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Are you driven to distraction?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Are you driven to distraction?

...work effectively at the same time? If you ever need to make your vehicle a mobile office, by having hands free phone conversations, how confident are you that neither your work, nor your driving suffers? ...Take our interactive to find out how well you perform when trying to spot hazards and keep track of a work call. Turn up your sound and select here to begin the...
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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...
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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....
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Superqueeroes: Gender and superheroes
History & The Arts

Superqueeroes: Gender and superheroes

...social media already for being too slim, not busty, and not fit enough to play the part, but this should not be surprising given that women tend to be more heavily criticised on appearances. Not only is there a complete lack of women in superhero films, but the women are either cast as damsels in distress (e.g. Lois Lane) which serves to infantilise women, or as sidekicks...
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Three weeks in June and one night in November
Society, Politics & Law

Three weeks in June and one night in November

...work that lies ahead. After the US election, it emerged that Trump may not have any idea what a president does. Six months after the UK’s vote to leave the EU it is apparent that the British government has no clue about what to do next. Indeed, some government ministers do not even seem to understand the basics of international trade policy. And the UK’s opposition...
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Dancing to the rhythm of cultures
Languages

Dancing to the rhythm of cultures

...social and the religious. In fact, religious dances continued to arise in various sites and forms in the next centuries. War dances [Spanish woman dressed up ready for festivity ] War dances are well recorded all over Spain from 17th century. They became popular forms of social storytelling across the Iberian Peninsula. They were a vehicle for people to engage with their...
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Explainer: how do you read an election poll?
Society, Politics & Law

Explainer: how do you read an election poll?

...social class, and probably other features such as work status (employed, unemployed, retired, and so on) and the region of the country where they live. Most of the polling organisations speak to their sample of electors either by telephone interviews or through websites. The margin of error There are several kinds of opinion poll results for an election. The commonest...
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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...
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