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Does fiction make people more empathic and is that a good thing?
History & The Arts

Does fiction make people more empathic and is that a good thing?

...mental states of another. While research in the field grew, so did inconsistencies across the literature, and some studies, including the one published in Science, failed to replicate (though there have been successful replications too). On the other hand, correlational findings have been more convincing, with many studies identifying positive relationships between...
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A difficult conversation to have about racism
Education & Development

A difficult conversation to have about racism

...mentality of, “What is posting a black box on my Insta and a link in my bio going to do?” are the same people contributing towards the issue. If we all come together to utilise our resources and use our voices, maybe the next generation will be more fortunate than ours. To white people: Please, please understand that white privilege really does exist. Please use your...
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The impact of online media reporting of family crimes on children
Health, Sports & Psychology

The impact of online media reporting of family crimes on children

...wellbeing...The far-reaching impact on children and ‘left behind’ parents/carers when a family member is imprisoned are well documented (Minson, 2019). Parental imprisonment is recognised as a potential risk factor for many adverse outcomes for children, including anti-social behaviour and poor educational attainment (Kincaid et al., 2019). These risk factors reflect...
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Cognition and gender development
Education & Development

Cognition and gender development

...mentally organise, combine, and rehearse the observed behaviours, decide when to enact the behaviour, and finally monitor the outcomes of that behaviour. What are the implications of SCT for an understanding of gender development? Just as in early social learning approaches, Bussey and Bandura (1999) point to evidence of negative parental and peer responses to...
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Article 15 mins
Brexit: What’s this fine mess you’ve gotten us into? (Apologies to Laurel and Hardy)
Society, Politics & Law

Brexit: What’s this fine mess you’ve gotten us into? (Apologies to Laurel and Hardy)

...health and social care, all combined with increasingly apparent levels of inequality. Moreover such a disproportion has been felt more keenly in regions outside the SE of England. Playing the blame game When the Conservative Party took power in 2010 (helped by successfully putting the blame entirely on the Party in power, Labour, during what was in reality an...
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Sustainable Scotland
Nature & Environment

Sustainable Scotland

...health agenda'. There are almost as many perspectives on the environment as there are on political parties. This OpenLearn course provides a sample of level 1 study in Environment & Development...Sustainable Scotland: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: understand the terms ‘sustainability’ and ‘sustainable development’ follow...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Internet of everything
Digital & Computing

Internet of everything

...health-care provider will monitor vital signs remotely, from small, washable sensors worn in your clothes. Your alarm will wake you 10 minutes earlier when traffic is congested. Your home will adjust its temperature according to the weather. Your sprinkler will know when to skip watering. Groceries will know you and be tracked from field to table. Farmers will track their...
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Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs
An introduction to death, dying and grief
Health, Sports & Psychology

An introduction to death, dying and grief

...mentally competent terminally ill people only. But you know what? There is such a fine line between terminal illness and disability, both medically and in public perception, that we become one and the same. And that means then that assisted suicide is seen by the public, by the medical profession, as a compassionate, a rational solution even, to the problems of anyone who...
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Level 2: Intermediate 7 hrs