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How is a scorpion going to help fight brain cancers?
Health, Sports & Psychology

How is a scorpion going to help fight brain cancers?

...technologies that help surgeons see inside the body before they cut, many of which were developed to help diagnose cancer. Ultrasound – bouncing high-frequency sound waves off structures within the body to see what they look like – was pioneered in 1942 by Karl Dussik, a neurologist at the University of Vienna, who attempted to locate brain tumours using essentially...
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A question of ethics: right or wrong?
Health, Sports & Psychology

A question of ethics: right or wrong?

...education and training’ could be an issue here as the coaches did not seem to adopt good practice or possibly appreciate how this culture may impact the athletes involved. It could be questioned whether this was ‘a safe environment.’ The case study describes ‘belittling, public humiliation, shouting and generally aggressive and intimidating behaviour’ by the...
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Level 2: Intermediate 7 hrs
How can Facebook decide who you really are?
Science, Maths & Technology

How can Facebook decide who you really are?

...technologies or on reports from the “Facebook community,” but that concept is a bit like McDonald’s declaring itself a “community of hamburger eaters.” There is nothing in particular that ties Facebook users together, aside from a basic, unremarkable pleasure that human beings take in connecting with one another. And Facebook does not have terms of use—it has...
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Statistics: What is it or what are they?
Science, Maths & Technology

Statistics: What is it or what are they?

...concerned with many other areas besides opinion polls. Statistics is used wherever there is quantitative information to be dealt with. Medicine and biomedical science, economics, government, education, psychology, finance, environment, and forensic science are just some of the many areas of twenty-first century life in which statistics and statisticians play a key role....
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Candles and campfires: creativity and the menopause transition
Health, Sports & Psychology

Candles and campfires: creativity and the menopause transition

...educating and agitating. While positive for some, this transition can also be accompanied by grief at the loss of years of life that might have been better. Arts, talking, nature, sound, and low light – candles and campfires – seemed soothing and releasing of our creative and symbolic efforts. When I entered the time of distress and dysregulation that was my...
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Download your language survey kit
History & The Arts

Download your language survey kit

...education or previous places of residence or the many other influences on their speech, but there is always a balance to be struck between finding out as much as possible for the purposes of research and not putting people off completely! Download the 'Biographical Details' sheet (168KB) Words sheet Finally we have provided a page of the words on the ‘spidergram’ so...
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The Eagle has landed within the OpenLearn community
Money & Business

The Eagle has landed within the OpenLearn community

...educate and inspire entrepreneurs. Eagle Labs Academy A free online learning platform designed to give founders the skills and knowledge they need to start and grow a tech business. With video and written content on topics such as starting a business, marketing and sales, product development and fundraising, founders and their teams will have access to the tools that can...
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Dyscalculia, maths anxiety and numerophobia in nursing practice
Health, Sports & Psychology

Dyscalculia, maths anxiety and numerophobia in nursing practice

...Education (RAINE) podcast about the topic, Allison explains that she has found that maths anxiety is prevalent in nursing staff and can be linked with past experiences. This includes negative interactions with schoolteachers or parents, or their own personal feelings towards maths. As a maths tutor, Allison looks to change a student’s personal feelings toward maths,...
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