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Club v Country: The psychology of switching support
Health, Sports & Psychology

Club v Country: The psychology of switching support

...become our ‘in-group’. Players and fans of other clubs become an ‘out-group’, and psychologists have found that whilst in-groups will cohere by adopting shared beliefs and behaviours, they will also feel hostility towards out-groups, particularly when groups are put in a position where they must compete against each other. In-group to out-group Of course, the...
From labelling to listening: How the conversation about mental health is changing
Health, Sports & Psychology

From labelling to listening: How the conversation about mental health is changing

...become the lens through which everything else about them was understood. Assessment gathered symptoms. Symptoms led towards diagnosis. Diagnosis directed treatment, and that treatment was often medical and service-led professional expertise carried considerable authority over how the person's experience was understood. Of course, diagnosis has not disappeared, nor are we...
The Science of Fear
Health, Sports & Psychology

The Science of Fear

...become scared - with all the physical manifestations that take place when you become fearful? But why can't he just tell himself that the snake isn't dangerous? He finds it almost impossible to 'turn off' his fear, even when it is irrational. It seems that some 'emotional centre' in his brain doesn't readily listen to his 'reasoning' brain. In a previous the programme on...
The Future of Language
Languages

The Future of Language

...become obsolete in the near future!...This short animation examines how social and technological changes are likely to transform the way we communicate over the coming decades. Transcript Will machine translation make learning a foreign language redundant? Will a mixture of brain-computer interfaces and artificial intelligence mean that we’ll soon be able to talk to...
Medal Quest: Can you guide a promising young athlete to championship success?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Medal Quest: Can you guide a promising young athlete to championship success?

...your quest in helping a budding young athlete win some medals. Instructions For best results, use a modern web browser. Upgrade to the latest version of Internet Explorer or try a free alternative like Google Chrome, Firefox or Safari. Discover how athletes become champions with these videos Try a free course on sport and coaching Take it further with The Open University...
Do as Dumbledore does: the benefits of private speech
Languages

Do as Dumbledore does: the benefits of private speech

...students in the language laboratory, as she engaged with an online task, started talking aloud to herself, even gesturing to the computer screen. I was fascinated. And I wanted to find out more about it. I wanted to know why people talk aloud to themselves. Dumbledore’s ensuing words may shed some light: Albus Dumbledore: Have you been whispering to you yourself, Draco?...
What is a digital carbon footprint?
Nature & Environment

What is a digital carbon footprint?

...become climate change aware in recent years. Accordingly, we have also become aware that our choice of travel, our diet, the things we wear and how we heat our homes all have a climate impact. This impact has become known as a ‘carbon footprint’ and represents the amount of carbon dioxide that our activities or choices have contributed to the atmosphere. Strictly...
How is the internet helping ensure parliamentary accountability in Bangladesh?
Digital & Computing

How is the internet helping ensure parliamentary accountability in Bangladesh?

...becoming aware of the electorate and active on social media, becoming inspired by this website. Saber Hossain Chowdhury MP tweeted: @amarmpbd @sajeebwazed @albd1971 @zapalak MPs being connected digitally should be the norm, not the exception these days. — Saber H Chowdhury MP (@saberhc) November 25, 2016 The website has called for applications from volunteers to become...