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Do animals have sex for fun?
Nature & Environment

Do animals have sex for fun?

...public consciousnesses as a description of “normal” sex, involving genitals and aimed at producing orgasms. But while this may describe sex for many, it excludes an awful lot of people. A brief survey of the various things that humans get up to quickly indicates that sex isn’t necessarily focused on orgasm or genitals. Focusing sex on genitals and orgasm only makes...
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Heart of a heartless world, soul of soulless conditions
History & The Arts

Heart of a heartless world, soul of soulless conditions

...publications on classical connections in the works of Buffy creator, Joss Whedon. In my forthcoming book on the Pygmalion myth on screen I have focused on a robot girlfriend April in Buffy. This pleasure machine with feelings seemed to me to be a close match with the ivory statue sculpted by the king of Cyprus. Both uncanny creatures were brought to life to love, honour...
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The nature of history
Education & Development

The nature of history

...public records office or museum. It could be a personal diary, the census or a newspaper: the list is endless. It is always, unfortunately, incomplete; history is like a jigsaw with some of the pieces missing. There is no such thing as truly objective history and if there was, it would probably be very boring. There is the bias of the person who created the evidence in...
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Why Russia is hoping for a good World Cup
Society, Politics & Law

Why Russia is hoping for a good World Cup

...public English-language speech in support of Sochi’s bid to host the 2014 Winter Olympics – a gesture interpreted as an important factor in securing the Games for Russia. Similarly, Russia’s former sports minister Vitaly Mutko famously played a joke about having difficulty delivering his speech in English while trying to persuade FIFA officials to grant Russia the...
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Refugees languish in camps on Lesvos as conditions deteriorate
Society, Politics & Law

Refugees languish in camps on Lesvos as conditions deteriorate

...publication. The Open University continues to focus research on issues of migration and narratives from those with backgrounds of seeking asylum. The Covid Chronicles from the Margins project explores the experience of the Covid-19 pandemic from the perspectives of creative asylum-seekers, refugees and migrants in the UK and around the world. [Refugee cartoon, society...
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Telling Tales: what is happening on police Facebook sites?
Society, Politics & Law

Telling Tales: what is happening on police Facebook sites?

...public. Whilst community members can’t remove a story the police have posted, they can, and frequently do, challenge editorial decisions. They can resist particular discourses by challenging why particular stories have been told, and also why other stories have not been told. '....it does provide an informal way of capturing community feeling and sentiment regarding...
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What do scientists really do? My experience interviewing researchers
Science, Maths & Technology

What do scientists really do? My experience interviewing researchers

...Public Engagement Officer, AstrobiologyOU Louise Thomas: Senior Manager, AstrobiologyOU Bonny Barkus: PhD student, School of Physical Sciences, Astronomy Geraint (Taff) Morgan: Research Fellow, School of Physical Sciences, AstrobiologyOU Claire Batty: Post Doctoral Research Associate, AstrobiologyOU Zak Smith: PhD student, School of Physical Sciences, Astronomy Thank you...
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Collective Creativity
Money & Business

Collective Creativity

...public debate regarding being inclusive about creativity, particularly in the UK we continue to reinforce the deep-seated belief that creativity is something (only) talented and artistic individuals do. This individualistic conception of creativity extends to the framing of the creative industries and the creative economy, where creativity is treated as either almost a...
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