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What are the benefits of interdisciplinary study?
Education & Development

What are the benefits of interdisciplinary study?

...history or science and mathematics. Studying topics thematically is one way to bring ideas together resulting in more meaningful learning. This can occur by allowing students to choose their own subjects and their learning is deepened when they reflect on the connections between what they are learning in different disciplines. One of the biggest barriers to achieving true...
Vaccination
Science, Maths & Technology

Vaccination

...history of smallpox – the first infectious disease to be eradicated by a vaccination programme. At the end of section 1, we ask you to read an article on the history of smallpox, then, before continuing further with this course, you should turn to the case study on polio, where we discuss the prospects for making this the second infectious disease to be eradicated by...
Level 2: Intermediate 14 hrs
True stories of the 1975 EEC Referendum
Society, Politics & Law

True stories of the 1975 EEC Referendum

...Families were split - even at the very top Vernon Bogdanor pointed out that Harold Wilson didn't just have a split at the cabinet table - he faced one across the breakfast table, too: One of the antis, Barbara Castle, said in her memoirs she was putting the case to a lady in her constituency against membership and the lady said, “Well, I have heard what you have said,...
Fake news, filter bubbles and Facebook
Science, Maths & Technology

Fake news, filter bubbles and Facebook

...family members or work colleagues whose views differ from theirs, but whose friendship they wish to maintain. And finally they talk of making a particular effort to put forward a positive persona on social media, which again stops them from engaging in debate which might lead to argument. The idea that algorithms are responsible for filter bubbles suggests it should be...
Tales of Trump told in Trumpian tones: Michael Wolff's Fire And Fury
Society, Politics & Law

Tales of Trump told in Trumpian tones: Michael Wolff's Fire And Fury

...family. There seems nowhere else to start other than Wolff’s now infamous ‘Author’s Note’ at the beginning of the book. In it, Wolff discusses the book’s sources, namely his 200 plus interviews with members of the Trump team and his ‘semipermanent seat’ on a West Wing sofa, making him ‘more a constant interloper than an invited guest’. The note also...
The research and modelling of COVID-19
Science, Maths & Technology

The research and modelling of COVID-19

...Family Welfare. The data includes patient details like age and gender apart from the demographic location, which helps in constructing the network. We also obtain data about the hospital beds across the country from the Ministry. Additionally, we obtain the population for each state from the Open Government Data Platform of India. Kaustubh: Is there something unique about...
How to manage the digital-related stress of technology
Health, Sports & Psychology

How to manage the digital-related stress of technology

...family, watching television, and eating; dividing our attention between our phones and our real life experiences. However, research has shown that being more mindful and generally being more present is good for our wellbeing. So set yourself some ground rules that will allow you to better live in the moment. For example, rules such as no phones at the dinner table,...
Engaging with our environment: what are the benefits?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Engaging with our environment: what are the benefits?

...family-member-with-dementia/ https://www.alzheimers.org.uk/dementia-together-magazine/feb-mar-2019/exploring-nature-people-dementia-try-out-nature-packs? Dementia and art: https://baringfoundation.org.uk/blog-post/getting-creative-with-dementia/ OU’s EEES project to encourage engagement in outdoors activities and careers “Walking the Walk: Co-producing approaches to...