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Why are people superstitious?
History & The Arts

Why are people superstitious?

...community for his unconventional beliefs about God. His lifelong motto was caute (caution). Hope and fear In 1670, as Dutch society drifted towards a crisis, he set out to defend the freedom of philosophising in the anonymously published Theological-Political Treatise. While the book makes some trailblazing arguments for democracy and free speech, it begins with the...
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Brexiteers and Broflakes: how language frames political debate
Languages

Brexiteers and Broflakes: how language frames political debate

...community, there’s been a move to re-appropriate the word as a badge of pride by the very group it’s meant to vilify. In street demonstrations and on social media, the image of a snowflake is now used as a symbol of solidarity with left-leaning views. Then there’s the way the insult has been modified and turned back on those who first coined it. In the last few...
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On Brexit, Hamsters & Hungry Pythons!
Society, Politics & Law

On Brexit, Hamsters & Hungry Pythons!

...community health services are from outside the UK. Of this around 10 % of doctors and 4.5% of NHS staff overall come from EU countries. While many NHS trusts are struggling to recruit experienced staff, and there is a severe shortage of GPs, do we really want to be further restricting the supply of people able to offer specialist skills in healthcare? The negative effects...
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Housing beyond borders
Society, Politics & Law

Housing beyond borders

...communities are being pushed out. Thinking geographically about changing places Developing the skills to understand and analyse how places are changing is a central theme running throughout the new Open University module D225 Changing geographies of the UK. Throughout the module, you will be introduced to exciting new ways of thinking geographically about many different...
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How can we improve teaching about Islam?
Education & Development

How can we improve teaching about Islam?

...communications were rapidly being reoriented in Europe. A class on the Enlightenment may highlight the fact that writers like Montesquieu turned to the Middle East to structure a critique of their own religious institutions. A poetry class could similarly show connections between the German author Wolfgang von Goethe’s writings and Islam, as exemplified in his...
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The benefits of mindfulness and five common myths surrounding it
Health, Sports & Psychology

The benefits of mindfulness and five common myths surrounding it

...communications. So, we know that mindfulness (which can be achieved both outdoors and indoors) is beneficial and studies suggest that interventions including those based on mindfulness are thought to be more effective when delivered in outdoor environments and that improvements are sustained at one month. This suggests that there is something really special about...
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The drive to sustainability in Higher Education
Nature & Environment

The drive to sustainability in Higher Education

...communication technologies (ICT) systems efficiency, pollution control, water and waste management, and campus design and planning policies aimed at preserving green spaces, wildlife and biodiversity and so on. [A small tree-like figure grows from the middle of a printed book] Education for sustainable development (ESD) Also known as ‘Sustainability education’ and...
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What is shareholder activism?
Money & Business

What is shareholder activism?

...communities or to improve social justice or sustainability is much harder to estimate. You can find more information on shareholder activism and corporate governance in the Open University module B859 Financial strategy: valuation, governance and ethics, which is part of the MSc in Finance qualification. References European Corporate Governance Institution
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