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Poetry prescription
History & The Arts

Poetry prescription

...Shoes' by Nedra under CC-BY-NC-SA 2.0 licence. 'Yoho Road' by James Wheeler under CC-BY-NC-SA 2.0 licence 'Bunratty Castle Jacobean Bed' by B y Fredi under CC-BY-2.0 licence. 'White Corset Closeup' by Photowitch | Dreamstime.com 'Snowscape Over Scottish Loch' by Bred2k8 | Dreamstime.com 'Haze Hills Landscape' by Andriy Markov | Dreamstime.com Study a free poetry course...
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AI Hub: an introduction
Digital & Computing

AI Hub: an introduction

...free course content on the subject of AI, looking at different aspects of the subject including a general introduction – AI fluency – to content discussing the human skills required for the AI era. Alongside the course content, you'll find lots of thought-provoking articles and videos to enhance and expand your studies. Use the left-hand navigation on the hub to...
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What did Plato believe about the human soul? The one minute guide
History & The Arts

What did Plato believe about the human soul? The one minute guide

...is beautiful and noble; it wants to soar into heaven. This horse is our finer spirit. The other horse is ugly and bad. This horse represents our base nature, driven by passions and irrationality. The soul is our rational self, trying to keep control between these two horses pulling in opposite directions. Based upon an extract of our free course The Body In Antiquity....
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Quiz: Which Brontë sister wrote it?
History & The Arts

Quiz: Which Brontë sister wrote it?

...find out. @@PLUGINFILE@@/QuizWhichBront%C3%ABsisterwroteit.h5p?embed=1 Find out more Written in blood: Family, sex and violence in Wuthering Heights and Jane Eyre Prof. Sara Haslam on the Brontë sisters’ work Explore the OU/BBC drama on the Brontë sisters, To Walk Invisible. Practise the Brontë’s art with our free courses Take it further with The Open University...
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Activity 10 mins
How politicians used to insult each other over Europe
Society, Politics & Law

How politicians used to insult each other over Europe

Chris Smith discusses the tradition of political invective in debates over Europe, revealing how politicians historically used sharp rhetoric and personal attacks to challenge opponents and influence public opinion...Watch the lecture below to find out how political insult became part of the language of debate over Britain’s relationship with Europe. Transcript.
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Video 40 mins
How do I pitch an idea to a science editor?
Science, Maths & Technology

How do I pitch an idea to a science editor?

...language that is in keeping with the publication’s style. Read several of its stories to find out as much as you can about its style and approach. Be unique and fresh Don’t pitch a story that another publication recently ran or that has already appeared in the outlet you’re pitching to – always do an archive search to check. If other, published stories overlap...
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Methods in Motion: Communicating a challenge to liberal democracy
Society, Politics & Law

Methods in Motion: Communicating a challenge to liberal democracy

...language and discourse to imagine a politics beyond liberal rationalism. The 15M, which began in May 2011, was a protest against the economic crisis, the austerity measures imposed by the then Socialist Government, the staggeringly high rate of youth unemployment, and an unresponsive political system. The mass occupation of public squares across Spain attested to the...
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What is the Sport and Fitness Hub?
Health, Sports & Psychology

What is the Sport and Fitness Hub?

...free resources – courses, articles, interactives and videos – that explore many themes within sport and fitness. The Open University has offered formal learning in sport and fitness since 2008 and has also offered free learning through OpenLearn during this time. OpenLearn content has been developed to provide taster materials for potential new students, as a means of...
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