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How do microplastics make their way into our food?
Nature & Environment

How do microplastics make their way into our food?

...et al 2022. Recognising that sewage sludge application introduces microplastics into soil is crucial when addressing microplastic pollution. To mitigate the potential risks associated with microplastics from sewage sludge we need to focus on advanced treatment processes, explore alternative waste management options, and enact appropriate regulations. This will result in...
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Killers or carers?
Nature & Environment

Killers or carers?

...a post-exploitative affective order, we can give up our complicit role as killers and experience the deeper joy of peaceful coexistence with our fellow earthlings. This article originally appeared on DISCOVER SOCIETY under a CC-BY-NC-ND licence Further reading: Our Children and Other Animals (2014) by By Matthew Cole and Kate Stewart In-depth analysis: Meat Culture (2016)...
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Mental health: Survivor suggestions
Health, Sports & Psychology

Mental health: Survivor suggestions

...people with, but if something bothers you it is important I think mental health is all about life balance; which sounds easy but it's not always so easy to achieve This resource is part of the 'Wellbeing and Mental Health Collection' created by the Open University in Wales. You can learn more and find courses, articles and other activities on the collection's homepage....
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Solving the perplexing mathematicians' problem of the spectre
Science, Maths & Technology

Solving the perplexing mathematicians' problem of the spectre

...article. https://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/quasiblog/aperiodic-spectre/ Further teaching and research Studying at The Open University: Aperiodic tilings are one of the possible topics that OU mathematics MSc students can write a masters dissertation on in the module M840, Dissertation in mathematics. Research at The Open University: The hat and spectre tilings...
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OpenLearn choices for YASS students
Health, Sports & Psychology

OpenLearn choices for YASS students

...articles and courses. Your 100 hours of imported learning must be made up of OpenLearn courses. This is the number of imported hours of learning required if you include 50 hours from your Highers study. Each course has a Course Description page. This provides more information, including the number of hours it will take to complete, the level of study and the rating it has...
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Explore OpenLearn from The Open University
Miscellaneous

Explore OpenLearn from The Open University

...articles, badged courses, videos and interactives. Explore our range of Psychology qualifications with The Open University, and discover the flexible way to get the degree you’ve been dreaming of. LawOur top three free courses You can check out the full range of Law learning materials available on OpenLearn for free here - this includes articles, badged courses, videos...
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How does trauma influence identity and engagement with extremism?
Health, Sports & Psychology

How does trauma influence identity and engagement with extremism?

...article looks at the link between trauma and identity and extremism...This content is associated with The Open University's Psychology courses and qualifications. What are extremism and terrorism? There is no agreed-on definition for these terms, as different countries define them in various ways. However, extremism can be understood as strong vocal and active opposition...
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Do people need Peeple?
Digital & Computing

Do people need Peeple?

...article: The most surprising thing about Peeple — basically Yelp, but for humans — may be the fact that no one has yet had the gall to launch something like it. It’s been pointed out that some dating apps, such as Lulu, have very similar features. However, these dating apps only allow people to rate others who joined the same dating app. Peeple by contrast intends...
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