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Oliver Sacks: "You are in the hands of a master storyteller"
Health, Sports & Psychology

Oliver Sacks: "You are in the hands of a master storyteller"

...health, even robust health. At 81, I still swim a mile a day. But my luck has run out — a few weeks ago I learned that I have multiple metastases in the liver. Nine years ago it was discovered that I had a rare tumor of the eye, an ocular melanoma. The radiation and lasering to remove the tumor ultimately left me blind in that eye. But though ocular melanomas...
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Should boys be taught about periods and the menstrual cycle at school?
Education & Development

Should boys be taught about periods and the menstrual cycle at school?

...health inequalities issue. While the idea of tackling this head on and talking to boys in schools sounds good in practice, from my experience as an educational sexual health worker in central Manchester it is difficult to discuss sensitive issues such as menstruation with boys and young men. The overriding responses tend to be that girls get “moody” or “smell...
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Redundancy - what are your next steps?
Education & Development

Redundancy - what are your next steps?

...health and wellbeing, with further support from the MIND website. Worries around finances also often impact on our mental health, in many ways it's a vicious circle. If you feel this is impacting on you, it's worth listening to the first reframing redundancy podcast and explore managing your finances on a reduced income with links to organisations who can provide advice...
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David Lucey
Education & Development

David Lucey

...health, Starting with psychology, Coping in isolation: Time to Think and An introduction to crime and criminology... all interesting topics that I wanted to learn more about.’ And that was one of the reasons he turned to OpenLearn in the first place because, as he explains ‘...it offers a wide range of courses that were simply unavailable at my local education centre....
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60 second adventures in microgravity
Science, Maths & Technology

60 second adventures in microgravity

...public lecture from 2013 and a brief clip from ITV news. 'The vomit comet' builds on ELPIS, the European Life and Physical Sciences in Space research programme faciliatated by ESA, the European Space Agency. You can read more about ESA's parabolic flights and how they are conducted. Video 3: Bed Rest Fancy lying down for 6 months? This 60-second clip, narrated by David...
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History How-to videos: Metal detection
History & The Arts

History How-to videos: Metal detection

...the medieval times. My best find is my gold medieval wedding brooch. It was a special find because it was personal, that was made specifically for a certain person and that’s what made it special. The more we can get out of the soil and into museum display cases then the better for us, for the public, because it’s then they can actually see and feel and touch. Audio...
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Open Hip Hop
History & The Arts

Open Hip Hop

...public to attend in person at the Open University campus and other supportive local venues). Biannual Conference/Symposium Host selected academics, artists, performers and speakers at a biannual event held at the Open University campus in Milton Keynes. For information on our previous conferences please see the below web pages: Hip Hop and the Institution Archiving Hip...
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Environment: LA River
Nature & Environment

Environment: LA River

...public land that lines the river today. LA: Chinatown Yard Claiming the last vast space in Los Angeles. Residents campaign to revive the area for Los Angeles's underprivileged communities. LA: Developers versus River Activists Industrial park or natural habitat? Two conflicting visions for the Los Angeles river –assessing sustainability in the 21st century. Bringing the...
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