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When did the largest ocean current on Earth start?
Nature & Environment

When did the largest ocean current on Earth start?

...open. The two gateways impeding circumpolar flow were the Drake Passage and the Tasman Gateway. The Tasman Gateway, between Australia and Antarctica, is thought to have opened shallowly approximately 50 million years ago. Drake Passage is the stretch of water between the tip of South America and the Antarctic Peninsula. As tectonic plates spread apart from each other 50...
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Rare diseases are important too: Investigating Idiopatic Intracranial Hypertension (IIH)
Science, Maths & Technology

Rare diseases are important too: Investigating Idiopatic Intracranial Hypertension (IIH)

...Open University's research into the disease...Idiopatic Intracranial Hypertension (IIH), also called Pseudotumor Cerebri, is a rare disease prevalent in obese women of child-bearing age. It is characterised by high pressure in the brain for no obvious reason. The patient will show serious symptoms such as severe headaches and visual problems, which can drastically...
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From Zero Day to Doomsday – Public Lecture
Digital & Computing

From Zero Day to Doomsday – Public Lecture

...Open University, Berrill Lecture Theatre, Milton Keynes, MK7 6AA Mike Richards joined The Open University in 1996 to help trial teaching over the Internet. Since then he has taught courses including an introduction to robotics, playful computer programming, and the internet of things. Most recently he has been writing about aspects of computer security from malicious...
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Challenging ideas in mental health
Health, Sports & Psychology

Challenging ideas in mental health

...Open University. The material forms part of The Open University course K272, Challenging ideas in mental health... Challenging ideas in mental health A short introduction to this album. A quiet night on Roundhay Wing An abstract dramatisation set in the year 2000. We are introduced to Roundhay Ward, a psychiatric wing of a large hospital in Leeds. The lost souls A patient...
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International Development: microcredit and migration
Science, Maths & Technology

International Development: microcredit and migration

...Open University's Development Policy and Practice unit explains the choice of some of the case studies, and unpicks some of the issues that emerge. This material is taken from The Open University course TU871 Development: context and practice... International development: microcredit and migration Introducing the album's content Small change for a better world...
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Geology toolkit: what rock is that?
Science, Maths & Technology

Geology toolkit: what rock is that?

You can use our interactive to help you identify an actual rock, or, if you don't have a sample, you can use one of our virtual rocks...Find out more about The Open University's Geology courses and qualifications
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Five ways to... use free software
Science, Maths & Technology

Five ways to... use free software

...open source movement and increased competition means that it’s now possible to equip your computer with software for free. Before we look at the goodies available, a word of caution: some of this free software might not offer all the functions of the commercial equivalent. However, it’s free, so let’s not gripe. A number of packages are given away to generate...
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Exploring Homer’s Odyssey
History & The Arts

Exploring Homer’s Odyssey

...Open University’s Classical Studies courses and qualifications....Exploring Homer’s Odyssey: Introduction - This free course introduces Homer’s ancient Greek epic poem, the Odyssey, which tells of Odysseus’ long journey home after fighting in the Trojan War, and his eventual reunion with his wife Penelope. Odysseus is famous for his cunning and his courage, and...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs