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Swearing today: have our attitudes changed?
Languages

Swearing today: have our attitudes changed?

...across cultures? Can swear words be created? Can they have benefits to the human psyche? In our documentary film (available on our YouTube platform) comedians Adam and Theo AKA Shuffle T and Marlo go on a search through the wonderful world of profanity. Due to the language explored, the film is age-restricted and only available to watch on the OpenLearn YouTube platform....
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Methods in Motion: Getting on your bike, and looking for answers
Society, Politics & Law

Methods in Motion: Getting on your bike, and looking for answers

...world that theories represent. In many traditional definitions of the research process, first you define the question. Then you define the data that would allow that question to be answered. Finally you select and carry out the technical method most suited to creating that data. However, this model of research is arguably a mirage that ignores how many researchers...
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How can education contribute to sustainability?
Education & Development

How can education contribute to sustainability?

...World Environment Day 2021, two further students on the same module evaluated the impact of studying EfS on their vision and practice. Jonathan Harris applied this to his work in primary schools, in particular the Music curriculum, and James Mansell to his work in secondary school Physical Education (PE). They too realised the necessity of placing EfS at the core of...
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Big data and bioinformatics: Powerful tools for decoding DNA
Science, Maths & Technology

Big data and bioinformatics: Powerful tools for decoding DNA

...world producing information, is there a way for other scientists to look at large sets of results and use them to make new discoveries? ...A great deal of experimental data generated by scientists is now stored online in publicly available databases. Because of this, it can now be used (‘interrogated’) in large biological studies to uncover clues about the functions...
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What is leading to a decline in trust in charities?
Money & Business

What is leading to a decline in trust in charities?

...world, and also by time, as when a charity accumulates reserves to spend at some future time. Certain charitable services, such as the provision of education or social welfare, can also be difficult to evaluate meaningfully on anything other than a long-term basis, regardless of whether they are funded by donations or by charging fees. This is why the law subjects charity...
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Making young children give everything to football is a bad idea – here’s why
Health, Sports & Psychology

Making young children give everything to football is a bad idea – here’s why

...World Cup winning teams is as old as 27.5 years. So is this early specialisation necessary? Many specialists like myself would say it looks more like a by-product of the current talent development system rather than the most effective route to expertise. Research suggests that in sports like football where players reach their peak well into adulthood, you needn’t...
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Year of the Rabbit: Chinese New Year
Languages

Year of the Rabbit: Chinese New Year

...world now speak both Chinese and English, the two languages are mingled to create what is known as ‘translanguaging’ , i.e. making use of one’s existing language(s) and knowledge to convey the meaning. On Chinese social media, the following has gone viral: Happy New Year 兔 you! The character in the middle of the greeting means ‘rabbit’ and is pronounce...
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From ‘refrigerator mothers’ to paracetamol: why harmful autism myths are so common
Health, Sports & Psychology

From ‘refrigerator mothers’ to paracetamol: why harmful autism myths are so common

...world that supports autistic children and adults.[The Conversation] Authors Lindsay O'Dell, Professor of critical developmental psychology, The Open University; Charlotte Brownlow, Professor of Psychology, School of Psychology and Wellbeing, University of Southern Queensland, and Sandra Thom-Jones, Honorary Professor, University of Wollongong This article is republished...
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