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The biology of loving our pets
Science, Maths & Technology

The biology of loving our pets

...Chang et al., 2025). The study concluded that forcing anxious cats to cuddle could reduce trust and bonding due to this reduction in oxytocin, which might help to explain why some cats are naturally more aloof than others! Pets release the love hormone, oxytocin, in response to their owners. However, it’s not just cats that show differences in their oxytocin response. A...
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How arguments are constructed and used in the Social Sciences
Society, Politics & Law

How arguments are constructed and used in the Social Sciences

...change can you see between Anderson's emphasis on the need to distinguish between the deserving and the undeserving poor? What does this tell us about the process of social construction and the importance of history for understanding the present? Consider how the programme highlights the need and access to welfare are socially constructed and contested. Consider how the...
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Level 2: Intermediate 1 hr
Developing your skills as an HR professional
Money & Business

Developing your skills as an HR professional

...change. Tendency to take the immediately obvious action without thinking. Often take unnecessary risks. Tendency to do too much themselves and hog the limelight. Rush into action without sufficient preparation. Get bored with implementation or consolidation. Reflector Careful. Thorough and methodical. Thoughtful. Good at listening to others and assimilating information....
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Level 3: Advanced 9 hrs
Internet of everything
Digital & Computing

Internet of everything

...changed our lives where we (the people) fit in with the evolving internet where we (the people) fit in with the evolving internet. Before you start, The Open University would really appreciate a few minutes of your time to tell us about yourself and your expectations of the course. Your input will help to further improve the online learning experience. If you’d like to...
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Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs
An expert’s take on AI
Digital & Computing

An expert’s take on AI

...changes to photographs. So you can could replace the sky if you came on a cloudy day to a blue sunny sky, you can put reflections in the water, you can even move the light around. Q: Are there any ethical concerns around using AI? A: There are. It goes from things such as the ethics of the huge amount of energy that is consumed by training and using artificial...
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Exploring learning disabilities: supporting belonging Badge icon
Health, Sports & Psychology

Exploring learning disabilities: supporting belonging

...change so frequently is to escape the stigma that accompanies learning disability. But as Cian said, it hasn’t worked! Later in this session you will look at the pros and cons of labelling. But first, some definitions...Session 1: What is a learning disability?: 2 What is a learning disability? - The previous section discussed how labels used about people with learning...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Grief and COVID-19: Mourning what we know, who we miss and the way we say goodbye
Health, Sports & Psychology

Grief and COVID-19: Mourning what we know, who we miss and the way we say goodbye

...changing the way we educate, the way we work and the way in which we care for the dying and ultimately say goodbye to our loved ones. COVID-19 is not only a public health crisis, but a psychological one, provoking death anxiety, stress and sadness. At present, we are collectively grieving the multiple losses many of us have experienced, these include lost jobs, lost...
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10 flabbergasting facts you'll find on OpenLearn
Miscellaneous

10 flabbergasting facts you'll find on OpenLearn

...changes to their genetic material, DNA. These changes occur by a process called mutation and without it; the diversity of life we see on Earth would not exist. Mutation in DNA creates the variability on which evolution works. For dogs, interesting and useful features are identified and, because they are determined genetically, they can be bred by selective breeding (i.e....
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