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Working on your own mathematics
Science, Maths & Technology

Working on your own mathematics

...become one of those who know the old ways, and so be part of a ‘community of memory’ and hence an inheritor of traditions. There is perhaps no more fundamental split between a perception of the primary function of schooling as enculturation into traditions, and a perception of schooling as preparation for the future; this is often unfairly characterised as a split...
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Level 3: Advanced 4 hrs
How can corporations reduce digital carbon footprints?
Nature & Environment

How can corporations reduce digital carbon footprints?

...become more pervasive. What can corporates do to tackle digital carbon footprints? The path towards managing and reducing digital carbon footprints is one that requires changes in policy, procedure and behaviour. This path begins with two fundamental activities that underpin and facilitate the other tips I will share later. First, we must seek to gain an ever-improving...
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Article 5 mins
Managing my money
Money & Business

Managing my money

...students, currently studying with The Open University – http://www.open.ac.uk/ choose/ ou/ open-content 2. Enjoyed this? Find out more about this topic or browse all our free course materials on OpenLearn – http://www.open.edu/ openlearn/ 3. Outside the UK? We have students in over a hundred countries studying online qualifications – http://www.openuniversity.edu/...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
5 things you need to know about sepsis
Health, Sports & Psychology

5 things you need to know about sepsis

...becomes dangerously active, harming healthy cells. Changes to the lining of blood vessels and the release of chemicals from the immune system lead to many complex and rapid biological changes. Organs such as the heart, lungs, kidneys, liver and brain can be affected during septic shock, due to not receiving enough oxygen from the blood. Effects of sepsis can cause...
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Video 15 mins
Ahmed Hussen's election is another element in Canada's mosaic
Society, Politics & Law

Ahmed Hussen's election is another element in Canada's mosaic

...become president of the Canadian Somali Congress and community organizing. But Hussen is adamant: “I'm Canadian first, and Somali second.” If America is famously a melting pot, Canada holds to a different metaphor: a mosaic. “Melting pot means you come and everyone just assimilates into one giant hole,” says Hussen. “In Canada, we encourage folks to cherish...
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Article 5 mins
The author at home
History & The Arts

The author at home

...becoming increasingly creepy, like Keats’ deathmask. Sometimes they prove to be comically embarrassing and definitely beside the point, like Agatha Christie’s loo. In fact, all sorts of things that once gave readers an immediate feeling of the author now don’t. This is the celebrated bench on which the Victorians thought Shakespeare courted Anne Hathaway. They...
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Video 5 mins
What is the Minamata Convention on Mercury and what does it mean?
Science, Maths & Technology

What is the Minamata Convention on Mercury and what does it mean?

...become parties to the convention so far — out of 128 that have signed — are now legally bound to take measures towards eliminating new sources of mercury, reducing its use, trade and emissions, and regulating disposal of the element. “Upon entry into force parties are obliged to obey all obligations within the Convention, some immediately (like the ban on the...
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Article 5 mins
Hallowain't III: Woodfrogs
Nature & Environment

Hallowain't III: Woodfrogs

...on ice, it becomes unusable. If scientists can use the woodfrog's tricks to allow hearts and kidneys bring themselves back safely, the number of organs for transplant could increase; and the geographical spread of where those organs are used could increase. A lot to think about as you settle down for a slumber, while the wind starts to sweep the snow against the window....
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Video 5 mins