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Darwin's world-wide web
Science, Maths & Technology

Darwin's world-wide web

...it has vastly expanded, hoping to draw in a wide range of audiences, both young and old. Darwin the collaborator The letters show that Darwin was a very generous correspondent, and in particular how positive he was to women scientists. Darwin the mentor and family man Darwin was very open minded and supportive, both of students whom he didn't know and of his own children....
Computer technology: robotic milking and interactive mirrors
Science, Maths & Technology

Computer technology: robotic milking and interactive mirrors

...family. Mirrors as interactive art Daniel Rozin’s wooden mirror and how it works. Behind the mirror The technology that drives the mirror. Creating the prototype Creating the mirror's building blocks. From image to display How information from the camera is turned into a ‘reflection’ on the mirror. Why milking and mirrors? Open University lecturer Bernie Clark,...
The body in antiquity
History & The Arts

The body in antiquity

...history is a history of bodies. Bodies attend parliaments and move to different regions; it is in human brains that ideas are conceived and decisions are made; it is human limbs that embrace friends and fight enemies. Moreover, history is shaped by bodily experience: lives of important people have been cut short by illnesses; large groups of migrants have decided to stay...
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David Lucey
Education & Development

David Lucey

...family, so I thought I might get a better understanding of what it was like for him by researching the subject, while someone else – a support worker I used to know – also suffered with anxiety, and I thought I might be able to get a better understanding of her too through some research.’ Following his discovery of what OpenLearn has to offer, happily for us, David...
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Rare diseases: low numbers, high impact
Science, Maths & Technology

Rare diseases: low numbers, high impact

...families and reduced quality of life for the patients. Rare diseases can affect individuals of all ages, however, over 50% of rare diseases have a childhood-onset, so children are more likely to be affected by a rare disease. These are often terminal illnesses, and only 35% of children with a rare disease will live beyond their 5th birthday. In addition, only a few...
Exploring how migration changes the places where we live
Society, Politics & Law

Exploring how migration changes the places where we live

...history and storytelling could support us to better understand the way that migration shapes and makes our communities and places. That is why in a research project on ‘Migration Making Places, Making People: New Narratives of Inclusion’ together with the University of Oxford, we have worked with the Migration Museum Project and Counterpoints Arts, through to civil...
Rio 2016: A short Paralympics reading list
Health, Sports & Psychology

Rio 2016: A short Paralympics reading list

...history of the Paralympics hasn't always been smooth The University Of Kent's Julie Anderson reviews Steve Bailey's Athlete First: A History of the Paralympic Movement for Reviews In History, and discovers a tale of a movement that hasn't always progressed smoothly: As the embryonic Paralympic movement develops it becomes more administratively organised and Bailey follows...
The Seasons in Art
History & The Arts

The Seasons in Art

...history of art as well as well as introducing some spectacular images by less familiar artists. The works discussed range chronologically from the first century AD to the late nineteenth century and extend geographically from Britain and France to Russia and Japan. In analysing them, the films address some of the major developments in the history of art, from the revival...