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Can yoga help us achieve sustainable development goals?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Can yoga help us achieve sustainable development goals?

...human yearning for harmony with fellow human beings and with the natural world of which we are part. The theory and practice of yoga, therefore, seems like a natural fit with this moral agenda. [The sweeping landscape of Jammu and Kashmir, India, close to the site of the Indus-Sarasvati civilisation; the birthplace of yoga] The sweeping landscape of Jammu and Kashmir,...
The environmental costs of Trump’s wall
Nature & Environment

The environmental costs of Trump’s wall

...human society, but also severe ecological consequences...It looks like Donald Trump’s “great, great wall” is actually going to happen. Its likely impact on human society has been well-noted, but in the longer-term a barrier across an entire continent will also have severe ecological consequences. The US-Mexico border is around 1,900 miles (3,100 km) long and some of...
The drive to improve patient safety in the NHS in England
Health, Sports & Psychology

The drive to improve patient safety in the NHS in England

...human errors are inevitable. However, it is possible to minimize their impact, particularly on the safety of patients, by looking at the way care is organized and seeing how circumstances can make it more or less likely that errors will happen. For example, investigations have shown that elderly patients on hospital wards are more likely to slip and fall when walking to...
Socrates - Teacher, Paragon or Chatterbox?
History & The Arts

Socrates - Teacher, Paragon or Chatterbox?

...human capacity, essential for a good human life. The views of all these philosophers continue to be influential today. Moreover, many of the ethical debates that Socrates triggered in the ancient world are as important now as they ever were. What is justice? Why punish people? How can we be happy? These are all Socratic questions; but they remain questions for us, too....
Can you manage a supply chain?
Money & Business

Can you manage a supply chain?

...human behaviour. If my customer drops their order quantity, I suddenly find I have too much stock - I’ve over-produced. I’ve a further problem in that my suppliers have already received orders from me that I placed days or weeks ago, based around a higher sales forecast - and so for a period of time they are going to continue to supply me with stock that I no longer...
Could Islamic law be the key to defeating ISIS?
Society, Politics & Law

Could Islamic law be the key to defeating ISIS?

...humanity needs, however, is to demystify ISIS as a criminal organization. And that need is particularly important in my community – the Muslim community. [Muslims in Barcelona remember the dead of the Paris Attacks in a gathering on 16th November, 2015] Barcelona Muslims protest against the Paris attacks The vast majority of Muslims almost certainly (we do not have...
The Amygdala Hijack: Stress Response in Aviation
Health, Sports & Psychology

The Amygdala Hijack: Stress Response in Aviation

...human behaviour and can facilitate curiosity and learning. When something is surprising, humans tend to remember it more. Surprise is one of the basic emotions as it is recognised universally across cultures, but it is quite an unusual one. Ekman (2021) includes surprise along with seven other emotions and explains its function as focusing our attention to determine what...
The ethics and politics of the migration and refugee crisis
Society, Politics & Law

The ethics and politics of the migration and refugee crisis

...Further reading A teaching resource for secondary schools as stemmed from the project, co-produced by OU & Oxford academics On OpenDemocracy: Refugee 'crisis'? Try 'crisis in the European press' On OpenDemocracy: Austerity and the mediated networks of solidarity in Greece On OpenDemocracy: From insecurity to insecurity: Black and Ethnic Minority Europeans in the UK...