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Interacting with ambient displays
Science, Maths & Technology

Interacting with ambient displays

...change peoples behaviour within a building? The 'Clouds' research investigation project in The Open University's Jennie Lee building strives to answer this question. This video takes a look behind-the-scenes of the project, which involves an artistic installation of grey and orange balloons which have been produced in the building to signify the number of people using the...
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Video 7 mins
Seeking Sanctuary
Society, Politics & Law

Seeking Sanctuary

...change mainstream attitudes towards them. Perspective: Taking Sanctuary Refugees and asylum-seekers looking for sanctuary in the UK face many challenges, such as hostility and isolation. Often, mainstream attitudes are that they are victims or threats, and, as such, they tend to be treated as less than citizens. Groups such as the City of Sanctuary and Side By...
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Video 15 mins
Management and the unconscious mind
Money & Business

Management and the unconscious mind

...styles... Why are managers in the East happier to work with a greater level of ambiguity? Western culture has a history of emphasising rational thought and individuals identifying with their conscious mind. Tacit knowledge and changing the management culture Tacit knowledge is difficult to transfer but a culture that allows space for slower forms of thought can help...
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Audio 6 mins
Valuing death
Health, Sports & Psychology

Valuing death

...changed significantly. Death used to be commonplace and most people would have either been with someone who died or been to see someone who died as part of saying goodbye. Most deaths happened at home and not in hospital. The people who would have supported you before a death and afterwards would have come from your family, community or your faith leader. Today the people...
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Article 5 mins
The Financial Five a Day Podcast Series
Money & Business

The Financial Five a Day Podcast Series

...changing our money futures – behaviour. Barney encourages us to be more aware of our agency and autonomy around money – and around life. Transcript Barney, aka The Escape Artist, can be found here. [Portrait of Jonquil]Podcast 4: Jonquil Lowe Beware of financial scams! Jonquil is an economist, financial educator and is a prolific author, having written more than 30...
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Audio 5 mins
Reframing Self-Limiting Beliefs
Health, Sports & Psychology

Reframing Self-Limiting Beliefs

...change how we think about ourselves, reframing unhelpful beliefs and building more confidence to achieve goals and positively move forward in life...Unconscious self-limiting beliefs and attitudes Psychologists have long been fascinated with the fact that people don’t just form attitudes about themselves that they can tell you about when asked (‘I am particularly good...
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Article 10 mins
Is my child being exploited? How to spot the signs
Health, Sports & Psychology

Is my child being exploited? How to spot the signs

...change in the law will treat the people perpetrating the exploitation as criminals and the children and young people as victims. At the moment this isn’t always so, partly because children in this situation are commonly misidentified and often absent in official data reports. The children may be considered in need, but often are not if the family are seen as supportive,...
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Video 5 mins
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