2,406 search results
The Galapagos
Science, Maths & Technology

The Galapagos

...learn more about what triggers them to mate, and Martin Wikelski who studies marine iguanas and the problems they face as a result of their choice of food. In the audio track, Open University biologist David Robinson talks about his long relationship with the Galapagos Islands and explores some of the issues raised in the video tracks... The Galapagos A short introduction...
View audio The Galapagos
Audio 1 hr 23 mins
Working with children and families
Health, Sports & Psychology

Working with children and families

...learn and benefit from such initiatives. The children’s legal centre Carolyn Hamilton discusses working for the Children’s Legal Centre, the types of work they engage in and the issues they face when working with children. ChildLine Gill Keep, senior policy officer at ChildLine, talks about the background and the goals of this helpline dedicated to children. The sure...
View audio Working with children and families
Audio 2 hrs 46 mins
Extreme endurance performances – who, what and why?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Extreme endurance performances – who, what and why?

...Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: understand the motivation behind participation in extreme endurance sports identify the physical limits of the human body in endurance exercise appreciate social factors that may impact on participation in extreme endurance sports apply psychological, physiological and sociological perspectives to a...
View course Extreme endurance performances – who, what and why?
Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Is it true that the poorer you are, the more likely you are to eat junk food?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Is it true that the poorer you are, the more likely you are to eat junk food?

...learned from our research is that we all have a soft spot for fast food. We analyzed a cross-section of the youngest members of the baby boom generation – Americans born from 1957 to 1964 – from all walks of life who have been interviewed regularly since 1979. Respondents were asked about fast-food consumption in the years 2008, 2010 and 2012 – when they were in...
View article Is it true that the poorer you are, the more likely you are to eat junk food?
Article 5 mins
What does the anatomy of World records reveal?
Health, Sports & Psychology

What does the anatomy of World records reveal?

...learn from two longstanding British World record holders: Jonathan Edwards (Triple Jump WR, from 1995) and Paula Radcliffe (Marathon WR, 2003). First, rules and norms very much determine what represents a record. To its shame the IOC only introduced Radcliffe’s event, the women’s Olympic marathon, in 1984. This stimulated more athletes to train for this distance....
View article What does the anatomy of World records reveal?
Article 5 mins
This is not a city: Milton Keynes
Society, Politics & Law

This is not a city: Milton Keynes

...the United Kingdom’, Urban History, vol. 41, no.4, pp.705-720 Tuan, Y., (1974), Topophilia, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, Prentice-Hall Inc. Dr Edward Wigley is a postdoctoral researcher on the ESRC-funded research project “Smart Cities in the Making: Learning from Milton Keynes” (ES/N014421/1). To learn more about the project, visit www.scim-mk.org. More on cities...
View article This is not a city: Milton Keynes
Article 15 mins
Advance Care Planning (ACP ) - Discuss, Decide, Document and Share
Health, Sports & Psychology

Advance Care Planning (ACP ) - Discuss, Decide, Document and Share

...learn more and explore a situation in which advance care planning is relevant. Key points: It's voluntary It’s a framework for a discussion about what is most important to us and what matters to us It helps clinicians and practitioners to understand who we are and what we want We can change it, ACP reflects what we value if our values change we change ACP It doesn't...
View article Advance Care Planning (ACP ) - Discuss, Decide, Document and Share
Article 10 mins
Sibling rivalry: An important ingredient in sporting success?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Sibling rivalry: An important ingredient in sporting success?

...learn with younger siblings motivated to win. This provides a potential explanation for studies showing the majority of elite athletes being later born children; however, role modelling may provide another. Many younger siblings who play sport do so because they aspire to be like their older brother or sister. Personality characteristics may also play a part with first...
View article Sibling rivalry: An important ingredient in sporting success?
Article 10 mins