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John Perry Barlow: An Appreciation
Science, Maths & Technology

John Perry Barlow: An Appreciation

...free speech. His Declaration was written just as the public began to engage with a primitive, sluggish, expensive Internet. In 1996, when the Declaration was published, there were perhaps 36 million Internet users. Today, there are 3.7 billion – more than half the people on the planet. In 1996, Amazon was just seven months old; in Stanford, California, two unknown...
5 benefits of giving up alcohol
Health, Sports & Psychology

5 benefits of giving up alcohol

...free course 'The Science of Alcohol.' [Banner of a £2 coin on a pink background. The word 'Money' is embedded on the right.] 2. Money How much you can save will depend on where and what you drink, but as an example, if you had three medium (175ml) glasses of wine at an average bar, pub or restaurant per week, you could save nearly £50 per month using an average cost of...
Non-speaking autism, embodiment, neurodivergence and access to communication therapies and devices
Health, Sports & Psychology

Non-speaking autism, embodiment, neurodivergence and access to communication therapies and devices

...courses and qualifications. Let’s start with our terminology regarding autistic individuals. Many autistic self-advocates insist on an ‘identity first’ definition of their humanness: for example: ‘autistic person’ rather than ‘person with autism’. To clarify, autistic people see autism as an innate part of their embodiment; just as one would not refer to...
Methods in Motion: Finding a voice after Brexit
Society, Politics & Law

Methods in Motion: Finding a voice after Brexit

...language itself has been corrupted? I got over this, of course. But Brexit, Trump and the rise of populist political parties challenge the capacity of researchers to offer responses to the current political condition. One challenge in particular is that of holding on to methods that illuminate complexity. The referendum produced an awareness of social divisions and...
OpenLearn with Working Wales | OpenLearn gyda Cymru'n Gweithio
Education & Development

OpenLearn with Working Wales | OpenLearn gyda Cymru'n Gweithio

...online courses and other learning resources to support Working Wales customers. Cyrsiau ar-lein am ddim ac adnoddau dysgu eraill i gefnogi cwsmeriaid Cymru'n Gweithio...[Logo Working Wales / Cymru'n Gweithio] Discover free OpenLearn learning resources below Darganfyddwch adnoddau dysgu OpenLearn am ddim isod Please note only a limited selection of OpenLearn resources are...
Depression, mood and exercise
Health, Sports & Psychology

Depression, mood and exercise

...course, healthy activities but may not be suitable for all of us or not at the beginning of a lifestyle change journey. Being physically active also means not avoiding exercise when there is an “easier” or more convenient alternative, such as walking to the shops instead of driving the car or taking the stairs instead of the lift. Being physically active is very much...
From the 'Red Clyde' to the 'Blue Clyde'?
Society, Politics & Law

From the 'Red Clyde' to the 'Blue Clyde'?

...course – or at least at the surface level they seem to be very different. The period 2014-2019 sees many hundred years anniversaries coming about – many relating to the First World War or to particular events associated with it and its immediate aftermath. The period around WW1 and immediately after was one of far reaching and rapid social, economic and political...
Methods in Motion: The things we don't know
Society, Politics & Law

Methods in Motion: The things we don't know

...languages and immersing oneself in the field. Anthropologists have long been aware of the significance of researchers’ own cultural perspectives in shaping the accounts they produce, while seeking to avoid total cultural relativism or total pessimism about the possibility of understanding diverse perspectives. But it does, perhaps, require much imagination,...