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Preparing for your digital life in the 21st Century
Science, Maths & Technology

Preparing for your digital life in the 21st Century

...become part of the background of our lives, until today it is extremely unusual to find someone who has neither a home telephone nor a mobile phone. Just as the telephone changed from a status symbol to become simply another piece of the modern world, so the computer is making a similar transition...Preparing for your digital life in the 21st Century: 1.2 The computer -...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Nuclear power: friend or foe?
Society, Politics & Law

Nuclear power: friend or foe?

...students. But to do this exercise within the time suggested you will just need to grasp the key points. The important thing is that you think about the questions and about your reaction to them...Nuclear power: friend or foe?: 3 Discussion - To help you focus on the debate, here is a summary of some of the arguments. Remember that your task is to put the case for and...
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Level 2: Intermediate 2 hrs
Reframing Self-Limiting Beliefs
Health, Sports & Psychology

Reframing Self-Limiting Beliefs

...become self-limiting beliefs, lowering our self-regard? Where do they come from and what can we do about them? Rudman (2004) suggests that these unconscious attitudes come from the (often forgotten) past, while verbalised self-concept comes from more recent learning and experiences. Other research, such as Olson and Fazio (2002), found that these often reflect childhood...
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Article 10 mins
Are you a secret hoarder?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Are you a secret hoarder?

...become unhealthy for them as well as families and friends. Many of us have wardrobes full of clothes we haven't worn for years, books we rarely read and belongings from our and our children's childhoods we cannot part with. When these hoards start to get out of control - for example, when we can no longer fit into new clothes into our wardrobe, most people will have a...
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Article 5 mins
How does the human body fight a viral infection?
Science, Maths & Technology

How does the human body fight a viral infection?

...become more abundant. Even though lymphocytes proliferate quickly it still takes several days before there are sufficient cells available to fight back against the infection. During this period the virus may also be spreading rapidly, so there is a race between the virus and the immune system that may determine the final outcome, in terms of recovery. In the early phase...
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Article 20 mins
Multiple Moonlets Maketh Mystery
Science, Maths & Technology

Multiple Moonlets Maketh Mystery

...student Zoe Morland...The Moon is the most extensively studied planetary body outside of Earth. Despite this, its formation mechanism is still a mystery. Transcript Astronomy & Planetary Science The Formation of the Moon Zoe Morland: Have you wondered how the Moon was made? The Moon is the most extensively studied planetary body outside of Earth. Despite this, we’re...
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Video 15 mins
10 incredible people whose stories you'll find on OpenLearn
History & The Arts

10 incredible people whose stories you'll find on OpenLearn

...Students came from all over Italy and from elsewhere in Europe to study with her as her skill in combining the theoretical and experimental aspects of physics became well known. She was a key figure in introducing Newton’s physics and philosophy to Italy. She wrote extensively but is hardly known today, possibly because only four of her papers appeared in print during...
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Article 15 mins
Developing employability through sport and physical activity
Health, Sports & Psychology

Developing employability through sport and physical activity

...OU Framework. Playing and team sports, communication is a really, really big one, being able to work alongside sort of 10, 11 other players at the same time, and obviously, all work towards the same goal, whether that’s in matches or training or in team talks. So communication is a huge part, collaboration as well. Again, being able to work with lots of different people...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs