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Letter to a Climate Sceptic
Nature & Environment

Letter to a Climate Sceptic

...Research Unit, became symbolic of public mistrust in climate science. In this audio, in the form of an open letter, The Open University’s Dr Joe Smith defends the science behind climate change and argues that “climate change is one of the challenges of the age. One that we will all be judged for”... Letter to a Climate Sceptic Why are people so sceptical about the...
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15 minutes on Mars
Science, Maths & Technology

15 minutes on Mars

...find out where the future might take us. [Illustration of Mars in space] [AstrobiologyOU logo]This article is part of the Astrobiology Collection on OpenLearn. This collection of free articles, interactives, videos and courses provides insights into research that investigates the possibilities of life beyond the Earth and the ethical and governance implications of this....
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Recovery at the Rugby World Cup
Health, Sports & Psychology

Recovery at the Rugby World Cup

...research evidence show? In their meta-analysis of 12 compression garment studies Hill et al. (2014) concluded that there is evidence that compression garments are moderately effective in enhancing recovery from exercise induced muscle damage. So it would seem that there is some value to using compression garments to aid recovery. Massage [massage ] Massage is commonly...
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‘Super-human’ athletes are at risk from the post-Olympic blues – here’s why
Health, Sports & Psychology

‘Super-human’ athletes are at risk from the post-Olympic blues – here’s why

...Research following the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics found that the return home can be accompanied by confusion, depression, anger, resentment, abandonment and emptiness. We have only to browse the media or peer into the lives of Olympic athletes through their autobiographies to appreciate that dark times await many of these seemingly super-human beings – irrespective...
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Are selfies a terrible thing?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Are selfies a terrible thing?

...research exploring the relationship between selfies and self-esteem are mixed. Some studies have found links between selfie posting and lower self-esteem, however others have reported a relationship with higher self-esteem. Still other research has found no link at all What these findings do clearly indicate is that selfie posting is a complex activity that can produce...
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Sofas, car seats and toilet seats: where are your tweets read?
Languages

Sofas, car seats and toilet seats: where are your tweets read?

...Research has been carried out into all sorts of aspects of using Twitter to engage people as well as to teach and learn among many other uses. We have a fair amount of data on how people engage with Twitter, how often they check it, for how long, best times to tweet for impact and use of images and video, for example, but little research has been carried out on what...
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Demystifying Chronic Kidney Disease: what is it and who is at risk?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Demystifying Chronic Kidney Disease: what is it and who is at risk?

...Researchers think this is perhaps due to higher rates of diabetes and high blood pressure amongst these groups. Those who are obese, have a high alcohol intake or smoke as these factors can cause diabetes, high blood pressure and heart disease. How is CKD managed? Management of CKD will depend on the stage of the disease. Key strategies include: Blood and urine tests;...
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What is biomedicine?
Health, Sports & Psychology

What is biomedicine?

...research was by now being done within a dominant scientific paradigm. Germ theory was derived from nineteenth century microscopic research by Louis Pasteur and Robert Koch, among others. Pasteur demonstrated the existence of micro-organisms, which could be killed by sterilisation and the exclusion of ‘impure air’, or made to multiply rapidly in suitable media. Koch...
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