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Legal conversations
Society, Politics & Law

Legal conversations

...research on individuals without their consent? Throughout these audio discussions, Phil Bates and Marc Cornock of The Open University’s Law School, discuss these, and similar issues surrounding ethics in law... Clinical decision making: A legal perspective Phil Bates and Marc Cornock look at what is meant by clinical decision making. Researching people who cannot...
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Audio 26 mins
Home education collection
Education & Development

Home education collection

...researchers, and policymakers who have a shared interest in the topic of home education, or elective home education within the UK and beyond...Find out more about The Open University’s Childhood and Youth Studies qualification. [A young student is on their laptop studying with bookcases behind in the background] Home education, homeschooling or elective home education,...
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Article 5 mins
PodMag April 2016
Society, Politics & Law

PodMag April 2016

...research into human flourishing, what it is, how it’s determined and what we can do to promote it. The book draws on scientific research from economics, psychology, philosophy and politics that looks at quality of life, wellbeing and happiness across the human life course. Dr Meg-John Barker Karen speaks to Meg-John Barker about Secrets of Enduring Love, how to make...
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Audio 20 mins
The genetics of autism
Health, Sports & Psychology

The genetics of autism

...research that explores how genetic factors play a role in autism ...Back in the 1960’s a psychoanalyst called Bruno Bettelheim put forward the theory that autism was a result of faulty parenting. This view, which caused distress and stigma to generations of parents, has been comprehensively refuted by scientific research into the causes of autism, including studies...
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Is science fiction a field in its own right?
History & The Arts

Is science fiction a field in its own right?

...research field offered me the opportunity to cross what I thought was perhaps the largest possible disciplinary gap, between quantum physics and literature. Literature for me includes science fiction. And yet, in this field we study science and we study fiction, but very few of us study science fiction. My argument in this short article is based on my personal experiences...
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Article 10 mins
Ask the experts: Coronavirus fake news & medical terminology
Science, Maths & Technology

Ask the experts: Coronavirus fake news & medical terminology

...research and engagement work around the current COVID-19 pandemic. Transcript The panel consisted of: Dr. Jon Golding - a senior lecturer in health sciences, who discussed the articles he and his colleagues wrote on OpenLearn to aid a general understanding of the underlying biology of viral infections. For example, what is a virus? How does the human body fight a viral...
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Article 10 mins
At a crossroads: navigating work and/or family alongside study
Health, Sports & Psychology

At a crossroads: navigating work and/or family alongside study

...Research with students. Find out about The Open University's Health and Social Care courses and qualifications. [A lady sitting down in cafe working on a laptop.] Click on the image above, or click here to start your interactive experience. Instructions For best results, use a modern web browser. Upgrade to the latest version of Google Chrome, Firefox or Safari. Research...
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Noise Pollution
Science, Maths & Technology

Noise Pollution

...Research Laboratory analyses tyre noise on road surfaces in order to create a definitive report on the state of Britain's roads. This material forms part of T308 Environmental monitoring, modelling and control... Noise Pollution A short introduction to this album. Noise Levels A fun, easy introduction to the scale of noise pollution and what kind of exposure leaves the...
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Audio 27 mins