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The Bottom Line Expert Opinion: Renewable Energy
Money & Business

The Bottom Line Expert Opinion: Renewable Energy

...human and economic consequences could be dramatic and demand a decisive as well as co-ordinated response. However, the issue is far from controversial. A number of politicians, notably in the US, have challenged its very existence while others have argued for reduced action due to its perceived to be prohibited costs. Traditionally, businesses – especially associated...
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Convoy to Calais
Society, Politics & Law

Convoy to Calais

...humanity. Nobody risks their lives and the lives of their family crossing the Mediterranean to try and get to a safe haven and start their lives again unless what they’re fleeing is much worse than what they’re facing. People are living in an absolute hellhole in those camps in Calais, Dunkirk, and other places. And we must send a strong political message. John Rees:...
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Grief and the body: mourning in ancient Rome
History & The Arts

Grief and the body: mourning in ancient Rome

...including its active physical dimensions, can be a way of working through grief, venting the pain, even if it involves spectating rather than direct participation. Grief physically hurts, and although that awful pain may not always be visible to others, in some settings and cultures the human body becomes a vital tool for communicating, representing and sharing grief....
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How race, gender, age and class affects the way people are perceived
Health, Sports & Psychology

How race, gender, age and class affects the way people are perceived

...Accessed 18 January 2017). 6 Eyewitnesses are better at recognising and identifying members of their own race. Behrman, B. W. and Davey, S. L. (2001) ‘Eyewitness identification in actual criminal cases: an archival analysis’, Law and Human Behavior, vol. 5, no. 5, pp. 475–91....
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How do historians know about the past?
History & The Arts

How do historians know about the past?

...level, the free course 'Taking your first steps in Higher Education' or the introductory module 'Arts and languages access module' can help you to decide which path to take and prepare you for study. You can study history at The Open University through BAs in History, Humanities, or the Open BA, all of which are best begun via the module ‘The Arts Past and Present....
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Four weird ideas people used to have about women’s periods
History & The Arts

Four weird ideas people used to have about women’s periods

...human world with the gods. However, the expectation of heavy loss is common in modern times too. As late as the 1960s, anthropological fieldwork in a Welsh village still found some women wanting to have a heavy period, saying they felt better after one. Medical theory did not always support such beliefs. Many medical writers in the sixteenth century insisted on menstrual...
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Can landfills be used to improve biodiversity?
Nature & Environment

Can landfills be used to improve biodiversity?

...human wellbeing. In the UK, it is estimated that there has been a 19% decline in biodiversity since 1970. Recent efforts have focused on restoring habitats especially those lost to development, while TV programmes like the OU-BBC co-production Wild Isles have helped to raise awareness of the variety of species across the UK. With nature playing such a vital role, should...
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Learning to swim in murky seas: Exploitation of the Electorate via Social Media
Health, Sports & Psychology

Learning to swim in murky seas: Exploitation of the Electorate via Social Media

...human beings to be biased can be exploited in political campaigns. So whilst my previous article was focused on criticising politicians, my next article focuses on what the general public – you and I - must do to stay informed and compensate for our own forms of bias. Looking at the “Brexit” referendum on leaving the EU, social media had a significant role in...
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