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What is Open Thanatology?
Health, Sports & Psychology

What is Open Thanatology?

...long-standing death and dying research group at the university with a renewed energy to promote these fields of research and education. This OpenLearn page provides examples of the education we have created based on our research and flag-ship modules here at the Open University, as well as our collaborations with other academics, professional organisations, and charities....
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Article 14 hrs 15 mins
Living without oil
Science, Maths & Technology

Living without oil

...energy. It is vital in the manufacture of many modern materials. But the worlds supply of oil is finite, its price is unstable and our reliance on oil has damaging environmental consequences. This free course, Living without oil, explains why developing alternatives to oil is an essential and urgent task for humanity...Crude oil is currently our most important global...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
The science behind sunblocks, tanning and sunburn
Science, Maths & Technology

The science behind sunblocks, tanning and sunburn

...oxide. A sunscreen contains chemicals that absorb the energy contained in the ultraviolet rays and reflect it away as lower-energy long-wave radiation, which is emitted as heat. [sun block versus sunscreen] Final thoughts A good way to limit exposure to UV light is to avoid being outdoors in sunlight too long. UV rays are most intense between the hours of 10 am and 4 pm....
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Article 10 mins
Professor Lord Nicholas Stern - Stories of Change
Nature & Environment

Professor Lord Nicholas Stern - Stories of Change

...energy? NS: I’d been working on economics and development all my professional life, starting in the late sixties, so energy in relation to development has always been an important subject for me, but focussing on energy is really dating from about ten years ago when I started to work on the Stern Review which I began that work in 2005 and it was published in autumn...
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Audio 5 mins
Women in engineering - interview with Robyn Moates
Science, Maths & Technology

Women in engineering - interview with Robyn Moates

...Energy Options (geo), and talked to us about her life as an engineer. You may also be interested in the Open University course Engineering: professions, practice and skills. The best thing about being an engineer Transcript. I never feel alone as an engineer. No matter what’s happening, something, you need something done, it will get done. And it will get done by...
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Video 10 mins
How the atmosphere sustains life on Earth
Science, Maths & Technology

How the atmosphere sustains life on Earth

...energy. The atmosphere itself converts heat energy from the Sun into motion as winds. People have learned to convert some of this wind energy into electricity or use it for other mechanical work, such as pumping or milling. Of course, we are not the only life form to make use of wind energy. Plants can use it to disperse their seeds more widely, for example. The water...
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Article 20 mins
Introducing engineering
Science, Maths & Technology

Introducing engineering

...energy...Engineering encompasses a broad range of disciplines from design to manufacturing. This free course, Introducing engineering, introduces a number of key themes that explore how engineering is undertaken in our modern world. These themes include engineering design, rules that govern engineers, manufacturing for products and electricity generation using solar...
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Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs
Why the size of your plate might be making you overweight
Health, Sports & Psychology

Why the size of your plate might be making you overweight

...energy intake by up to 16% among UK adults or 29% among US adults. [Woman drinking from a double-sized cup] The Double-Sized Big Gulp cup was a marketing gimmick - but could large-sized cups, plates and packages be encouraging us to over-eat? Overeating increases the risks of heart disease, diabetes, and many cancers, which are among the leading causes of ill health and...
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Article 5 mins