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Big moon rising
Science, Maths & Technology

Big moon rising

...centre and the Earth’s centre will be 361,409 km, as opposed to an average distance of 384,400 km. The Moon will be full all night – that is, fully illuminated by the sun – so you won’t need to look at a precise time to “experience” the phenomenon. As it happens, the Moon is at its closest once every month, but it is only when the closest approach coincides...
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Getting started with Spanish 1
Languages

Getting started with Spanish 1

...research. What makes the Open Centre different? The OU is the leader in online learning and teaching with a heritage of more than 50 years helping students achieve their learning ambitions. The short courses are underpinned by academic rigour and designed by native speakers experienced in producing engaging materials for online learning of languages and cultures. The...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Jurors are subject to all kinds of biases when it comes to deciding on a trial
Society, Politics & Law

Jurors are subject to all kinds of biases when it comes to deciding on a trial

...research (cognitive psychology, social psychology, and individual differences) to unlock the processes behind the decisions jurors reach. The aim of our recent review was to bring together different areas of psychology to identify potential sources of bias that may influence how jurors make decisions. [Autopsy of a Crime Lab | An Interview with Itiel Dror] The big three...
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Enterprising Times
Money & Business

Enterprising Times

...Research by The Open University Business School suggests that innovative enterprises have performed best among Britain's five million small businesses throughout the economic downturn. Young entrepreneurs and students in the West Midlands are recorded attending their first ever business networking event. We also hear how business innovation is sprouting on the site of...
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The physical world: collisions
Science, Maths & Technology

The physical world: collisions

...Research, in Geneva. This cutting edge machine may detect the elusive Higgs boson, and with it reveal the origin of mass, the missing piece in our understanding of matter. If it succeeds, it will begin the next era of research into the nature of the universe. This material forms part of The Open University course S207 The physical world... The physical world: collisions...
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Human use of animals
History & The Arts

Human use of animals

...research. Before we start it’s probably best to get clear about what you understand by a person, because you distinguish a person from a human being. Peter: A person is someone who is aware of their own existence over time, is aware enough to realize that they’re the same being who lived previously and who can expect to live into the future. So most human beings are...
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The People on the Notes: Elizabeth Fry
History & The Arts

The People on the Notes: Elizabeth Fry

...children born into the wealthy merchant and banking Gurney family, and spent most of her formative years at the seventeenth-century mansion, Earlham Hall, in Norfolk. Although raised as a Quaker in ‘name only’, in 1798 a young Elizabeth decided to fully embrace the Quaker faith and traditions. Just two years later, she married tea merchant Joseph Fry, and the couple...
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