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What did Voltaire think about Buddhism?
History & The Arts

What did Voltaire think about Buddhism?

...writing works in Chinese condemning the “religion of Fo” (fo is the Chinese word for Buddha). Early reports on the Buddhism of Thailand came from delegations sent to the court of Siam by Louis XIV, delegations that included Jesuit priests. The term “Buddhism” would not appear in English until the early nineteenth century. The Jesuits who wrote the reports and the...
Valuing death
Health, Sports & Psychology

Valuing death

...write this from the perspective of a white western European mother, grandmother. I know there will be people and cultures that will have different views about how we should prepare for death, but in this series of articles I will be focusing on my thoughts about western practices, especially those I have experienced in England, UK. “ What’s the problem we are facing?...
Vegans: why they inspire fear and loathing among meat eaters
Health, Sports & Psychology

Vegans: why they inspire fear and loathing among meat eaters

...writing, editing and broadcasting.” Veganism here is reduced to a taste preference, or consumer disposition – just one dietary option among several – rather than an ethical imperative directed towards eliminating the human exploitation of other animals. In his initial response, Sitwell says his previous “good behaviour” is evidence that this recent episode is...
Solving the perplexing mathematicians' problem of the spectre
Science, Maths & Technology

Solving the perplexing mathematicians' problem of the spectre

...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 are currently being investigated by our mathematicians and engineers as part of their research into new materials. Visit A class of aperiodic honeycombs with tuneable mechanical properties for more information....
The Financial Five a Day Podcast Series
Money & Business

The Financial Five a Day Podcast Series

...writing, check out his website. Podcast 10: George and Martin What have we learned about improving our financial nutrition? George Callaghan and Martin Higginson from The Open University share their thoughts on the first season, picking out highlights and discussing which choices are likely to improve financial nutrition. Practical takeaways include the importance of...
Does prison work?
Society, Politics & Law

Does prison work?

...Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 Licence. The material acknowledged below is Proprietary and used under licence (not subject to Creative Commons Licence). Grateful acknowledgement is made to the following sources for permission to reproduce material in this free course: Course image: Richard Cassan in Flickr made available under Creative Commons...
Level 2: Intermediate 1 hr
Infection and immunity
Health, Sports & Psychology

Infection and immunity

...Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 Licence. The material acknowledged below is Proprietary and used under licence (not subject to Creative Commons Licence). Grateful acknowledgement is made to the following sources for permission to reproduce material in this unit: Course image: James Gathany/Center for Disease Control and Prevention Figure 1a: Bùi...
Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
The secret history of teenage bedrooms
Education & Development

The secret history of teenage bedrooms

...writes that it’s like a safe haven for him he really means it. But of course when you flip forward to the ‘70s Wilson had a bit of a notorious nervous breakdown where he spent a good 10 years, this is when he’s an adult mind you, but spent a good 10 years just in his room watching TV, eating junk food and snorting cocaine. So his own experiences in that song kind of...