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Space, Time and Consciousness
Science, Maths & Technology

Space, Time and Consciousness

...world of The Open University’s Professor Russell Stannard where the big mysteries of the universe are made comprehensible and any possibility is considered in the name of science. This material is supported by a grant from the John Templeton Foundation... Space, Time and Consciousness A short introduction to this album Consciousness and the Limits of Science Professor...
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Understanding Social Change
Society, Politics & Law

Understanding Social Change

...world. The past and the future - the Welfare State through to Globalisation. The material forms part of the course DD100, An introduction to the social sciences: understanding social change... Understanding Social Change A short introduction to this album. The welfare state - what is it? Post war UK: The welfare state, family and work, the balance of state and individual....
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What does Brexit mean for imports and exports?
Money & Business

What does Brexit mean for imports and exports?

...World Customs Organisation’s latest Annual Report for 2015-16, the UK made 70.5m import declarations and 6.5m export declarations per year. Based on current trade figures it would be fair for UK Customs (HMRC) to expect the number of customs declarations to double once Britain leaves the EU. A corresponding increase in declarations would also arise on the continent...
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What is the zika virus?
Health, Sports & Psychology

What is the zika virus?

...World War II. The Micronesian strain was clearly of Asian origin. Then, in 2013, a massive outbreak occurred in Polynesia, in the eastern end of the Pacific Ocean. With the arrival of the Zika virus on Easter Island early in 2014 it was only a matter of time before it reached South America. The exact point of entry is unknown – an international canoe racing tournament...
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Is the first step in beating superbugs to defeat poverty?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Is the first step in beating superbugs to defeat poverty?

...world” on the overuse of antibiotics and a lack of new ones in the development pipeline. But there’s another superbug incubator that hasn’t gotten the attention it deserves: poverty. Last month at the IMF meeting in Washington, D.C., UK Chancellor George Osborne warned about the potentially devastating human and economic cost of antimicrobial resistance. He called...
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Penalty Pressure Potential at Euro 2016
Health, Sports & Psychology

Penalty Pressure Potential at Euro 2016

...World Cup, Euro 2012) and the women’s team exited the 2011 World Cup after losing to France on penalties in the quarter final stages. So what is it about the penalty shoot-out that makes it so intense? The penalty shoot-out in a major tournament is probably one the most highly pressured situations in football; the stakes are high and the margins for error are small....
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Will Brexit reduce the UK's soft power in Europe?
Languages

Will Brexit reduce the UK's soft power in Europe?

...world to get there and was still hungry for more. He told the journalist Owen Jones, writing for theNew Statesman, that he wanted to reach the UK because he spoke English already and couldn’t face the fact of having to learn French from scratch, a whole new language for him. Again, soft power. Popular culture (including football), business and diplomacy have spread...
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What Brexit and Trump mean for Global Justice and International Development
Society, Politics & Law

What Brexit and Trump mean for Global Justice and International Development

...world. Arguably, this dogmatism prevented formal democracies from addressing systemic crises of capitalism, such as environmental degradation and the alarming growth in poverty and inequality within nation-states. As a result of this failure, powerful economic elites came to completely control politics through lobbying and corruption. In the US the so called political...
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