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Health, disease and society: Scottish influence in the 19th century
History & The Arts

Health, disease and society: Scottish influence in the 19th century

...changes in body structure discovered at post-mortem examination, laboratory medicine sought to explain the structure of the body at the cellular level and to describe its function as a complex series of dynamic processes. Within this medical cosmology, the laboratory usurped the hospital as the locus of research, and the laboratory scientist claimed a greater authority...
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Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
Attention
Society, Politics & Law

Attention

...changed and diversified over the last fifty years and how well they have stood up to examination...Attention: 1.1 Introduction - To cover some of the concept of attention (we have only a course, and there are whole books on the subject) I shall follow an approximately historical sequence, showing how generations of psychologists have tackled the issues and gradually...
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Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs
Why were David Bowie's eyes two different colours?
Science, Maths & Technology

Why were David Bowie's eyes two different colours?

...changes in light, while the right pupil does. So Bowie’s left eye often appeared to be quite dark, due to the blackness of his dilated pupil, when compared to the blue of his right iris. The dilated pupil of his left eye was also potentially more prone to the effect of “red eye”. This sometimes adds to the appearance of a different colour when contrasted to his...
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Throwing light on research by South & Central American scientists
Science, Maths & Technology

Throwing light on research by South & Central American scientists

...changes abound, but you don't hear much about the new observations made by Chilean astronomers, or the study in Yucatán, Mexico, that is bringing us closer to the causes of the dinosaurs’ disappearance. Under the hashtag #CienciaLatina, there's an initiative to spread scientific news on networks created by scientists of the region. Its objective is to create and expand...
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The July Crisis: A chronology
History & The Arts

The July Crisis: A chronology

...for Britain to decide if she will join them in their fight against the Alliance – Britain is not obliged to do so under any alliance treaty. Next: the way historians have viewed the causes of the First World War has changed in the hundred years since war broke out. Read about the different opinions and positions in The debate on the origins of the First World War...
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Big moon rising
Science, Maths & Technology

Big moon rising

...changes in atmospheric pressure, are more than enough to swamp the tiny difference between normal tide and supermoon tide on any day. If you were to measure the Moon’s apparent diameter on the night of a supermoon, it would be less than a tenth more than the average. You aren’t going to notice this just by looking. Other effects, such as the well-known “moon...
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The inaugural lecture of Professor Edoardo Ongaro, Professor of Public Management
Miscellaneous

The inaugural lecture of Professor Edoardo Ongaro, Professor of Public Management

...Change in Italy, France, Greece, Portugal and Spain (2009, Elgar). In 'Context in Public Management, The Missing Link', Edoardo will describe how most of his professional life has been devoted to gaining a better understanding of why a ‘one-size-fits-all’ approach does not work when it comes to public policy and management, and in the social sciences at large. He will...
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How the OpenLearn employability hub can help you get ahead
Money & Business

How the OpenLearn employability hub can help you get ahead

...changing careers, or simply want to up your game, building your employability is one of the smartest investments you can make. But where do you begin? That’s where the OpenLearn Employability hub comes in – your go-to space for completely free, flexible and practical resources to help you boost your skills and confidence in the world of work. Here’s why it’s well...
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