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Introducing the psychology of our relationships with fictional villains
Health, Sports & Psychology

Introducing the psychology of our relationships with fictional villains

...thinking and behaviour. You will learn about why fictional villains might be attractive to us, in a way that real villains are not. You will also learn about how the relationships we form with fictional characters can influence our psychological engagement with the real world around us. [Introducing the psychology of our relationships with fictional villains (Free Course...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Success in Interviews - How to Use Psychology to Gain that Job!
Health, Sports & Psychology

Success in Interviews - How to Use Psychology to Gain that Job!

...thinking to be more positive, optimistic and constructive, which then influences our emotions and behaviour, towards being more self-assured in an interview situation. Negative thoughts tend to just pop into our heads and can often be self-sabotaging; for example, ‘you will never get that job because...’, ‘you are not good enough...’. Often, we accept them as...
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Article 10 mins
Voters might not love Europe - but that doesn't mean they'll leave
Society, Politics & Law

Voters might not love Europe - but that doesn't mean they'll leave

...think that the ability of EU migrants to claim welfare should be reduced. But it also extends to areas that Cameron has not attempted to renegotiate. For example, as many as 59% would want to stop people from other EU countries getting NHS treatment, a move that would undermine the reciprocal emergency access to another nation’s health service that all EU citizens...
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Article 5 mins
Half of climate safety level has gone - Climate News Network
Nature & Environment

Half of climate safety level has gone - Climate News Network

...thinks that milestone will be passed only if there is a strong El Niño, the cyclic Pacific weather phenomenon that periodically brings widespread chaos in its wake. However, the research looks likely finally to lay to rest the argument that global warming is slowing and stuttering to a virtual halt, the so-called hiatus theory. Kevin Trenberth, of the US National Center...
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Article 10 mins
Sara Kay Aloe
Education & Development

Sara Kay Aloe

...thinking that it was too late for me. I realised that I can pursue my dreams and change my career…’ Sara added that she would advise anyone who is thinking about doing a degree to try some of our courses to become more familiar with academic-level material beforehand. ‘I honestly think that investing your time in learning is the best way to spend time, as your...
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Introducing ageing
Health, Sports & Psychology

Introducing ageing

...think about this issue by introducing you to some key ideas in studying later life...Everyone is ageing, whatever their current age, and we live in a world where many people are living much longer than previous generations. This is often seen as a problem. But is it? This free course, Introducing ageing, will help you to think about this issue by introducing you to some...
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Level 1: Introductory 11 hrs
Fatih Birol - Stories of Change
Nature & Environment

Fatih Birol - Stories of Change

...think we are in terms of coming up with technological solutions that will meet our ambitions on climate change? FB: The energy is at the heart of the climate change problem, because more than two thirds of the emissions come from the energy sector, by far the most important sector. Therefore we have to find solutions within the energy sector if we are serious to address...
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Biofuels
Science, Maths & Technology

Biofuels

...think this arrow relates to? Answer The compound is gaseous carbon dioxide and it is used by the tree for photosynthesis. In Figure 2 there are many arrows depicting movement of carbon compounds from one place to another. For instance, when plants and animals die they may get buried in soil and eventually as more material is deposited on top of them, they are buried deep...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs