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Hacking under your skin?
Digital & Computing

Hacking under your skin?

...worked out how to hack into the communications used by an implanted medical device – that is a piece of technology permanently placed inside a living person. In this case, the device was an unnamed neurostimulator used to treat conditions including Parkinson’s Disease as well as chronic pain. Although these devices are placed within the body, they can be reprogrammed...
Managing complexity: A systems approach – introduction
Digital & Computing

Managing complexity: A systems approach – introduction

...social technology, depends on many people working with it, developing and refining it, using it, taking it up, recommending it, and above all finding it useful. But not all technologies that succeed are the best – it depends on who builds the better networks, particularly of practitioners. As you experience the use of a particular systems method and strive to make it a...
Enduring Love
Society, Politics & Law

Enduring Love

...work' that people do to sustain their enduring love... Finding 'The One' - and Keeping Them Couples describe their experience of meeting ‘the one’ and staying together. 1+1=3: Relationships and Children Couples reflect on how children affect their relationships. Love and Intimacy Couples talk about sex and affection and how they show their love for each other....
Audio 1 hr 10 mins
Music and its media
History & The Arts

Music and its media

...social context, the purpose they serve and what they signify to their recipients. This OpenLearn course is an adapted extract from the Open University course A342 Central questions in the study of music...Music and its media: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: demonstrate knowledge of the main ways in which music is transmitted...
Level 2: Intermediate 16 hrs
Skills to succeed in the workplace
Education & Development

Skills to succeed in the workplace

...working in partnership with the following organisations to support the work they're doing to improve employment outcomes for young people in their local communities: Rangers Charity Foundation Celtic FC Foundation Dundee FC Community Trust Free courses for young people We're providing a selection of free training courses to enhance your career prospects and opportunities....
The Irish Gothic collection on OpenLearn
OpenLearn Ireland

The Irish Gothic collection on OpenLearn

...work and even get a chance to have a go yourself at creating creepy characters and sinister settings. About the collection The Irish Gothic collection is made up of two parts. Each of them lets you study and explore different themes. Part 1: Spectres, Monsters, Fairies and Vampires: An introduction to the Irish Gothic This part will help you learn more about the history...
The Empties Generation: Why did we hit peak booze in 2004
History & The Arts

The Empties Generation: Why did we hit peak booze in 2004

...worked on Saturdays. Trips to music festivals and birthday parties always involved booze, invariably in violently flavoured and oddly coloured forms. Standouts include Apple Sourz, a neon-green fruit liqueur with an ABV of 15%, and Hooch, a classic alcopop that looked and tasted like lemonade but was stronger than many beers. Yet it wasn’t until university that booze...
Sea level rise in London, UK
Nature & Environment

Sea level rise in London, UK

...works from the Environment Agency, click here. London's economic value to the UK London is central to the UK economy and as such is seen as a valuable asset. A major flood in 1953 with estimated costs of 1.2 billion at 2014 values (Wadey et al., 2015) led to calls for action. The weighing of costs of inaction i.e. no further protection, and action i.e. spending on further...