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How many different types of smile are there?
Health, Sports & Psychology

How many different types of smile are there?

...Wallace V Friesen, seeks to create an atlas of nearly all possible human expressions. Ekman says, in his book Telling Lies, that their technique for measuring the face can distinguish over 50 different smiles. Confused? You’re not the only one. Perhaps the best approach is to just grin and bear it… This article was originally published by Mosaic under a CC-BY licence...
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What are the rules around assisted suicide?
Health, Sports & Psychology

What are the rules around assisted suicide?

...Human Rights in Strasbourg. Diane's husband, Brian Pretty, tells their story: Transcript Arguments against assisted suicide are well rehearsed and can be rooted in the belief that killing is wrong in any circumstances. You might think that people in the medical profession have a duty to preserve life – even though someone might be near the end of life. It may also be...
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OpenMinds: Open and Shut Cases – Professor Simon Lee’s Inaugural lecture
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OpenMinds: Open and Shut Cases – Professor Simon Lee’s Inaugural lecture

...human rights and contribution to the peace process in Northern Ireland provides material for his inaugural lecture. He will begin by tracing diverse sagas where much of the media and the public mistakenly assume that a case is open and shut, looking back at his own immediate comments on the conviction of Winston Silcott in 1987 for the murder, while on bail for another...
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Dialogues Across Borders
Society, Politics & Law

Dialogues Across Borders

...humane, poignant yet ultimately uplifting representation of refugees rebuilding lives in contexts of profound uncertainty. Marie’s collaborative research on smartphones and refugees and the poetry and photo exhibition she co-created with refugees at Pikpa Camp formed the basis of two of the workshops. Elena’s travelling exhibition which she took to many cities across...
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Graham Harvey on Davi Kopenawa at Oxford University
History & The Arts

Graham Harvey on Davi Kopenawa at Oxford University

...humanities”). He has reinforced an emphasis on relationality – which was addressed by the theoretical and quantum physicists on the panel as they spoke about the vital importance of attending to interactions rather than to seemingly discrete particles and other objects. In this context it is almost incidental that Davi has provided exciting new perspectives on...
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What is technology?
Science, Maths & Technology

What is technology?

...human need rather than merely understanding the workings of the natural world, which is the goal of science. The invention of the microscope was driven by a need to explore the world of the small, beyond our unaided vision. This technological solution to a long standing problem has in turn enabled us to understand more the workings of the world which in turn has led to...
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Larry Achiampong – Challenging Colonial Narratives with Art
History & The Arts

Larry Achiampong – Challenging Colonial Narratives with Art

...humanity. His work spans various media, including video, installation, and performance, allowing him to engage with audiences in diverse ways. He blends personal narrative and collective memory, often drawing on his Ghanaian heritage while addressing broader socio-political issues and raising important questions about the legacies of colonialism. Using digital media...
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Working for health
Health, Sports & Psychology

Working for health

...human health, and will enable you to appreciate and review your own and alternative standpoints and values in this important area of study. This material forms part of The Open University course K203 Working for health... Working for health A short introduction to this album. Radical midwives London midwives talk about their rebellion against new practices within the NHS,...
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