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60 Second Adventures in Astronomy: Gaia and the Killer Asteroids
Science, Maths & Technology

60 Second Adventures in Astronomy: Gaia and the Killer Asteroids

How does Gaia detect any dangerous Earth-crossing asteroids? ...Find out more about The Open University's Natural Sciences courses. Transcript Read Gerry Gilmore on how Gaia observes the obits between the Sun and the Earth for dangerous asteroids Discover how you can study physics and astronomy with The Open University
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60 Second Adventures in Astronomy: Taking a Galactic Census
Science, Maths & Technology

60 Second Adventures in Astronomy: Taking a Galactic Census

Counting stars in the sky is easy - but how do we know how far away they are?...Find out about The Open University's Natural Sciences courses. Transcript Read Gerry Gilmore on how spacecraft Gaia is designed to measure the size and shape of the Milky Way Discover how you can study physics and astronomy with The Open University
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60 Second Adventures In Astronomy: Supernovae
Science, Maths & Technology

60 Second Adventures In Astronomy: Supernovae

Learn how all the elements in the Universe were formed, and where, exactly, your favourite silver necklace comes...Find out about The Open University's Natural Sciences courses. Transcript Read Andrew Norton exploring the objects left behind by supernovae explosions Discover how you can study physics and astronomy with The Open University
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Early modern Europe: an introduction
History & The Arts

Early modern Europe: an introduction

...study. Beginning with the upheavals of the Reformation, and ending with the Enlightenment, this was a time of fundamental intellectual, social, religious and cultural change. At the same time, early modern Europe was rooted in and retained many of the customs of medieval times. In this free course, Early modern Europe: an introduction, you will explore some of the...
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Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
Machine translation – using online tools to improve your language learning
Education & Development

Machine translation – using online tools to improve your language learning

...studying beyond your usual level. You can access, compare, analyse and contrast texts that you would otherwise not so easily understand, and thus gain a deeper insight into the culture you are studying. But beware, as this can be both a help and a hindrance: a hindrance when you use the tools to cut corners and avoid engaging with the language you are learning, but a...
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Uncanny valley: why we find human-like robots and dolls so creepy
Society, Politics & Law

Uncanny valley: why we find human-like robots and dolls so creepy

...studies conducted by psychologists. Research started in earnest from 2005, when Karl MacDorman and Takashi Minato translated Mori’s original paper into English. Interest in the area has since expanded quickly: so far, 510 academic papers reference the effect in 2015, compared to just 35 in 2004. Although the effect is easy to describe, and feels intuitively “right”...
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Getting to the heart of it: investigating side effects of anti-cancer treatments
Science, Maths & Technology

Getting to the heart of it: investigating side effects of anti-cancer treatments

...study by an American research group investigated the leading cause of death in women diagnosed with breast cancer, over the age of 65. By the end of this 12-year study, half of the patients had died, with the leading cause of death being cardiovascular disease (CVD), closely followed by cancer. The study showed that over time, deaths from cancer decreased while death from...
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60 Second Adventures In Astronomy: Life on Mars
Science, Maths & Technology

60 Second Adventures In Astronomy: Life on Mars

Discover how asteroids and microbes flying through space could hold the secret to life on Earth - and maybe even Mars...Find out about The Open University's Natural Sciences courses. Transcript Read Dave Rothery's exploration of what might happen if we found life on Mars Discover more about studying physics and astronomy with The Open University
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