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Exercise and mental health
Health, Sports & Psychology

Exercise and mental health

...work or not? The jury may still be out. If you conduct studies, for example, where the people who are assessing depression are not aware of whether the person is doing exercise or not, then those studies don't show as strong an effect. Dr Gaynor Parfitt - Exercise Psychologist, Exeter University: There's also been some dose response research that's shown that, if we...
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Level 2: Intermediate 2 hrs
Learning to teach: making sense of learning to teach
Education & Development

Learning to teach: making sense of learning to teach

...worked on the radio and, I suppose, reasonably successfully (I’d worked with Chris Evans for six years)... but I felt towards the end of it – and I'm sure that getting up at 3:45 every morning wasn’t helping my mental state at all – I felt that towards the end of it that I was getting tired and that the challenges of broadcasting were not quite as great as they...
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Level 3: Advanced 5 hrs
A short introduction to the English language
Languages

A short introduction to the English language

...social media communication and stand-up comedy...This free course, A short introduction to the English language, will look at the role language plays in our lives, with a particular focus on the English language. It will examine the history and the future of the language, from the Anglo-Saxons and Shakespeare to social media communication and stand-up comedy. It aims to...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Understanding depression and anxiety
Health, Sports & Psychology

Understanding depression and anxiety

...workings of antidepressants. Finally, we consider the interaction between genes and the environment, and how this might influence the development of emotional disorders. The related OpenLearn course Emotions and emotional disorders introduces you to the study of emotions and emotional disorders in the context of our evolutionary heritage, and goes on to consider how we...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Jury Hub Conversation: Lee Curley, Dr Itiel Dror
Society, Politics & Law

Jury Hub Conversation: Lee Curley, Dr Itiel Dror

...worked in a variety of domains, from policing and aviation to medical experts and bankers, showing that cognitive and human factors impact even hard working, dedicated and competent experts. In the forensic science domain, he has focused attention and highlighted how cognitive bias can impact a variety of forensic decisions. Dr. Dror has worked with and trained many...
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Video 55 mins
Darwin in context
Science, Maths & Technology

Darwin in context

...worked, and in particular the perceived clash between evolutionary theory and traditional creationist beliefs. Jim Moore, Professor of the History of Science at The Open University, leads this exploration of Darwin and his times. The tracks on this album were produced by The Open University in collaboration with the British Council. They form part of Darwin Now, a global...
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Audio 23 mins
Introducing International Relations
Society, Politics & Law

Introducing International Relations

...work together – or in opposition – shapes crucial global outcomes, such as peaceful coexistence, economic growth, and solutions for global challenges like climate change and human rights. IR explores topics like war, peace, trade, the environment and migration, making it a broad and dynamic field. Contemporary issues, like those seen in the daily news, frequently...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Rio 2016: Green pools, drug cheats, sexism and nationality - A short reading list
Health, Sports & Psychology

Rio 2016: Green pools, drug cheats, sexism and nationality - A short reading list

...social media Olympics", which makes Rio 2016 the second Summer Social Olympics. How have athletes adapted to having direct access to a global audience? Northwestern University's Michelle R Martinelli reports that, while participants are hemmed in by the rules of the International Olympic Committee, those who engage find it can help their performance: Because of the...
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Article 5 mins