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Yachts, planes and buses... Mind the (inequality) gap
Society, Politics & Law

Yachts, planes and buses... Mind the (inequality) gap

...trouble makers. However, it is very much the case that our societies today do have a dysfunctional minority that generates social harms: the super-rich, whose daily life is both a world apart from that of the overwhelming majority of the global population and yet is so dependent on the exploitation, marginalisation and oppression of that same population. Are we really, to...
People-centred designing
Science, Maths & Technology

People-centred designing

...trouble with doors and switches, water faucets [taps] and stoves. ‘Doors?’ I can hear the reader saying, ‘You have trouble opening doors?’ Yes. I push doors that are meant to be pulled, pull doors that should be pushed, and walk into doors that should be slid. Moreover, I see others having the same troubles – unnecessary troubles. There are psychological...
Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
The US Presedential Election 2016: The first GOP debate
Society, Politics & Law

The US Presedential Election 2016: The first GOP debate

...trouble for the GOP. As an independent, third-party candidate, Trump would have the money, the flamboyance, and the name-recognition to win 2% or 3% – or more —- of the vote in the general election. That may not sound like a lot, but it would mean a great deal because Republicans have no margin for error. Although Republicans do well in low-turnout midterm elections,...
Stay in control and hide the fear: The psychology of skydivers and climbers
Health, Sports & Psychology

Stay in control and hide the fear: The psychology of skydivers and climbers

...trouble they’re having at work during the week, say, tedious boss and they don’t like the job and they’re not certain whether they want to continue doing this job, all these things are just not important. Laurie Taylor: It’s not – it seems really that Stuart here isn’t just escaping from life, it’s the way he thinks about life, it is part of his broader...
PY Gerbeau on the business of football
Money & Business

PY Gerbeau on the business of football

...trouble if their wage bill rose to more than 65-70% of turnover. High wages are the root of what we might call the club-owners' dilemma: "One way to think about the way football clubs interact is that there is a dimension of competition between them but also there's a dimension of co-operation. For a league to work properly, the teams must co-operate with each other, and...
Murals in Belfast
OpenLearn Ireland

Murals in Belfast

...Troubles’. The last big civil rights march, on 30 January 1972, became known as Bloody Sunday following the killing of fourteen civilians by British soldiers. Later in 1972, the Northern Ireland parliament was dissolved and direct rule was imposed from Westminster. The state’s claim to its monopoly of legitimate force was challenged directly, on the one hand by the...
The science of sperm
Health, Sports & Psychology

The science of sperm

...trouble getting stiff. Embarrassment is a real turn-off too, as Zeron found while being filmed! Most men suffer at least a few episodes of erection failure during their lives. Usually it's nothing to worry about. Once ejaculation has happened, how sperm find their way to the egg is not accurately known. The first thing to bear in mind is that the woman's vagina is not a...
Superqueeroes: Gender and superheroes
History & The Arts

Superqueeroes: Gender and superheroes

...trouble these simple distinctions somewhat. For example, The Dark Knight version of Batman is less clear cut, and the two groups of X-men can be seen as more about assimilationism v radical approaches to activism. However, audiences may well not pick up on such nuances. An additional binary and hierarchical consideration in Superhero movies is needed. Characters are male...