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What is biomedicine?
Health, Sports & Psychology

What is biomedicine?

...out more about The Open University's Biology courses and qualifications [Green antibiotic pills] Adapted from the Open University module K203, Working for Health. Modern western scientific medicine is often called "biomedical" because it explains health in terms of biology. It attaches importance to learning about body structure (anatomy) and systems (physiology), in...
A Clockwork Orange: ultraviolence, Russian spies and fake news
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A Clockwork Orange: ultraviolence, Russian spies and fake news

...out in 1971. This further bolstered the cultural impact. Bowie, for example, borrowed from both its visual style and soundtrack for his live shows, while his fascination with Burgess’s invented language, Nadsat, was to continue right up until his final album Blackstar, which features a song mostly written in it. Transcript In 1973 – around the same time as the Wilson...
Are NHS-recommended mental health apps actually doing any good?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Are NHS-recommended mental health apps actually doing any good?

...out of 14 (85%) of NHS-accredited mental health apps. In 2013, there were 1,536 depression-related apps available for download but just 32 published research articles studying their effectiveness. This pattern of high availability and a low evidence base can also be seen in apps for treating bipolar disorder, bulimia nervosa and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). But...
Wheelchair basketball player Yasmin on coaching, classification and the cost of disability sport
Health, Sports & Psychology

Wheelchair basketball player Yasmin on coaching, classification and the cost of disability sport

...out’ with the club, and is now Head Coach. Along the way she says she has learned a great deal, not only about the sport but the paperwork involved in funding applications. “Clubs don’t necessarily get enough funding to buy chairs to suit each player. You go along and have to use whatever equipment is there. My first chair was far too big and I was struggling to...
57 genders (and none for me?) - Part two
Society, Politics & Law

57 genders (and none for me?) - Part two

...out in the US so far, and I'm not sure what gender terms Facebook has previously had available in South Asia, for example. However, even among those currently living in the multicultural US, there are many people who will understand and experience their genders in ways which are not captured on the list. For example, as I understand it, no list of gender terms (separate...
What do volcanoes tell us about the possibility of life on Mars?
Science, Maths & Technology

What do volcanoes tell us about the possibility of life on Mars?

...out some lava again in the future, although we might have to wait a few million years to see it happen. In search of small volcanoes But are there still volcanoes forming on Mars? Where are the youngest ones, the volcanoes that sprang into life most recently? Researchers have previously spotted various clusters of small and evidently quite young “cones” –...
From Astrobiology to Parliament
Science, Maths & Technology

From Astrobiology to Parliament

...out more about The Open University's Science courses and qualifications. [Devyani, standing by the Jubilee Fountain in New Palace Yard, to the north-west of the Houses of Parliament. Big Ben behind.]Looking back, what were the highlights of your time working with POST? Honestly, it was one of the best times of my life! Highlights… going up to London every day, walking...
Heathrow third runway: who and where will benefit?
Society, Politics & Law

Heathrow third runway: who and where will benefit?

...out across the country. This article is a quick exploration of the costs and benefits of expanding Heathrow, focusing on the geographical techniques of analysis you would learn in the OU’s “Environmental Studies” courses. Airports are particularly interesting for geographers because they are an almost perfect example of how scale, distance and network are more...