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Health, Sports & Psychology
Are mobile phones increasing health inequality in India?
The spread of mobile phone ownership has increased access to health information - for those that have them. But some practitioners are worrying about those left behind, reports Aisling Irwin.
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Society, Politics & Law
Review: Bisexuality: Identities, Politics and Theories by Surya Monro
Danni Glover reviews a solid theoretical introduction to the social study of bisexuality.
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History & The Arts
Making sense of art history
You can prepare for this free course, Making sense of art history, by looking around you. It's likely that wherever you are you'll be able to see some images. It's also likely that many of these will be intended to have some sort of effect on you. In the course itself you will be exploring the power of images via a study of contemporary art ...
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Science, Maths & Technology
Perceptions of corruption
Economic injustice takes many forms. Watch this video to find out just how widespread it is and how we can combat it
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Languages
Year of the Pig: Chinese New Year
As the Chinese celebrate the Year of the Pig, why not learn how to write and pronounce basic Chinese words?
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Money & Business
Understand how interest works on your savings account
Want to know more about how interest earnings build up (or 'compound') on a savings account? This short video uses an example to show how it all works.
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Science, Maths & Technology
Building Stories
Meet the architects and explore the stories behind some of Britain's most iconic buildings.
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Science, Maths & Technology
Vaccination
Vaccinations are now considered a part of everyday life, but how do they work? Vaccination is a free course that will help those with a background in biology understand the historical development of vaccination, assess the various types of vaccines used today, examine their production and explore the limitations that are placed on vaccination ...
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History & The Arts
Shall I Compare Thee? Poetry, Education, Seduction - An OpenMinds talk
Professor Richard Danson Brown explores poetry, comparison and education in a lecture for The Open University.
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Nature & Environment
Do animals really raise human babies as their own?
Myth, history and popular culture tells of children raised by wolves and more. Do these stories have any basis in truth?
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Education & Development
The secret history of teenage bedrooms
In this transcript from Thinking Allowed, Laurie Taylor and guests discuss the role of the teenage bedroom across history - with a little help from The Beach Boys.
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Money & Business
How can we say Bitcoin is overvalued when we don't know how to value it?
One view of the rising cryptocurrency: We can't say it's a bubble when we don't really understand the value of the currency.