.0

By Dr Stephen Serjeant (The Open University), Dr Ian Johnston (The Open University)

02 April 2012

Spot the unusual terminology in Bang's 'Crowd Pressure' episode? Stephen Serjeant and Ian Johnston explain how scientists sometimes abbreviate units when talking to each other Read more : Crowd Pressure: Confused by the terms used in the programme?

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Unzip your genes - Debate the genetic influence on body weightCopyrighted Image Jupiter Images

By Dr Rosa Hoekstra (The Open University), Dr Mark Hirst (The Open University)

24 March 2011

Join the discussion: How do we know that genes influence how much weight we gain, surely people differ in how much food they eat and... Read more : Unzip your genes - Debate the genetic influence on body weight

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By The OpenLearn team (The Open University)

26 October 2009

Community member Lyndon raised a question about the causes of childhood obesity Read more : Debate: Childhood obesity

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Are helicopters weightless? Featuring: video, The Open University

By The OpenLearn team (The Open University)

31 July 2008

We tend to take gravity for granted, don’t we? In this video we explore whether helicopters can be weightless. Read more : Are helicopters weightless?

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Pages tagged as Weight

Crowd Pressure: Confused by the terms used in the programme?Creative Commons Image 58/365 -- Thirteen Stone / davidd / CC BY 2.0

Unzip your genes - Debate the genetic influence on body weightCopyrighted Image Jupiter Images

Debate: Childhood obesityJupiter Images

Are helicopters weightless? Featuring: video, The Open University