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The science of sleep
Health, Sports & Psychology

The science of sleep

...system. This effect 'locks us in' to the natural twenty four hour day. There have been experiments performed where people have been cut off from knowledge of the true passage of time, and denied access to daylight - in one case this was done in a pot-hole. The people still showed a cycle in the hormone levels, but without the daylight to keep it in time, most people's...
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Article 10 mins
Homo Economicus, the East India Company and industrial espionage
Society, Politics & Law

Homo Economicus, the East India Company and industrial espionage

...think the most pressing issue when we think of identity is economy because economy overrides everything else: race, class, gender, sexual identity all become secondary to capital. This issue is exemplified when it comes to the praxis of citizenship – the complex process whereby an individual is able to acquire citizenship in a precisely justified praxis, becomes...
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Eutrophication
Nature & Environment

Eutrophication

...system (freshwater or marine), and the term is also used to describe the process whereby terrestrial vegetation is affected by nutrient-enriched soil water. This OpenLearn course provides a sample of level 2 study in Environment & Development...Eutrophication: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: describe the principal differences between...
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Level 2: Intermediate 12 hrs
The importance of alternative household arrangements
Society, Politics & Law

The importance of alternative household arrangements

...Thinking Allowed examined cultural shifts and changes in the home. Presenter Laurie Taylor took a number of academics, including Open University sociologists Rachel Thompson and Jacqui Gabb, into diverse homes around the country. They spoke to an extended family, a person who lived alone, and a nuclear family. I reflected, at the time, on some of the implications of these...
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Supporting children’s learning in primary education today
Education & Development

Supporting children’s learning in primary education today

...systems in the UK and opportunities for learning and teaching beyond the school gates...Supporting children’s learning in primary education today: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: understand the different aims of primary education today articulate different ways in which learners are supported in primary school demonstrate an...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
The Irish Gothic collection on OpenLearn
OpenLearn Ireland

The Irish Gothic collection on OpenLearn

...think of the Gothic, you probably do not automatically think of Ireland, but in fact, the Gothic — a cultural form that includes novels, films, art and even computer games — owes a great deal to Irish writers more than 250 years ago. In this resource, you will explore examples of the Irish Gothic from the eighteenth century to the present day and examine the...
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Article 5 mins
Imagery and metaphor
Money & Business

Imagery and metaphor

...thinking. Employees at a small software company are shown how to access their unconscious minds using the power of imagery, associative thinking and metaphor, to find solutions and creative approaches to their work. Meanwhile at a Neuro-linguistic Programming seminar, participants learn to use metaphor on a deeper level for practical problem-solving. The facilitators also...
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Supply chains: Smart cars
Science, Maths & Technology

Supply chains: Smart cars

...thinking Introducing the funky customisable Smart car, the result of a partnership between Mercedes and Swatch watches Smartville How the innovations continue at Smart's factory, and how the brand image is built Behind the brand The radical re-thinking of the car assembly process and its supply chain, along with 12 on site component suppliers Innovating the aftermarket...
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Audio 32 mins