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Science, Maths & Technology
What effects does mercury have on health and the environment?
Although in its natural form mercury is not especially toxic, it still poses a real risk when it finds its way into the environment.
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Health, Sports & Psychology
For older people, the storms might abate but the harm persists
For older people, the effects of being caught in a natural disaster can remain long after the clear-up teams have moved on. Sue Anne Belle explains why.
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Money & Business
Has footballer price inflation run out of control in the Premier League?
The English Premier League is starting to suffer financial strains familiar in Mugabe's Zimbabwe. As the transfer window prepares to slam shut, Josh McLeod explains why men's football might be heading for a period of price stagnation.
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Society, Politics & Law
Could your brain activity be used in evidence against you?
If brain scans can reveal when someone is lying, should they become part of the court process? The OU's Paul Catley and Lisa Claydon consider the case.
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Health, Sports & Psychology
The suicide of The Ceasefire Babies
In Northern Ireland, more people took their own lives in the 16 years after the Troubles than died during them. Why? Lyra McKee finds out.
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History & The Arts
How the potato fuelled the rise of liberal capitalism
It can make chips. It can make mash. And the potato can even help create an entire political-economic system. Rebecca Earle explains how.
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Science, Maths & Technology
Drug development process: combating pain
Drug development process: combating pain, is a free course offering a brief introduction to the process of new drug discovery; from identification of a suitable candidate drug molecule to the development of a commercial drug product available in the clinic for pain relief or as an anti-inflammatory.
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Society, Politics & Law
How Trump's 'fire and fury' threatens to destabilise the Asian Pacific region
Donald Trump's strongman rhetoric in the face of North Korean provocations is a risk for the whole region, believes Genevieve Hohnen.
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Health, Sports & Psychology
Dementia Awareness: What is dementia, and how can we reduce the risk?
Know the signs, help those who are affected and get vital information on this disorder.
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Money & Business
Can science make you a better leader?
We're going through a period where trust in leadership is at an all time low. Does science have any advice for those who would be out in front?
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Money & Business
Chlorine-washed chicken: An OpenLearn reading list
As the prospects of a post-Brexit UK/US trade deal get caught up in the question of chickens washed in chlorine, here's a short guide to background reading on poultry standards
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Health, Sports & Psychology
Is it true that the poorer you are, the more likely you are to eat junk food?
New American research suggests that - perhaps aptly - there's an bulge in the middle of income strata when it comes to tucking into fast food.