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Do animals have sex for fun?
Nature & Environment

Do animals have sex for fun?

...Open University's Science courses and qualifications. There’s an idea circulating that humans are the only animal to experience sexual pleasure; that we approach sex in a way that is distinct from others. As with many questions about sex, this exposes some interesting facts about the way we discuss the subject. [Snails having sex] On one level, the question of whether...
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Article 5 mins
Think entertainment is violent today? The Victorians were much, much worse
Society, Politics & Law

Think entertainment is violent today? The Victorians were much, much worse

...opening of Queen Victoria’s reign until the last decades of the 19th century, men, women and even children were amused by images and descriptions of murder and mutilation which would today be regarded as shocking and unfit for public consumption. Take, for instance, the popularity of increasingly elaborate pictures of execution. Some very crude depictions of hanging...
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Article 10 mins
Political grief: understanding an emerging phenomenon
Health, Sports & Psychology

Political grief: understanding an emerging phenomenon

...Open University's Health and Social Care courses and qualifications. Politics, it has been said, is the art of the possible. One aspect of possibility when it comes to politics that is starting to receive the attention it deserves is the potential for political events, processes, or ideologies to give rise to grief, and grief of major proportions. This is what is...
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English Literature, Racism and Rehabilitation
History & The Arts

English Literature, Racism and Rehabilitation

...open to question: the assumption that those who hold violently racist views might be rehabilitated by reading works of English literature. Most readers of literature in English would like to think that the process of reading improves or enriches them, and a common societal assumption is that reading is an intangible good: we encourage children to read on the grounds that...
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Article 10 mins
Supporting new mothers’ mental health during the perinatal period
Health, Sports & Psychology

Supporting new mothers’ mental health during the perinatal period

...Open University's Health and wellbeing courses and qualifications. The early days of pregnancy and new parenthood are often described as joyful, hopeful, and life affirming (Doss & Rhoades, 2017). A new baby can represent so many things, such as love, connection, and even a fresh start. Yet for many parents, this period also brings fear, confusion, and emotional upheaval...
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Article 5 mins
Assessing contemporary science
Science, Maths & Technology

Assessing contemporary science

...Open University course S350 Evaluating contemporary science. It was produced for OpenLearn by Richard Holliman (Sections 1–5), Phil Wheeler (Section 6) and Simon Collinson (Sections 7–9)...Assessing contemporary science: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: critically evaluate statements, different viewpoints and data to reach...
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Level 2: Intermediate 9 hrs
Space Rocks
Science, Maths & Technology

Space Rocks

Watch this short animation from The Royal Observatory Greenwich/The Open University and explore what space rocks can tell us about our very own planet Earth...Space Rocks from Royal Observatory Greenwich on Vimeo. To find out more use the hashtag #ROGSchools Learn more about meteorites, comets and asteroids
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Video 5 mins
Electric Dreams: Technology makeover
History & The Arts

Electric Dreams: Technology makeover

Let our interactive take you on an electric trip down memory lane...Passionate about technology? The Open University has Engineering and Technology courses you might be interested in - try Engineering The Future, which takes you from design concepts through to manufacture, or the online course Design Thinking: Creativity for the 21st Century.
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Activity 10 mins