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Design Behind the Bike
Science, Maths & Technology

Design Behind the Bike

...changed bike design and build over the last 100 years. The series of five films explores the development of technology, components, materials and innovation used to build and design new bicycles for the current market. The series includes the history of the bicycle, Materials explores the products available to build bicycles, Frame Design looks at the developments in...
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Audio 43 mins
Technology, networks and international order
Society, Politics & Law

Technology, networks and international order

...change and the rise in organised networks affected international order? William Brown, Senior Lecturer in Government and Politics, is joined by fellow Open University lecturers Dr Simon Bromley and Dr Helen Yanacopulos to investigate the key issues through recent events such as the 'Jubilee 2000 debt campaign’ and the financial crisis of 2008, along with a look at...
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Audio 24 mins
Exercise and mental health
Health, Sports & Psychology

Exercise and mental health

...change occurs. For all of those things, depression certainly has been shown to be improved [as a result of] physical exercise. Prof. Adrian Taylor - Exercise Psychologist, Exeter University: Not always, and if you look at the more rigorous trials, a more recent review that came out in 2009, by Mead, identified that the most rigorous trials actually don't support the very...
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Level 2: Intermediate 2 hrs
Census stories: bringing statistics to life in Milton Keynes
History & The Arts

Census stories: bringing statistics to life in Milton Keynes

...changes in ethnicity and religion across the UK. The approach can be applied in any local context. It encourages reflection upon personal lived experience and its relationship to the complexities of identity, ethnicity and religion, as observed in the census statistics over time...This free course brings national census data to life by highlighting the vibrant stories of...
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Level 1: Introductory 2 hrs
It's a run-off: Argentina's presidential election goes to a second round
Society, Politics & Law

It's a run-off: Argentina's presidential election goes to a second round

...Change) coalition with 34.40%. Former Kirchner ally Sergio Massa of A New Alternative (UNA) was eliminated with just over 21%. [President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner] Outgoing president Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner This is a pretty remarkable result. Turnout was high by Argentine standards, at over 80%, and all the opinion polls were radically wide of the mark....
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Article 5 mins
Coronavirus: How can athletes get through this period of isolation?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Coronavirus: How can athletes get through this period of isolation?

...changing lives of millions of people and in particular those for whom performance sport is their livelihood. What is the problem? Sports teams and athletes are dependent on having people around them to train with, compete against and be supported by. Isolation makes this nearly impossible as team mates, coaches and support staff are kept at a distance and often restricted...
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Article 10 mins
Why has Sweden tightened its borders?
Society, Politics & Law

Why has Sweden tightened its borders?

...changed?...Sweden’s decision to introduce identity checks on all incoming traffic from Denmark represents a significant step away from what was, until recently, among the most generous refugee policies in Europe. Since January 4, anyone crossing the famous bridge between the two countries (or boarding a ferry) has had to show their documents, as part of a bid to cut...
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Article 5 mins
Design from the inside
Science, Maths & Technology

Design from the inside

...changed the way that components are designed, and in a broad range of engineering sectors the internal form of products is as important as the external form. For example, safety equipment such as helmets or body armour, can be made from lighter material with a cellular structure that makes it better able to absorb impact. Similarly, medical implants can be made from...
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Article 5 mins