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What kind of Democrat are you?
Health, Sports & Psychology

What kind of Democrat are you?

...changes without using our MPs or other representatives. In short, we can engage in direct democracy. We can use on-line social media profiles, hashtags and offline we can create marches, sign e-petitions, and join social movements. With these new powers, come new challenges in the face of mobilisation towards political extremes, hate speech and polarisation. The OppAttune...
Nanotechnology: Good things come in small packages
Science, Maths & Technology

Nanotechnology: Good things come in small packages

...changed dramatically over the last 20 years because of it. OU PhD student, Konstantina Nadia Tzelepi, discusses nanotechnology, the study of very small things at a nanoscale...Applications of nanotechnology in cancer Nanotechnology is used in a range of science disciplines, from biology, chemistry to engineering, physics and material sciences. Its application in medicine...
Digital technologies and innovation in health and social care
Health, Sports & Psychology

Digital technologies and innovation in health and social care

...changes the expectations and job roles for health and social care practitioners. You'll learn about what these expectations might be on practitioners and also about common responses and criticisms that may arise from transforming practice through technology. These free courses are adapted extracts from the Open University course K102 Introducing health and social care....
Critical thinking – A skill and a process
Education & Development

Critical thinking – A skill and a process

...change of view in ourselves or in others. This is where critical thinking becomes relevant outside the world of studying. By being critical of what we read, hear and see, we are engaging with the society we live in actively. We are not perceiving anything as given, but are rather reflecting on the value and correctness of the way society works. This helps us to be better...
Philosophy and the Human Situation
History & The Arts

Philosophy and the Human Situation

...changing attitudes to our planet and our environmental responsibilities Taking Stock Bioethicist Janet Radcliffe Richards gives a talk entitled 'Taking Stock' focusing on the definition of philosophy and problems surrounding study of the subject Artificial Intelligence Philosophy professor Tim Crane explains what he sees to be the main philosophical issues in the area of...
Understanding Cities
Society, Politics & Law

Understanding Cities

...Changing concerns and structures. Governance and Privatisation The promotion of private sector governance in developing countries, and the problems that can arise with communities. Shared agendas as a possible solution. Growth Agendas The development of brownfields sites in terms of growth, using East London as an example,. The victims of such development and the...
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Diverse Perspectives on Mental Health
Health, Sports & Psychology

Diverse Perspectives on Mental Health

...change Mental health service users reflect on the positive aspects of their experiences and question the attitudes of broader society to their illness. Expertise through Experience Special knowledge and skills that can result from the process of recovery from mental illness. Lessons for Practitioners Could service users' expertise be harnessed to develop better services...
Using and managing waste
Science, Maths & Technology

Using and managing waste

...change - reducing the volume of waste going to landfill and developing more incineration sites. Waste Collection Analyse what you throw away. The different methods local authorities use to collect and sort your rubbish. Energy From Waste How incineration generates electricity and hazardous waste is treated at landfill sites. Composting The different types of green waste,...