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Review: Chavs - The Demonization of the Working Class
Society, Politics & Law

Review: Chavs - The Demonization of the Working Class

...social problems are often the consequences of choices people make". From saying that the less fortunate have only themselves to blame for their situation, it is only a short journey first to rationalising social inequality and then to justifying the benefit cuts now being visited on our "chavs" and their families. And what of the non-Tory response to this fundamental...
Settling Uncertainty? Reflections on the Scottish Independence Referendum
Society, Politics & Law

Settling Uncertainty? Reflections on the Scottish Independence Referendum

...social movement which has galvanised support among the young, disadvantaged, those often excluded from political discussion and debate and also those active across a wide range of social issues in many different parties, organisations and campaigning groups. One of the most oft-quoted comments that has been vocalised before, during and after the 2014 Indy Ref was then SNP...
Cell signalling
Science, Maths & Technology

Cell signalling

...interacting intracellular signalling molecules, which switch from an inactive (Figure 2a) to an active state (Figure 2b). Signalling molecules are said to be upstream or downstream of other components of the pathway (this terminology should not be confused with that used to describe the structure of genes in relation to transcription). Ultimately, signalling molecules...
Level 3: Advanced 12 hrs
Engaging with postgraduate research: education, childhood & youth
Education & Development

Engaging with postgraduate research: education, childhood & youth

...interactions. Ontological theories are concerned with how you understand the social world, what it is, and what you should pay attention to in order to better understand it. Epistemology is the term used to describe theories about what you know about the world and how you know it. Epistemological theories explore ideas such as whether knowledge and reality are measurable...
The rotating Moon
Science, Maths & Technology

The rotating Moon

...interactions tend to bring their orbits into synch too. For example, in the time it takes Jupiter’s largest moon, Ganymede, to orbit once, the next moon in, Europa, orbits exactly twice and the next one, Io, orbits exactly four times. It’s 40 years since the last Apollo Moon landing. To remind yourself what the lunar surface looks like, try these panoramas. Did you...
Living the Legacy
Science, Maths & Technology

Living the Legacy

...interactive exhibition that has gone on to tour the world. Darwin Now Awards Janice Ansine is a recipient of a Darwin Now Award. She is currently working on a variety of projects in Jamaica, looking at contemporary responses to Darwin and Into the historic role of Jamaica in providing material for his research. Darwin for young people Several 'Darwin Now' projects have...
What is inclusive design and how are Microsoft using it to make the XBox better?
Science, Maths & Technology

What is inclusive design and how are Microsoft using it to make the XBox better?

...social gaming experience..."It's really just about a design process that meets everybody's needs..." Inclusive design is a step beyond taking a design and making it accessible - as the XBox team explain, it's about rethinking how you design altogether. Transcript Full transcipt - and much more on Microsoft's approach to inclusive design, including a set of toolkits to...
PodMag December 2016
Society, Politics & Law

PodMag December 2016

...Social Sciences and Arts (FASS) at The Open University...In this edition of the PodMag, the theme is human rights. You may be aware that December 10 is Human Rights Day, which calls upon everyone to stand up for someone’s rights – whether that’s defending the rights of a refugee, a woman, a child, an LGBT person, indigenous peoples, or anyone at risk of...