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Microgravity: living on the International Space Station Badge icon
Science, Maths & Technology

Microgravity: living on the International Space Station

...types of satellite are launched by humans into orbit? Two particularly distinct orbit trajectories are: geostationary – staying above the same part of the Earth (for example, Sky TV) polar orbiting (for example, monitoring weather systems). These are shown in Figure 12. [An image of the Earth showing polar and geostationary orbits.] Figure 12 Geostationary and polar...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Yellow Fever: An OpenLearn reading list
Health, Sports & Psychology

Yellow Fever: An OpenLearn reading list

...types of mosquito. It’s mainly found in sub-Saharan Africa, South America and parts of the Caribbean. The condition can be prevented with a vaccination and is a very rare cause of illness in travellers. [...] The symptoms of yellow fever occur in two stages. The initial symptoms develop three to six days after infection, and can include: a high temperature (fever) a...
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Article 5 mins
Terrorism in Europe and beyond: A reading list
Society, Politics & Law

Terrorism in Europe and beyond: A reading list

...type of profile. Depression, ill-being are not the rule. Very few display traits of psychiatric disorders. This man was presented in some media as a psychopath. It was a false analysis. For the moment, that’s not what is emerging. Psychopathy has a very precise definition. A psychopath would not have reacted at all like the killer in Nice: a psychopath doesn’t take,...
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Article 30 mins
The animals are rebelling because they are dying. And we should too. Lessons from a modern-day fable
Nature & Environment

The animals are rebelling because they are dying. And we should too. Lessons from a modern-day fable

...type of animal species seems to have been reduced to being observers rather than participants. Wild animals in ancient times were revered as avatars of ancient gods but also viewed with fear. By and large, our modern position as observer in relation to animal stories is that we remotely view animals in peril from climate change on television and social media news...
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Article 15 mins
Oxygen, blood and the body
Science, Maths & Technology

Oxygen, blood and the body

...type of O2-carrying protein we shall study here is called haemocyanin (Hc). This protein occurs in the bloodstreams of molluscs (e.g. snails) and arthropods (e.g. spiders). It is a very large protein with a relative molecular mass of around 1 000 000. In the deoxygenated state it is colourless, whereas in the presence of O2 it is blue. At its active site, Hc has two...
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Activity 10 mins
Democracy? You think you know?
Education & Development

Democracy? You think you know?

...types of arguments the different sides offer, especially ones that invoke ‘democracy’...Democracy? You think you know?: 5.2 Further reading - For further reading on the topic of citizenship and democracy, please click on the following ‘view document’ links. Click on 'view document' below to read New Answers to Old (and New) Criticisms View document Click on 'view...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Hip Hop, Transculturation and Ethnography in Delhi
Education & Development

Hip Hop, Transculturation and Ethnography in Delhi

...types of data have been collected as well, such as recordings of public performances at jams, photographs and audio-visual materials circulating online. I also participated in hip hop cultural practice like (legal) graffiti writin, emceein and producin beats. I attended events, socialised informally and extensively wrote field notes. All these materials inform the story I...
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Article 5 mins
The Cyber Armour: A podcast which champions voices and safety of women and girls in the digital world
Society, Politics & Law

The Cyber Armour: A podcast which champions voices and safety of women and girls in the digital world

...types of harms – e.g. text-based abuse, online harassment, financial harms and cyberstalking. Such approach is not only misguided and not reflective of lived experiences of women online but results in fragmented, incoherent responses which do little to i) change the behaviours which lead to online harms; ii) change the design of tech/software which enables online harms...
View audio The Cyber Armour: A podcast which champions voices and safety of women and girls in the digital world
Audio 30 mins