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Why I believe 'yes' is only a matter of time
Society, Politics & Law

Why I believe 'yes' is only a matter of time

...think it’s possible to differentiate the three of them; they overlap and interrelate in different ways. Interviewer: I see. One of your core arguments is that the Scottish Independence Campaign was never about nationalism in the narrow sense of the term, rather that the campaign was driven by demands for social justice. Could you expand on that? Gerry Mooney: Yes,...
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Exploring Homer’s Odyssey
History & The Arts

Exploring Homer’s Odyssey

...thinking about some of the poem’s characters, poetic techniques and important themes. To get you started, the plot of the Odyssey has been condensed into an animation which is less than three minutes long. Your first activity involves watching this animation to get an overview of the story which this poem tells. Activity 1 Timing: Allow around 20 minutes for this...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Political ordering
Society, Politics & Law

Political ordering

...think of Yugoslavia, for example, a state that no longer exists, having been broken up in recent years into a number of new states – Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Slovenia, Montenegro, FYR Macedonia and Kosovo). But, how is this quality of permanence and continuity created? Sharma and Gupta (2006) argue that the everyday bureaucratic practices and the...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Introducing philosophy
History & The Arts

Introducing philosophy

...think! We’d love to hear from you to help us improve our free learning offering through OpenLearn by filling out this short survey...Introducing philosophy: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: understand what is involved in the study of philosophy offer arguments for and against the main positions discussed in the study of philosophy...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Emotions and emotional disorders
Health, Sports & Psychology

Emotions and emotional disorders

...think we consider that the data in Figure 1 show prevalence rates and not simply prevalence as defined in the paragraph above? Because they show the number of people who have emotional disorders, expressed as a rate per 100 (i.e. a percentage) of the population. Prevalence would just tell us the total number of people with emotional disorders in the population. The burden...
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Level 2: Intermediate 6 hrs
Starting with psychology
Health, Sports & Psychology

Starting with psychology

...think and behave the way they do. Just when psychologists seem to understand one bit of 'who we are' up pops some new evidence to show a different side! It is not easy to pin down all the many influences. This free course, Starting with psychology, makes a start...The most 'important and greatest puzzle' we face as humans is ourselves (Boring, 1950, p. 56). Humans are a...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
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Science, Maths & Technology

The science of alcohol

...thinking about how alcoholic beverages are produced, how different products are manufactured and analysed. The effects on the body will be explored, both in terms of consuming alcohol and how they smell and taste. The history of alcohol manufacture will be explored and you will have the chance to make your own drinks, through an optional home-brew experiment. All these...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Start writing fiction
History & The Arts

Start writing fiction

...think! We’d love to hear from you to help us improve our free learning offering through OpenLearn by filling out this short survey...Start writing fiction: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: identify strengths and weaknesses as a writer of fiction demonstrate a general awareness of fiction writing discuss fiction using basic...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs