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Babylonian mathematics
Science, Maths & Technology

Babylonian mathematics

...system and a sexagesimal one; appreciate the advanced understanding of mathematics in Ancient Mesopotamia in relation to anyone in medieval Christian Europe 3000 years later...Babylonian mathematics: 1 Babylonian mathematics - In Mesopotamia, the scribes of Babylon and the other big cities were impressing on clay tablets economic and administrative records, literary,...
Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
The Z Files: Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock
Health, Sports & Psychology

The Z Files: Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock

...think that was sort of my GCSEs, sort of where I’m 14, 15, because until then I hated school. Because of my dyslexia it meant I wasn’t progressing and I wasn’t reading as well as I should for my age. And also I didn’t like reading, because reading was sort of a bit of a struggle. But then I started finding that I was sort of quite scientific, quite logical, and I...
Journeying through wellbeing: Exploring mental health and wellbeing
Health, Sports & Psychology

Journeying through wellbeing: Exploring mental health and wellbeing

...think about our personal wellbeing, you might think that it would be difficult to quantify, or to put it another way, to put a number on our sense of wellbeing. You would not be alone, some people do think it is difficult or even impossible to measure something like wellbeing. However, in the UK the Office for National Statistics measures personal wellbeing in the...
Studying medicine bilingually
Health, Sports & Psychology

Studying medicine bilingually

...think about when applying to study medicine, and outlines some of the particular advantages of studying medicine bilingually at university...Are you interested in studying medicine at university? Then if so, this unit is for you. It introduces a number of the factors that you need to think about when applying to study medicine, and outlines some of the particular...
Level 1: Introductory 1 hr
Exploring anxiety
Science, Maths & Technology

Exploring anxiety

...think critically about issues, models and frameworks and their application in different contexts, to take a proactive ‘questioning’ approach, to put forward your views, and to argue a case convincingly backed up with evidence that supports your view. These are skills that you will continue to develop if you move on to postgraduate study. But before we broach these...
Level 3: Advanced 9 hrs
Social media - fake news, filter bubbles and sharing wisely!
Education & Development

Social media - fake news, filter bubbles and sharing wisely!

...Think before you tweet! Oh dear Frank, you really should think more carefully before posting on social media - learn this valuable lesson at Frank's expense! Transcript Who reads what you write online? Aunt Mabel, pals from the pub, your best friend's ex wife - who are you talking to when you post online? Transcript Filter bubbles and fake news Have you ever noticed you...
Why this hub was created
Education & Development

Why this hub was created

...systemic racism. [A photograph of footballer Marcus Rashford kneeling on a football pitch] Marcus Rashford is among many footballers taking the knee before football games It was thought that presenting these resources on OpenLearn, a free platform hosted by The Open University, would be the ideal way to ensure these materials are accessible to everyone and to play a part...
Mission to Titan
Science, Maths & Technology

Mission to Titan

...System, and its extraordinary results will be studied in the world’s leading scientific journals for years to come... Mission to Titan An brief introduction to this album. The Cassini-Huygens Probe Adam Hart-Davies introduces one of the most ambitious space exploration missions ever launched. Titan: first glimpse OU professor John Zarnecki shows the first ever panoramic...