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Why Do Historians Disagree?
History & The Arts

Why Do Historians Disagree?

...article entitled ‘The present and the past in the English industrial revolution’ published in the journal Past and Present David Cannadine demonstrated how historical accounts of the industrial revolution have been influenced by the political, social and economic climate of the time in which the historian was writing rather than that of the time being studied. In most...
Autumn on OpenLearn
Miscellaneous

Autumn on OpenLearn

...article related to Thanksgiving for those of you who call this season ‘fall’. 9: Pay attention to nature It’s an exciting and somewhat difficult time for the animal kingdom. Our free courses on hibernation, migration and surviving the winter are perfect for you to study from the comfort of your home in the ’ber months. 10: Engage with the arts A trip to the...
Daisy Main
Miscellaneous

Daisy Main

...articles there were - I used them to prepare for studying The Open University’s L108 Beginners Chinese,’ she explained, and her studies even inspired her to set up a social media account where she documents her learning journey, details of which you can find below. ‘For many students, the summer holidays can be a chance to relax, but they can sometimes put us in an...
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Giving and Receiving Powerful Feedback
Health, Sports & Psychology

Giving and Receiving Powerful Feedback

...article. What about receiving feedback? Just as importantly, do we take the time to reflect on how we receive feedback? This is one of the most effective and powerful ways that people can understand and develop themselves. How can positive change take place if we don't know what needs to be developed? Here are some tips for receiving feedback. Do also have a think about...
Talking turkey: 12 facts about turkey genetics
Nature & Environment

Talking turkey: 12 facts about turkey genetics

...active foraging, intelligence, and overall attractiveness. The only parameters on which the industrial strains excel are feed conversion and rate of gain,” according to one review. Meleagris gallopavo is a beautiful animal. No wonder Ben Franklin wanted the turkey to be the national bird. This article originally appeared on the PLOS science blog under CC-BY licence...
Murals in Belfast
OpenLearn Ireland

Murals in Belfast

...may evolve rather than disappear, not the least because they are an increasingly popular tourist attraction. This article is an adapted extract from the free course 'Political Ordering', which is adapted from the Open University course Introducing the social sciences (DD102). Mural photographs © Bill Royston Painting from the Same Palette © Mark Ervine and Danny Devenny...
Wellbeing for Work
Health, Sports & Psychology

Wellbeing for Work

...et al., 1998, in Lawton-Smith, 2017). Fortunately, resilience is flexible; it is a quality that can be developed and shaped, to help us both at work and at home. Disasters by their nature can negatively affect mental health outcomes with people developing various psychological symptoms. These could be severe stress, feelings of grief and sadness and adjustment problems,...
Eco-anxiety and how to cope with the Climate and Ecological Crisis
Health, Sports & Psychology

Eco-anxiety and how to cope with the Climate and Ecological Crisis

...et al., 2017) · dread associated with negative environmental information more generally (Clayton, 2020) · heightened psychological (mental, emotional, somatic) distress in response to the climate emergency (Bednarek, 2019). The term is an oversimplification though and symptoms can be varied and mixed. As well as general anxiety people might experience depression, guilt,...