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The Psychology of Decision Making
Health, Sports & Psychology

The Psychology of Decision Making

...world. We have developed a range of cognitive mechanisms to cope with adverse environments in which resources are scarce. These mechanisms include a range of simplifying and confidence-sustaining mental short cuts (heuristics) that help us to make quick decisions when pausing to undertake a full analysis would be unwise. While these ways of thinking are not the same as...
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The Eurozone: Magnet or Black Hole?
Money & Business

The Eurozone: Magnet or Black Hole?

...world’s currency, borrowing abroad in their own currency – that currently only the US enjoys. What went wrong But there were several drawbacks which the Eurozone’s designers knew about, and some that have come to light since: Member states whose costs and prices rise faster than others can no longer offset this (and avoid an ever-worsening excess of imports over...
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The Somme: The German perspective
History & The Arts

The Somme: The German perspective

...World War. ...Find out more about The Open University's History courses and qualifications [Character of German General] Shortly after daybreak on 1 July 1916, around 100,000 troops of Sir Henry Rawlinson’s 5th Army left their trenches and advanced on the German trenches across no-man’s-land. Many, if not most, expected the 5-day artillery bombardment to have...
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Could a progressive alliance remake UK politics?
Society, Politics & Law

Could a progressive alliance remake UK politics?

...world and its responsibilities to other nations and the international community; that will not just celebrate membership of the EU but celebrate European history and identity, too; that will put electoral reform at the heart of its manifesto; and, perhaps most importantly of all, that will put the impending ecological crisis at the very centre of political life. Bravery...
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The Open University's Carbon Calculator
Nature & Environment

The Open University's Carbon Calculator

...world and is designed to measure the personal consumption-based carbon footprint of a UK inhabitant (if you live outside the UK, see further resources). This calculator starts with all the greenhouse gases emitted in supplying what the UK consumes, including the emissions embedded in imports. It then divides this total by the UK population to give the average annual...
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The importance of education for students in secure environments
Education & Development

The importance of education for students in secure environments

...world, lacking the digital skills they need for employment and life skills, and reducing their likelihood of reoffending (House of Commons Education Committee May 2022) In December 2020, Ofsted reported that nearly two-thirds of inspections of secure environments showed poor management and inferior quality of education, skills and work. Only nine of the 32 institutions...
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Embodied Intersectionality and British South Asian Muslim Women
Society, Politics & Law

Embodied Intersectionality and British South Asian Muslim Women

...world. How we move through and interact with our physical environment, react to, or are seen by others, are all interactions experienced by and through our bodies. For some bodies, often through their perceived differences which are read on the body, the ways they are seen can be through a lens which is clouded with stereotypes or misconceptions. [A wooden model doll] It...
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How the potato fuelled the rise of liberal capitalism
History & The Arts

How the potato fuelled the rise of liberal capitalism

...world. It was perhaps inevitable that Adam Smith should particularly recommend potatoes. His idea of the free market was premised on the conviction that national wealth was possible only when people were happy and pursued their own self-interest. Happiness and comfort, in turn, required a plentiful supply of pleasant and nutritious food – and this is what potatoes...
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