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57 genders (and none for me?) - Part two
Society, Politics & Law

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

...Open University's Open degree qualification. In the first part of her post Meg Barker welcomed Facebook's change which allows users to pick from more gender options than 'male' and 'female'. In this concluding part she points to some of the problems. [A cartoon pigeon contemplates a collection of gender filing pigeonholes] So what are the problems with Facebook's new ways...
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Article 5 mins
The search for water on Mars
Science, Maths & Technology

The search for water on Mars

...Open University’s campus in Milton Keynes, UK), water can be easily taken for granted until there is a spell of hot weather! When this happens, plants dry up and some may die, but others are remarkably resilient and will spring back to health as soon as rain arrives. On Earth, there are also regions that are much drier than the UK. Look at photographs in Figure 6 and...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Approaching leadership with care
Health, Sports & Psychology

Approaching leadership with care

...overlooked, the publishers will be pleased to make the necessary arrangements at the first opportunity. Don't miss out If reading this text has inspired you to learn more, you may be interested in joining the millions of people who discover our free learning resources and qualifications by visiting The Open University – www.open.edu/ openlearn/ free-courses....
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Level 2: Intermediate 5 hrs
Can rabies be eliminated from Asia by 2020?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Can rabies be eliminated from Asia by 2020?

...open wound, where a street dog grabbed hold of him and dragged him for four feet before his great-aunt Veena came out of the house screaming. “That’s when the dog grabbed onto my face,” says Veena, her own right cheek imprinted with the faint outline of canine teeth. She later lost consciousness as she and Bhuvan were being driven to their local, rural hospital. A...
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Article 10 mins
Marketing communications in the digital age
Money & Business

Marketing communications in the digital age

...overlooked, the publishers will be pleased to make the necessary arrangements at the first opportunity. Don’t miss out If reading this text has inspired you to learn more, you may be interested in joining the millions of people who discover our free learning resources and qualifications by visiting The Open University – https://www.open.edu/ openlearn/ free-courses....
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Level 2: Intermediate 12 hrs
Star Trek 50
Miscellaneous

Star Trek 50

...Open University's Science qualifications. Have you ever wondered how the Enterprise crew managed to survive on all those weird and wonderful planets they visited? And has pondering on the tug of war between Spock and McCoy kept you up many a long night? Don't worry, we've convinced a few of our academics to look into these deep and meaningful Trekkie issues and more in...
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Article 5 mins
Timeline: Marx, Nietzsche and Freud
Society, Politics & Law

Timeline: Marx, Nietzsche and Freud

...through all the entries. You can also investigate just Marx, Nietzsche or Freud by selecting the 'Open filters' button on the top right hand side. This will allow you to filter content and only see one individual thinker's entries. You can also drag and explore via the grey timeline section at the bottom, although this is in beta at the moment and may have a few hiccups!...
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Activity 20 mins
What is Britain's most sacred site?
History & The Arts

What is Britain's most sacred site?

...more Explore the sacred with The Open University - and find out why Milton Keynes has something in common with Stonehenge and Glastonbury CORRECTION: When originally published, due to an editing error, the introduction to the video originally described the Glastonbury site as a Cathedral. It is, of course, the site of an Abbey and we've revised the text to reflect this....
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