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PodMag January 2017
Society, Politics & Law

PodMag January 2017

...Open University...This edition of the PodMag focuses on the American Presidential election. We hear from Richard Heffernan, Agnes Czajka and William Brown about their thoughts in terms of the election as a democratic process, the nature of the campaign and about how Trump, as President, may fair as leader within an international context. Select here for a copy of the...
Achieving public dialogue
Science, Maths & Technology

Achieving public dialogue

...open and critical public scrutiny will lead to more rigorous science. (POST, 2002) Activity 1 With these hopes in mind, which of the following do you think is a legitimate aim for dialogue, in advance of policy making? Are there factors that you feel are missing from the list? To decide whether particular scientific initiatives ought to be pursued, by opening up...
Level 3: Advanced 16 hrs
Piracy, anonymity & parametric politics: An interview with Ned Rossiter and Soenke Zehle
History & The Arts

Piracy, anonymity & parametric politics: An interview with Ned Rossiter and Soenke Zehle

...opens Daniel Heller-Roazen’s genealogy of the ‘enemy of humanity’ also echoes Schmitt’s attempt to deduce the political from non-subjective, nonanthropological categories. While anonymity is most often understood in terms of a refusal of the principle of identity, it acquires additional meaning in the shift from causation to correlation that lies at the core of a...
Tubman: The Moses of Her People
History & The Arts

Tubman: The Moses of Her People

...resources. But gradually secret networks emerged to aid escape attempts, run by ex-slaves and sympathetic white abolitionists. By the 1840s they had come to be known as the "Underground Railroad". In all, between 1850 and 1860, she made 19 trips and rescued over 300 people, without ever losing a "passenger" - an incredible feat!One of those brave enough to use the...
Take away Science
History & The Arts

Take away Science

...Open University's new podcast series caters to all tastes... Take away Science A short introduction to this album. Research Stories In this podcast we find out about fascinating research projects throughout the UK. Patricia Ragazzon chats to researchers from the University of Nottingham about innovations in nanotubes and David Smith finds out about how we might be able to...
Audio 3 hrs 50 mins
Studying mammals: The opportunists
Nature & Environment

Studying mammals: The opportunists

...resources and qualifications by visiting The Open University - www.open.edu/ openlearn/ free-courses This free course was written by Except for third party materials and otherwise stated (see terms and conditions), this content is made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 Licence. The material acknowledged below is Proprietary and...
Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Understanding different research perspectives
Money & Business

Understanding different research perspectives

...Open University course B865 Managing research in the workplace...Understanding different research perspectives: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: understand the different perspectives from which a problem can be investigated consider the researcher’s involvement in the research process as insider and/or outsider reflect on the...
I-Spy: Episode 4
Health, Sports & Psychology

I-Spy: Episode 4

...has ‘crossed the line’ and sets up a meeting with Minnie...Transcript • What do you think about Oliver deciding to meet Minnie after his ‘discovery’ about Rihanna? • Is it OK to develop a strong emotional relationship with someone who is not your partner? Try a FREE course on some of the themes related to infidelity Take it further with The Open University...