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The house doesn't always win
Digital & Computing

The house doesn't always win

...become known as ‘the internet of things’ where an increasing number of devices – from televisions and sound systems, to heating systems and lightbulbs can connect to the internet – either to receive content (such as movies and music), or to allow for remote monitoring (‘how warm is my house right now?’) or control (turn the oven on, I’m on my way home). The...
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The science behind sunblocks, tanning and sunburn
Science, Maths & Technology

The science behind sunblocks, tanning and sunburn

...become tanned? Tanning shows the reaction of our skin in defending itself against harmful rays from the sun. UVA light stimulates melanin production - and tanning - due to its ability to penetrate into deep layers of the skin. The melanin in our skin, produced by melanocytes, is a chemical pigment that absorbs UV rays, thus limiting the penetration into the skin tissues....
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Writing for pleasure?
Education & Development

Writing for pleasure?

...become more experienced. Yet as our 16 project teachers observed, when reflecting upon the Arvon residential experience, writing has the capacity to surprise, to move and to engage us, offering a deep sense of satisfaction which fosters the desire to write – to write more, more effectively and to find and explore one’s voice. Writing that is undertaken at our own...
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Simplistic models for understanding Coronavirus: Helpful or harmful?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Simplistic models for understanding Coronavirus: Helpful or harmful?

...become infected and pass through the health service avoids a greater flow of people through the health service later. From a systems perspective, this demonstration is a simple system process that has two stages: The population (Bucket 1, which is a population of 65 million) and the health system (which has limited capacity). This system is shown below. [Systems model...
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Sea level rise in Bangladesh
Nature & Environment

Sea level rise in Bangladesh

...becoming more difficult to sustain as storm surges become more frequent and sea-level rise continues. [Shrimp seller in Khulna, Bangladesh ] A shrimp seller in Khulna, Bangladesh Cyclone Aila Kolbari village lies in Khulna, in the South West of Bangladesh. In the 2009 Cyclone Aila, water from the sea surged over embankments along the Kholpetua river. Kolbari, which is...
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Introducing philosophy
History & The Arts

Introducing philosophy

...become a philosopher. You will also have an opportunity to debate with fellow students online. Writing. Writing is an extension of the discussion process described above. When you sit down to write about a topic you will be doing much the same thing as when you discuss it in a tutorial. You will be interpreting, evaluating, and constructing arguments. But now you will be...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Download free eBook guides to famous literary works
History & The Arts

Download free eBook guides to famous literary works

...OU experts have created guides to introduce some key works of fiction for you to download and read on your prefered device. ...The Introduction collection In this collection of free eBooks you will find new extended introductions to some classic works of fiction, looking at the creation, themes and characters of the works - Charles Dickens' Great Expectations; Mary...
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Why do we have a two minutes’ silence on 11th November?
History & The Arts

Why do we have a two minutes’ silence on 11th November?

...a remarkable proof of the enduring legacy of the First World War. This article extract was originally published in our print item 'The First World War Experienced', a free booklet providing a close-up look at some of the experiences of the First World War and its commemoration. The booklet was written in association with the BBC/OU co-production Britain's Great War....
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