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Dreaming of an answer to narcolepsy: Why don't we understand sleep?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Dreaming of an answer to narcolepsy: Why don't we understand sleep?

...manage the worst of the symptoms of narcolepsy, none of these comes close to repairing the underlying brain damage. It is remarkable that a lack of two chemicals results in such a bewildering constellation of symptoms. The answer to my problems appears to be simple – I just need to get the orexins (or something similar) back inside my brain. So why am I still waiting?...
We might end up being looked after by robots. How do we prepare for that?
Science, Maths & Technology

We might end up being looked after by robots. How do we prepare for that?

...managing pets.” Not to mention worries over hygiene and disease. Much of the evidence of the benefit from PARO is based on informal observation (though there have also been more controlled trials). In one pilot study, three New Zealand researchers investigated a small group of residents in a care home for the elderly. Each resident spent a short period handling,...
Ethics in science?
Science, Maths & Technology

Ethics in science?

...management and conduct of academic, scientific and medical research share good practice on how to address poor practice, misconduct and unethical behaviour give confidential, independent and expert advice on specific research projects, cases, problems and issues. What are the principles of the UKRIO? Answer The principles of the UKRIO are: excellence, honesty, integrity,...
Level 1: Introductory 3 hrs
IT in everyday life
Science, Maths & Technology

IT in everyday life

...management to monitor stock levels and sales trends...IT in everyday life: 1.3 Technology and society - IT systems are increasingly embedded in many aspects of our daily lives. But IT doesn't just exist in a vacuum – it has an impact on society, and society has an effect on it. It also has economic and political implications. The end of the twentieth century and the...
Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
Creating open educational resources
Education & Development

Creating open educational resources

...managing and repurposing this content will only ever reap the full value through users proactively engaging in feedback, enhancements and re-deposit of alternative versions, flexibly licensed for further reuse. The process of finding and evaluating OER will only ultimately improve through engagement and sharing, the key philosophy behind the movement itself. Other...
An appreciative approach to inquiry
Education & Development

An appreciative approach to inquiry

...management in which goals (or design statements) are agreed and team(s) are charged with the task of planning for implementation. But, in an appreciative inquiry approach, the need to retain a spirit of improvisation and generativity requires a different way of thinking. This involves making a clear distinction between planning the steps and creating the conditions for...
Looking globally: the future of education Badge icon
Education & Development

Looking globally: the future of education

...manage your digital badges online from My OpenLearn. In addition, you can download and print your OpenLearn statement of participation - which also displays your Open University badge. Completing this course and gaining the badge will count towards part of the first assessment of the Open University Masters module EE830 Educating the next generation. The Open University...
Environment: treading lightly on the Earth
Nature & Environment

Environment: treading lightly on the Earth

...managed to reduce its 1997 carbon footprint of 1118 Mt CO2e by 35% by 2020, what would be the resulting footprint? Answer A reduction of 35% means that 100 – 35 = 65% of the 1997 footprint remains in 2020. 65% of 1118 Mt CO2e is 65/100 × 1118 = 726.7 Mt CO2e...Environment: treading lightly on the Earth: 1.5 Summary of Section 1 - The main learning points from Section 1...