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Exercising at 50
Health, Sports & Psychology

Exercising at 50

...energy levels, mood and overall quality of life. ...In 1969, when the Open University first opened its doors, the average life expectancy in the United Kingdom was 71.8 years (World Bank, 2018). Half a century later in 2019 when the ‘University of the Air’ is celebrating its 50th birthday, the average number of years that a person is expected to live for has increased...
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Science, Maths & Technology

Could we control our climate?

...energy budget - Geoengineering techniques aim to modify Earth’s ‘energy budget’. The energy budget is similar to a financial budget. If your income is greater than your outgoings, you save money over time. Currently there is more energy coming in from the Sun than there is going out, so the planet is storing energy. The extra energy has warmed the ......
Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Dallas Campbell meets Frank Drake
Science, Maths & Technology

Dallas Campbell meets Frank Drake

...energy as though little piece was a nuclear bomb. It destroys your mission. So all it takes is something a few millimetres in diameter to actually destroy your mission. So probably a tenth of speed of light is the highest that you can go without really, really being in great danger. Anyway that’s an aside so to speak. But let’s imagine you could go that fast. And say...
Chinese at the tip of your tongue: How do you translate brand names?
Languages

Chinese at the tip of your tongue: How do you translate brand names?

...and energy. So if you have got a BMW, you’ve got a treasured horse. Finally, the perfect translation is when you can combine the sound with characters that have got nice meanings. The translation for the car Mini is mi nĭ, which sounds like Mini, and it means to fascinate you or to attract you. Dur: 3’15” Inspired? Learn beginner's Chinese with The Open University...
Supply chain sustainability
Money & Business

Supply chain sustainability

...energy used in production the pollution caused by the manufacturing process itself. Pollution from energy production Not just large traditional industries use lots of energy. For example, the information and communication technology (ICT) industry consumes massive amounts of power. However, in the absence of the large smoking chimneys that traditional industries have,...
Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Ever Wondered About... Hamburgers?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Ever Wondered About... Hamburgers?

...energy. It wouldn’t have been easy to find back then, so if you did find some, it would be worth eating the lot. But now it’s a different story; fat is easy to get hold of, and most of us find it easy to eat too much. Why does ketchup stick to the sides of the bottle - and then suddenly shoot out in a big dollop? It’s down to what’s called thixotropy. Ketchup is...
Does nanotechnology offer a better way of dealing with electronic waste?
Science, Maths & Technology

Does nanotechnology offer a better way of dealing with electronic waste?

...energy, especially when dealing with complex circuit boards with a variety of components. Smelting circuit boards is more economical and feasible,” says R. Parthasarathi, managing director of E-Parisara, one of India’s leading e-waste recycling companies. According to the United Nations University, the world produced 42 million tonnes of e-waste in 2014, with Asia...
Can rugby be made safer - and still be rugby?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Can rugby be made safer - and still be rugby?

...energy impact events in a game demonstrates the dynamic and physical nature of both rugby codes and helps explain the high level of attrition experienced by players. As players get bigger, train more intensively and get faster, the collisions are going to get harder. Sports administering bodies must therefore improve their management of collision events, particularly at...