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Cannabis, Consciousness and the Imagination
Health, Sports & Psychology

Cannabis, Consciousness and the Imagination

...mental affects of cannabis. Experimenting with simulators Watching a cannabis smoker drive a car. What is imagination? A discussion of the concept of imagination Understanding imagination The psychological processes behind your imagination. Creative thinking How artists and scientists think. Linking processes in the brain How does the imagination use linking processes?...
Why maps are made
Society, Politics & Law

Why maps are made

...mental maps to public transport and street maps: how do they affect your life?...Cars have sat nav systems, mobile phones use GPS: maps are important in everyday life whether captured by aerial photography, satellite imagery or simply drawn. This free course, Why maps are made, looks at how we read and evaluate the information in maps and assesses the values embedded...
Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Redundancy - what are your next steps?
Education & Development

Redundancy - what are your next steps?

...mental health and wellbeing, with further support from the MIND website. Worries around finances also often impact on our mental health, in many ways it's a vicious circle. If you feel this is impacting on you, it's worth listening to the first reframing redundancy podcast and explore managing your finances on a reduced income with links to organisations who can provide...
David Lucey
Education & Development

David Lucey

...mental health, Starting with psychology, Coping in isolation: Time to Think and An introduction to crime and criminology... all interesting topics that I wanted to learn more about.’ And that was one of the reasons he turned to OpenLearn in the first place because, as he explains ‘...it offers a wide range of courses that were simply unavailable at my local education...
Article 5 mins
Time management and study
Health, Sports & Psychology

Time management and study

...Mental Health Foundation website. You can also read about wellbeing strategies which may support your self-care routine. If you need further support and advice regarding your mental health, including stress around your studies or Burn Out, you can get information from support for you and your mental health. Acknowledgements This article was written by The Open University...
The First World War: trauma and memory
History & The Arts

The First World War: trauma and memory

...mental trauma, its treatments and its representation. You will focus not only on the trauma experienced by combatants but also the effects of the First World War on civilian populations...The First World War was a war of unprecedented scale and brutality, with countless casualties. It also left a poisonous legacy for the twentieth century and beyond, and many of the...
Science doesn't know how free divers do it
Health, Sports & Psychology

Science doesn't know how free divers do it

...mental. That’s what is incredible about free diving. It’s not about your physical ability, but about your mental skills and mental training basically. You need to let go of everything that you know and everything that makes you feel good or bad. And so it’s a very liberating process. But equally you need to stay completely aware of your body and where you are,...
Black History Month 2022 talks
Education & Development

Black History Month 2022 talks

...mental health: Black students and mental health declarations Rehana Awan shares findings from a project she worked on with colleagues at The Open University looking at mental health declarations for Black students. Transcript How we can teach children about race and why it’s important that we do Mel Green’s presentation explores how children and young people learn...