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...social, emotional and spiritual characteristics and tendencies exist because they were useful or even essential in enabling our ancestors to survive and reproduce more successfully than their competitors. In other words, such characteristics and tendencies were adaptive; helping us to adapt to survive. It is important to realise that evolutionary processes build on, or...

...social media Olympics", which makes Rio 2016 the second Summer Social Olympics. How have athletes adapted to having direct access to a global audience? Northwestern University's Michelle R Martinelli reports that, while participants are hemmed in by the rules of the International Olympic Committee, those who engage find it can help their performance: Because of the...

...many OU students working in health and social care as well as a large portfolio of courses teaching health and social care; so we would hope that our OU students connect with this programme and feel it represents something true to them." View our co-production Take our quiz on ethical decision-making Try a free course on healthcare Become a student at The Open University...

...socially acceptable for young people to reach for energy drinks to give them a quick “boost”. Unaffected by the economic crisis, energy drinks are the fastest growing sector of the soft drinks market. Between 2006 and 2012 consumption of energy drinks in the UK increased by 12.8% – from 235m to 475m litres. These drinks are very popular with young people – despite...

...socially isolating for young carers, adult carers and older adult carers. (see more in OpenLearn Article: Supporting adult carers during COVID19 pandemic). Increased demand on coping leaves even less time for physical activity, and this has been highlighted on a BBC1 broadcast on 4th May 2020. Carers, who due to their caring duties, were at increased risk of social...