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Methods in Motion: The middle children
Languages

Methods in Motion: The middle children

...learning at school means they often linguistically mediate on behalf of family very soon after arrival — they also find themselves acting as cultural mediators as they navigate different institutional practices, norms and values. The brokering, which takes place across many spaces including school, healthcare, banking, housing and more, also takes different forms:...
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‘Life’s good – it’s the disease that’s the problem’: supporting someone living with a terminal diagnosis
Health, Sports & Psychology

‘Life’s good – it’s the disease that’s the problem’: supporting someone living with a terminal diagnosis

...learn from their desire to embrace life in the face of death. And as Hazel notes, getting emotional and practical support can be beneficial for unpaid/informal carers to help maintain their own wellbeing and resilience while also supporting the person who is terminally ill. By sharing their story, Hazel offers up a candid reflection on the mental health journey carers can...
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Twin Town and Welsh cinema in the late 1990s
History & The Arts

Twin Town and Welsh cinema in the late 1990s

...Planet 126, December–January. Perrins, D. (2000) ‘This town ain’t big enough for the both of us’ in Blandford, S. (ed.) Wales on Screen, Bridgend, Seren. Evans, M (2002) 'Looking Forward, Looking Back' in Thomas, E. Selected Work, ’95 – ’98, Cardigan, Parthian. French, P. (1999) ‘Something for the weekend’, The Observer, 6 June. Learn more with OpenLearn...
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Boys will be boys?
Society, Politics & Law

Boys will be boys?

...learn to be healthy, well-adjusted men simply by copying ‘positive’ role models, whether at home or in the wider world? What about the part played by mothers, and by female professionals, in boys’ development: isn’t there a danger that a simplistic emphasis on male role models risks undermining the positive role of women in young men’s lives? The researchers...
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Why Rosetta is the greatest space mission of our lifetime
Science, Maths & Technology

Why Rosetta is the greatest space mission of our lifetime

...learn so much about this never-before-seen world. The European Space Agency (ESA) can already be proud of its achievements so far. The Philae lander – packed with a science laboratory, harpoons and even ovens – gives the ESA a chance to do more. The hope is that Philae will help answer some of the most basic questions about our existence. The original ambition for...
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The Switch tells us a lot about Nintendo
Science, Maths & Technology

The Switch tells us a lot about Nintendo

...learn. In reality, the Power Glove was a failure. The glove was tracked using an ultrasonic sensor rather than the infrared sensors used for motion capture today. And using sound rather than light to track movement meant the signal was too slow and created latency issues that made the glove seem sluggish and unresponsive. But, despite its problems, the Power Glove was a...
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I run mock trials to research the legal system. The bias shown in Channel 4’s The Jury: Murder Trial is a very real problem
Society, Politics & Law

I run mock trials to research the legal system. The bias shown in Channel 4’s The Jury: Murder Trial is a very real problem

...learn about appropriate verdict categories from the judge, although this may also be influenced by their own pre-trial experiences and knowledge. Verdicts that fit or match the chosen story are then the ones that are reached. For example, if a guilty verdict best matches the story, then a guilty verdict will be given. It is perfectly reasonable for jurors to use stories...
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The science behind your Christmas dinner
Science, Maths & Technology

The science behind your Christmas dinner

...learned to like carb-packed sweet foods, even though most of us do not need the extra energy intake nowadays. Although it is important to eat sugar for its energy values, it is essential to keep it under a limit: eating too much sugar during a long period of time can bring bad consequences, such as weight gain or skin problems or, in the worst cases, insulin resistance...
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