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What you need to know about carbon footprints
Nature & Environment

What you need to know about carbon footprints

...Open University colleagues were joined by Jo Hand, founder of Giki Zero. In her presentation, Jo discusses how even our small actions can add up to make a big difference to the planet. Jo explains what carbon footprints are, how they are produced and measured, why we need to address our carbon footprints, as well as some easy and manageable steps you can make to reduce...
What is the difference between distributive and commutative justice: A one minute guide
History & The Arts

What is the difference between distributive and commutative justice: A one minute guide

...Open University's Philosophy Courses and qualifications [Aristotle said there were two types of justice] [Distributive justice - how wealth work rights and so on are shared fairly within a community] [Commutative justice - members of a group are treated equally - for example, by the law] [But each society or group will have its own ideas about what is just or a right, and...
The Women’s World Cup 2023
Health, Sports & Psychology

The Women’s World Cup 2023

...Open University's Sport and Fitness courses and qualifications. World Cup 2023 Read our football content offering an insight into the challenges faced by females playing the beautiful game. Women in sport Discover a series of articles on women in sport, such as the challenges faced when returning to compete after becoming a mother, issues facing grassroots cricket, and...
Pumice
Science, Maths & Technology

Pumice

...Open University's Science courses and qualifications Pumice is a fine-grained volcanic rock. It is very light grey to medium grey in colour. It contains a lot of empty gas bubbles, so it is very light and looks rather like a sponge. Sometimes pumice is so light that it will float on water. [Pummice] Pummice How is it formed? Pumice is formed when volcanoes erupt...
Article 5 mins
Fire and Ice
Science, Maths & Technology

Fire and Ice

...Open University PhD student Anne Forbes as they explore exciting lava formations that have never been reported before... Fire and Ice How are volcanoes created? On a field trip to Iceland, Dr Dave McGarvie visits a range of volcanoes. They include Askja, a spectacular and active volcano in the remote interior of the country - whose evolution he is studying with scientists...
Audio 14 mins
The Amartya Sen interviews
Society, Politics & Law

The Amartya Sen interviews

...'The Idea of Justice'. The ideas in this album can be studied further in The Open University course DD309 Doing economics: people, markets and policy... Amartya Sen on justice and injustice Amartya Sen discusses justice and injustice. Amartya Sen on welfare Amartya Sen discusses welfare. Amartya Sen on the economic crisis Amartya Sen discusses the 2010 economic crisis....
Introducing Health Sciences: Paramedics
Health, Sports & Psychology

Introducing Health Sciences: Paramedics

...part of The Open University course SDK125 Introducing health sciences: a case study approach... Introducing health sciences: paramedics A short introduction to this album. A road traffic accident Paramedics arrive at the scene of a car crash and assess the driver's injuries. Extracting the injured driver The paramedics evacuate the injured driver from a crashed vehicle....
All the Fun of the Fair
Science, Maths & Technology

All the Fun of the Fair

...Open University course MST209 Mathematical methods and models... All the Fun of the Fair A short introduction to this album. Circular Motion and the Chairoplane Roundabout The Nottingham Goose fair provides the backdrop to numerous examples of circular motion. A ride showing uniform motion in the horizontal plane. The Millennium and the Hangover Rides showing uniform...