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PodMag November 2016
Society, Politics & Law

PodMag November 2016

...Open University...In this edition of the PodMag, we are introduced to three members of the Religious Studies Department who talk about three different religious festivals which occur around this time of year – Halloween, Diwali and Christmas. Karen interviews Professor Graham Harvey, Head of Religious Studies, Professor Gwilym Beckerlegge and Dr Paul-Francois Tremlett....
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Audio 20 mins
I-Spy: Episode 3
Health, Sports & Psychology

I-Spy: Episode 3

...argues with each other on Oliver’s late return from the pub. ...Transcript • What do you think about the way Rihanna is trying to find out about Oliver’s online behaviour? • If you’re in a relationship is it OK to look for sexual excitement on the internet? Try a FREE course on some of the themes related to infidelity Take it further with The Open University...
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Video 5 mins
How Healthy Are You?
Health, Sports & Psychology

How Healthy Are You?

...and see if you need to make some personal changes...['How healthy are you' quiz image - a slection of vegetables] Select the image above to start the 'How Healthy Are You' quiz (this opens on an external website). 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....
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Activity 10 mins
Fast Reactors and Thorium
Science, Maths & Technology

Fast Reactors and Thorium

...source significant quantities of neutrons. In the twenty-first century, it is possible to get such neutrons from proton accelerators via neutron spallation; in the mid-twentieth century, however, such options were generally not available and you would need a nuclear reactor, as suitable proton accelerators had simply not been developed back then. Any twentieth century...
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Article 10 mins
Forth Road Bridge
History & The Arts

Forth Road Bridge

...open them up? KEITH PERRYMAN No, absolutely, we can’t open up the whole length of the cable. The only way to do this is to actually listen to the cable. And what we have here are microphones which are attached to the cable. ALICE ROBERTS Which are there? KEITH PERRYMAN That’s the microphones there and they’re listening for any wire breaks that may occur inside the...
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Level 1: Introductory 1 hr
Public health approaches to infectious disease
Science, Maths & Technology

Public health approaches to infectious disease

...Open University course : SK320 Infectious disease and public health...Public Health Approaches to Infectious Disease: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: define and use, or recognise definitions and applications of, each of the glossary terms for the course summarise the main features of the current global burden of infectious disease...
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Level 1: Introductory 3 hrs
Homo Economicus, the East India Company and industrial espionage
Society, Politics & Law

Homo Economicus, the East India Company and industrial espionage

...Open University researcher Sara de Jong on the intersections of identity and citizenship with economic history and language...[Plant by Laura Malacart] Sara: What were the sources of inspiration for developing your current installation for the Who Are We? Project? What discoveries did you make in the process that have found a place in your artistic intervention? Laura: I...
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Article 5 mins
Hardboiled Blues: Rory Gallagher’s Blues Lyrics Revisited
OpenLearn Ireland

Hardboiled Blues: Rory Gallagher’s Blues Lyrics Revisited

...Source: Wikimedia Commons On the album’s opener, ‘Kickback City’, Gallagher perfectly captures the gritty urban environment of the hardboiled novel with his calculated realism about the corruption and misery of Kickback City – a place so soulless that it could ‘take a child’s smile and turn it into stone’. This is followed by ‘Loanshark Blues’, which was...
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Article 5 mins