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Mass surveillance will never be able to stop all known terrorists
Society, Politics & Law

Mass surveillance will never be able to stop all known terrorists

...course of three days, millions took to the streets to express solidarity with the victims’ families and friends, intolerance of hatred and terrorism, and to publicly acknowledge the country’s distress. Social media was alive with defences of freedom of speech and freedom from tyranny. And in a striking show of solidarity, the world’s political leaders were out in...
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How to say no at work without guilt or conflict
Education & Development

How to say no at work without guilt or conflict

...course of the next 10 days, I would very much appreciate. Feel free to call me or have your assistant connect with my assistant to set up a call. I will be in Europe till the 19th. Best regards, Paul Email 2: From: Anthony Fauci Sent: February 13, 2020 To: Paul Stoffel Subject: RE: COVID-19 vaccine development Paul: Thanks for the note. I will have Patty Conrad try to...
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Understanding Female Genital Mutilation and its impact across the lifespan podcast
Health, Sports & Psychology

Understanding Female Genital Mutilation and its impact across the lifespan podcast

...course. SENSITIVITY STATEMENT We appreciate that FGM is a highly sensitive subject area, and that this podcast contains content about the practice and impact of FGM that some listeners might find emotionally challenging and distressing. Please do prioritise your well-being and skip sections, pause, or stop the recording where needed. If you are affected by FGM or by what...
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A sport transformed: Safety in motor-racing since 1969
Health, Sports & Psychology

A sport transformed: Safety in motor-racing since 1969

...to Stirling Moss in the early 1960s that he wear a crash helmet, instead of a cloth cap, his response that it would be a bit of a ‘cissy’ thing to do perhaps conveys the extent to which the sport has changed during the lifetime of the Open University. Read the other articles in this collection Now take a free related course The future of driving Study with the OU...
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Walking the walk: improving death and dying spaces
Health, Sports & Psychology

Walking the walk: improving death and dying spaces

...courses and qualifications. While feedback can inform service improvement, many sites do not have the processes in place to engage bereaved carers in how to improve such spaces. Claire Henry MBE, and Marie Cooper, both nurses with extensive experience and expertise in end-of-life care, and Roberta Lovick, national campaigner for the promotion of good quality end-of-life...
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Beyond power and resistance: Politics at the radical limits
Money & Business

Beyond power and resistance: Politics at the radical limits

...free from this imprisoning modern history. In this spirit, this book seeks to theorize the radical potential for a post-resistance existence and politics. One that exchanges a permanent revolution against authority with the discovery of novel forms of agency, social relations and the self that are currently lacking. That aims to construct economic and social systems based...
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The Magic of Meteorites
Science, Maths & Technology

The Magic of Meteorites

...FREE resources on meteorites… ...On February 28th 2021 a bright fireball streaked across the night sky of the United Kingdom, depositing rocky fragments, known as meteorites, in Gloucestershire, England. After a member of the public came forward to report that some of this special space rock had landed on their property, an Open University scientist was quickly on the...
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Shakespeare: For All Time?
History & The Arts

Shakespeare: For All Time?

...histories of his plays seem to confirm Jonson’s prediction. In 2016, The Open University co-produced a series of short films with BBC World TV entitled “Living Shakespeare,” which explore Shakespeare’s relevance today and across the globe. You can watch them in the content menu below. More FREE learning on Shakespeare Take it further with The Open University...
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