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Cooperation, anarchy and interdependence
Society, Politics & Law

Cooperation, anarchy and interdependence

...Jef Huysmans and Simon Bromley discuss the WTO (World Trade Organisation). The realist model Jef Huysmans outlines the buidling blocks of the realist argument of international order. The Liberal model Simon Bromley explains the elements of the Liberal model. The North American Free Trade Agreement A discussion about the The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)....
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Are you a secret hoarder?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Are you a secret hoarder?

...bit of mental space that got periodically filled up with oppressive worry about the decisions I'd one day need to make about the piles of stuff in my loft. That day is now. Further reading Compulsive Hoarding and the Meaning of Things Randy O. Frost and Gail Steketee. published by Mariner Books, New York Studying people: Part of our free Starting With Psychology course...
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60-Second Adventures in Economics
Society, Politics & Law

60-Second Adventures in Economics

...free markets, how Keynes found a bold new way to reduce unemployment, and what economists went on to discover about the impact of policy on people's and businesses' behaviour - which may not always be entirely rational... The Invisible Hand Economist, Adam Smith, used the term The Invisible Hand to describe the self-regulating nature of the market place - a core concept...
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Can design by committee work? Making a case for open source design
Science, Maths & Technology

Can design by committee work? Making a case for open source design

...free software and the excitement over this radical networked production method, an important truth is left unspoken. Networked collaboration shines in the low levels of network protocols, server software and memory allocation, but user interface has consistently been a point of failure. How come the networked collaboration that transformed code production and...
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Week 1 Civilisations: The debate
History & The Arts

Week 1 Civilisations: The debate

...free (and teachers and parents are encouraged to order one for classrooms!) Luckily we've also been able to use some of the footage shot for Civilisations on the third-level module which overlaps with it, A344, Art and its Global Histories. Students on A344, and I very much hope some of them are here now, have been studying art from the Renaissance to the present, from a...
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Noble gases
Science, Maths & Technology

Noble gases

...element. Radon gas is formed by decay of other radioactive elements and the concentration in the environment depends upon the types of rocks on which you live. For example, the granite in Dartmoor contains small amounts of uranium that forms radon, which can accumulate in buildings and drinking water. This leads to an increased risk of cancer. Study a free Science course...
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The age of offence
Society, Politics & Law

The age of offence

...courses and qualifications. From ‘cancel culture’ to ‘wokeness’ to the ‘culture wars’, many of the terms that define our age are related to the idea of ‘offence’. Propelled by the influence of social media, the giving and taking of offence seems to have become an integral part of modern life. The news media regularly spark moral panics about the rise of a...
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Protest Banners: Women's Suffrage
Society, Politics & Law

Protest Banners: Women's Suffrage

...to link the various subject areas. As part of your study you will learn to navigate an innovative and interactive module website; the perfect way to gain the study skills you’ll need to succeed in the next step in your studies. You might be interested in exploring this related free OpenLearn course: The history of female protest and suffrage in the UK. Find out more:...
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