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The Z Files: Jon Chase
Science, Maths & Technology

The Z Files: Jon Chase

...based on what he’s seen on the TV he would be a bit ignorant. “The origin of life is hotly debated, some say evolved, some say created, choice is up to you it just depends on how you weight it.” Benjamin Zephaniah Way back when you were a kid what got you interested in science? Jon Chase I was always big on little programmes about space and science. So every time I...
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Selling Empire: Introduction
History & The Arts

Selling Empire: Introduction

...as able to bind Britain and Empire together, as in the 1930s to 1950s advertisements below. [The Blue Funnel Line] Pre-war advertisement for The Blue Funnel Line in Times Weekly Edition (Special Singapore Naval Base Number), Thu 3 March, 1938, p. 30 [Sime, Darby] Sime, Darby advertisement from Straits Times Annual (Singapore); precise dates unknown but circa 1940s/50s...
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The first 25 years: OU Renewable Energy Education
Nature & Environment

The first 25 years: OU Renewable Energy Education

...base of skilled personnel in the renewable energy field in the UK.” Hopefully in 2021, as the UK prepares for the UN climate negotiations in Glasgow, we have done just that. Godfrey Bevan, former DTI head of Renewables who commissioned the original Pack, commented in 2019 that: “I think the country owes a great debt to the ATG/EERU as pioneers in the field, which it...
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King Charles I, 1600 - 1649
History & The Arts

King Charles I, 1600 - 1649

...based on hierarchy was entirely consistent with his belief in divine right monarchy. However, his enthusiasm for ceremony, ritual and vestments brought him into conflict with the Puritan faction which favoured a stripped down approach to worship and who regarded anything other than this as 'popery'. With the assistance of Archbishop Laud, Charles attempted to impose...
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Helen Cammock and the art of storytelling
Languages

Helen Cammock and the art of storytelling

...based on who we are and what our experiences are’. This is how the artist Helen Cammock explains the thinking behind one aspect of her work. Joint winner of the Turner Prize in 2019, Cammock uses a variety of methods and materials – video, performance, photography – to explore the multitude of personal stories and people’s histories which are entwined together in...
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Black History Month 2021 talks
Education & Development

Black History Month 2021 talks

...based at The Open University, will discuss her current research project titled ‘Decolonising the University: A Case Study of the Open University’. Dr Suki Haider, Associate Lecturer, will explore current good practice to decolonisation displayed by UK universities. We conclude with suggestions of how the OU can align itself to decolonising themes. Firstly, by joining...
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Can we be categorised by our DNA?
Science, Maths & Technology

Can we be categorised by our DNA?

...based on their skin colour. This is also illustrated in the video with the intuitive analogy of colours. Finally, the same notion is discussed in the context of ethnic groups. Here the British Isles is a prime example, being the melting pot of many ethnicities over millennia, such as the Celts, Vikings, Romans, Angles, Saxons, Normans, and so on. We discuss how this...
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The psychology of conspiracy theories
Health, Sports & Psychology

The psychology of conspiracy theories

...based explanations, but rather that something within those explanations, within their thematic configuration, narrative structure and explanatory logic, leads people to exhibit these seemingly ‘faulty’ patterns of thought. This suggests that the central object of study should be the structure, logic and evolution of conspiracy theories, with a view to explaining how...
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