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Structural Integrity: Materials Testing
Science, Maths & Technology

Structural Integrity: Materials Testing

...Concepts within stress analysis have wide applicability, as there are very few manufactured components and products that do not experience any loading during their life. The tracks on this album demonstrate a selection of specialised tests designed to tell us about the behaviour of materials under certain conditions. They also show how failure assessment can be used to...
Soaring Achievements
Science, Maths & Technology

Soaring Achievements

...concepts used by pilots, such as glide angle, the ‘best speed to fly’, and the intricacies of competition flying. The principles of gliding are described with the help of 3D graphics and archive film. This material makes up part of the course MST209, Mathematical methods and models... Soaring Achievements A short introduction to this album. Gliding - an Introduction A...
Evolution and the human family
Science, Maths & Technology

Evolution and the human family

...concepts such as evolutionary trade-offs can help explain why modern families are getting smaller and smaller. The tracks on this album were produced by The Open University in collaboration with the British Council. They form part of Darwin Now, a global initiative celebrating the life and work of Charles Darwin and the impact his ideas about evolution continue to have on...
What is Religion - and the Growth of Religious Toleration
History & The Arts

What is Religion - and the Growth of Religious Toleration

...conceptions of religion came about. There is a history to the definitions that can, after long usage, make them seem self-evident, natural or obvious. While origins do not necessarily determine how things must be, they can hinder our efforts to understand other possibilities. When we define religion purely as a private or individual ‘believing in god’, we are...
What are the benefits of interdisciplinary study?
Education & Development

What are the benefits of interdisciplinary study?

...concept of transdisciplinarity to Gibbons’ (1994) ideas of Mode 2 knowledge which ‘encourages cooperative interaction between scholars and practitioners’. (Holley, op cit) These can all be seen as versions of interdisciplinarity, but for simplicity we can think of interdisciplinary study being when students are encouraged to integrate and compare the approaches,...
What's in your toolbox?
Health, Sports & Psychology

What's in your toolbox?

...concept in psychology that has received a great deal of attention in recent years as uncertainty and resulting from social, political, and technological change is becoming the norm. Climate change, the technological impact of AI, future pandemics, and political/economic upheavals, are likely to disrupt societies and individuals in the future. Adapting to this context...
Exploring Philosophy
History & The Arts

Exploring Philosophy

...concepts such as the morality of abortions and the reconciling a world with evil and a good God. This material forms part of The Open University course A222 Exploring philosophy... Philosophy in the real world Nigel Warburton applies philosophical questions to every day life. Thought experiments Thought experiments use hypothetical questions to create philosophical...
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60-Second Adventures in Economics
Society, Politics & Law

60-Second Adventures in Economics

...concept for so-called free-marketeers. The Paradox of Thrift The Paradox of Thrift suggests that while it may be wise for an individual to save money when income is low and job prospects are precarious, it could be collectively disastrous if everyone is thrifty together. The Phillips Curve Bill Phillips' curve has historically been described as an inverse relationship...