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Science, Maths & Technology

Moons of our Solar System

...skills that will be really useful for further studies in science. So here we go Week 1. We begin with an introduction to the moons of the Solar System and getting some facts straight with a myth-busting animation. You’ll learn about orbits - mainly about how our own Moon’s orbit around the Earth is responsible for its phases, and how the interaction between a moon’s...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Why would you want to make a bee wear a backpack?
Nature & Environment

Why would you want to make a bee wear a backpack?

...studies tend to count the number of bees that do not return to a hive as lost or dead, for example. And any attempt to determine a cause of death is lost in the wider environment as we don’t know where the missing bees end up. Knowing where, how and when they died or became lost is essential to improving our understanding of the impact of pesticides on non-target...
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How is Khat adding to the food crisis in Yemen?
Health, Sports & Psychology

How is Khat adding to the food crisis in Yemen?

...Studies and Economic Media Center in Yemen. The Ministry of Agriculture statistics confirm that the percentage of land used to cultivate khat has been increasing over the past three years. It has not seen the significant decline in areas cultivated that has been seen with other crops as a result of the ongoing crisis, or as a result of the absence of fuel, climate change...
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Will burnt food give you cancer?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Will burnt food give you cancer?

...studies do appear to have shown that meat that has been burned, fried or barbecued is associated with higher possibilities of certain cancers, but these links are hard to prove for certain. If you are really concerned, you could reduce exposure risks by cooking in a microwave rather than over naked flames, and turning meat regularly. You could also eat less meat or...
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Another spoonful? Understanding the Place of Sugar - Part Two
Society, Politics & Law

Another spoonful? Understanding the Place of Sugar - Part Two

...1985) and Tasting Food, Tasting Freedom (1996). Current students should look at DTS206's block on food, which addresses the question of affluent diets and its effects on the environment. Steve Pile is Professor of Human Geography. He is currently writing about electricity for the new Environment and Society module, D213, which you will be able to study from 2018 onwards....
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Apollo 11’s ‘one small step’ sparked a new rush to reach the Moon
Science, Maths & Technology

Apollo 11’s ‘one small step’ sparked a new rush to reach the Moon

...study Moon rocks and feel part of a shared historical ­adventure. New research will explore the possibility of building habitats on the Moon. The availability of water on the Moon will play a vital part in realising our bold ambition of living there in the not too distant future. As the world celebrates the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 landing, The Open University...
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Methods in Motion: Finding a voice after Brexit
Society, Politics & Law

Methods in Motion: Finding a voice after Brexit

...Studies invited John Clarke and I to write up a conference paper. When we began, the focus was still on the referendum campaign. By the time it was sent out for review, however, the debate had moved on to hard v soft Brexit, or the parlous state of democratic party politics. Although we had taken temporality itself as a central theme, our approach – a form of...
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Ceres: Is it an asteroid? Is it a comet? Erm...
Science, Maths & Technology

Ceres: Is it an asteroid? Is it a comet? Erm...

...studies (see here and here), using information from different instruments on the Dawn spacecraft, did not record any ice on the surface. However, one article speculates that ice may still be buried just below the surface while the other suggests that water bound in minerals is abundant. The researchers also investigated the bright feature at the bottom of Occator Crater,...
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