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Human impacts on the lives of animals
Nature & Environment

Human impacts on the lives of animals

...Open University's Science courses and qualifications [Black necked storks] During the long history of life on Earth, the generally slow pace of evolution has been punctuated by dramatic mass extinction events, during which, over a relatively short period of time, a very large number of species became extinct. There are thought to have been five such events, of which the...
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Five surprising facts about sex and the pandemic
Society, Politics & Law

Five surprising facts about sex and the pandemic

...Open University’s statistics qualifications. Sex can strengthen the couple's relationship and facilitate a unique sense of emotional closeness. In the throes of passion, thoughts of domesticity and the outside world can dissipate. Sexual intimacy tends to fluctuate over the life course. It ebbs and flows as life takes over and time for intimacy dwindles. While...
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The sharing economy
Society, Politics & Law

The sharing economy

...resource use, disrupt mainstream economy, erode consumerism and foster social cohesion (Hamari et al. 2015). At the time, the nascent sharing economy with digital intermediary platforms to handle logistics was about timesharing power tools, cars and other similar things on a non-profit basis. The idea was to make a more effective, cheaper and environmentally beneficial...
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The benefits of outdoor green and blue spaces
Health, Sports & Psychology

The benefits of outdoor green and blue spaces

...Open University's Health and Wellbeing qualifications Evidence suggests that being in nature for more than 120 - 150 minutes a week is related to the best possible physical as well as mental health and wellbeing.For many people caregiving can be a beneficial and rewarding role. However, there are many aspects of caring for someone with additional physical or psychological...
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Antigone
History & The Arts

Antigone

Discover the Ancient Greek tragedy 'Antigone' in our two minute animation voiced by Helen Skelton, then find out more about the characters in the classical Sophocles' play...[Antigone]Transcript Versions of the Antigone story are explored as part of The Open University module A111 Discovering the Arts and Humanities.
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An introduction to geology
Science, Maths & Technology

An introduction to geology

...resources and qualifications by visiting The Open University – www.open.edu/ openlearn/ free-courses. Videos Video 1.1: Introducing the course: © The Open University Video 1.2: Three types of rock: © The Open University Video 1.3: Identifying rocks: going into the field: © The Open University https://creativecommons.org/ licenses/ by-nc-nd/ 3.0/ ......
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Hitching a ride on an asteroid to travel back to the birth of the Solar System
Science, Maths & Technology

Hitching a ride on an asteroid to travel back to the birth of the Solar System

...resource for understanding how our planet, and those around us, formed. Yet, sending spacecraft out to sample specific objects really steps the science up a gear. Such missions will pave the way for human exploration of asteroids and space far beyond the Moon. Asteroids could even be mined for their resources in the future; precious metals and water that could be as...
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Forth Road Bridge
History & The Arts

Forth Road Bridge

...open them up? KEITH PERRYMAN No, absolutely, we can’t open up the whole length of the cable. The only way to do this is to actually listen to the cable. And what we have here are microphones which are attached to the cable. ALICE ROBERTS Which are there? KEITH PERRYMAN That’s the microphones there and they’re listening for any wire breaks that may occur inside the...
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Level 1: Introductory 1 hr