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10 tips to beat the January blues
Health, Sports & Psychology

10 tips to beat the January blues

...resources on OpenLearn to help you on your way...After the festive excitement, it’s natural to feel a little glum in January. There’s Blue Monday, plus the weather is rubbish and we’re feeling the pinch from spending at Christmas. So we’ve put together some top tips and resources to help you feel more upbeat... 1: Keep active [two people running in the park]...
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Article 10 mins
Is Anthropology of Religion Racist?
History & The Arts

Is Anthropology of Religion Racist?

...resources from which our psychological and social lives draw sustenance. It points not only to the diversity of our inheritances but also the asymmetrical contexts in which they come to us. Finally, early anthropologists and sociologists of religion were trying to wrest the study of religion from powerful, religious institutions by creating a new, social scientific...
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Article 10 mins
Drugs and consumerism
Money & Business

Drugs and consumerism

...pricing, advertising and marketing...The OU's Dr Peter Bloom talks to Professor Gerard Hastings—the first UK Professor of Social Marketing and founder/director of the Institute for Social Marketing and Centre for Tobacco Control Research at Stirling and The Open University—about consumerism, marketing, and pricing, particularly around prescription drugs. Transcript...
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Audio 45 mins
Kickstart your health and fitness with OpenLearn
Health, Sports & Psychology

Kickstart your health and fitness with OpenLearn

...to improve our health and fitness but sometimes we need a bit of help and inspiration. It's easy to put off making changes in lifestyle when you don't know how to take those important first steps to a better diet and exercise. So we've compiled some free courses and articles to inform and motivate you. ...Find out about The Open University's Health and Wellbeing courses....
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Article 5 mins
Reith Lectures 2009: A new citizenship debate
History & The Arts

Reith Lectures 2009: A new citizenship debate

...short introduction to Sandel's philosophy, two prominent British political theorists, Michael Sayward of The Open University, and Matt Matravers of the University of York, discuss the key themes of Sandel's work and their relevance to modern politics and new citizenship... Reith lectures debate An academic debate discussing this year's Reith lectures by Michael Sandel...
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Audio 24 mins
Languages and Employability
Languages

Languages and Employability

...video a collection of employers and employees outline the benefits that language skills bring to their companies and careers. There is a lot more to language skills than just learning to speak fluently. Inter-cultural communication skills open doors to other cultures and communities, and gives you experience of the world that goes deeper than the average tourist trip....
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Video 4 mins
Who gets to be a human? Religion in colonial histories and Indigenous resistance
History & The Arts

Who gets to be a human? Religion in colonial histories and Indigenous resistance

...resources and qualifications by visiting The Open University – www.open.edu/ openlearn/ free-courses...Who gets to be a human? Religion in colonial histories and Indigenous resistance: Glossary - * Enlightenment A European intellectual movement in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries that emphasised reason and science, rather than tradition and religion. *...
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Level 2: Intermediate 6 hrs
How is nylon made?
Science, Maths & Technology

How is nylon made?

...Open University's Science courses and qualifications. Nylon is a well-known synthetic polymer (derived from the Greek words ’poly’ meaning ’many’ and ’meros’ meaning ’parts’). It was invented by Wallace Carothers, and first brought to the public’s attention in October 1938. [Nylon thread [Image: Pop Top Lady under CC-BY-ND licence]] Nylon thread [Image:...
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