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Lord Puttnam Installation Ceremony 2007
OpenLearn Ireland

Lord Puttnam Installation Ceremony 2007

...Open University. Although perhaps best known as a film director, he has also had four other careers: in publishing, advertising, the charitable sector and government. But his success was not built on early academic achievements and he therefore strongly identifies with the sometimes lonely, difficult and brave decisions that OU students make in choosing to study and...
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Now live: Could we control our climate?
Science, Maths & Technology

Now live: Could we control our climate?

...course tells the story of climate science in a new way, aiming to find a fresh perspective for thinking about the future...[Photograph of Moraine lake, Alberta. The photo shows a blue-green expanse of lake water, with dense forest on the left, and rocky mountainous terrain to the right of the lake.] Climate change is one of the greatest challenges we face as a society,...
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What are the benefits of creative play at home?
Education & Development

What are the benefits of creative play at home?

...openness to new concepts and a tolerance for ambiguity.Creative play can also reveal interesting insights into children’s thinking and their concerns. They might express some of their anxieties through an imaginary world; for example, choosing to roleplay being a doctor or nurse looking after a family, might be an indication of their inner thoughts relating to COVID-19....
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How juror bias can be tackled to ensure fairer trials
Society, Politics & Law

How juror bias can be tackled to ensure fairer trials

...Open University's Law courses. A microcosm of society, the jury room has always fascinated people: a variety of individuals from different backgrounds all working together to make a judgement on the fate of an individual. These judgements are some of the biggest decisions a person will face in their lifetime, and can have serious consequences for both individuals on trial...
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Why Study Philosophers?
History & The Arts

Why Study Philosophers?

...course, some people’s thoughts are 'better' than others in that they are more interesting, or more original, or more defensible, closer to the truth or whatever. In as much as all of our six figures had interesting, original, defensible, true abstract thoughts at a general level, so all of our six figures were good philosophers. The question posed, though, was not...
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On the inside of the rebellion against climate change
Nature & Environment

On the inside of the rebellion against climate change

...course, a creative culture does not mean that XR as an organisation is not open to scientific evidence. Far from it, XR has the support of hundreds of scientists from all areas of the academic spectrum, and its campaign message of what is needed to address the problems is informed by analysis and evaluation of the facts. The creative culture serves to engage people from...
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Has Twitter's role as a political influence been overstated?
Digital & Computing

Has Twitter's role as a political influence been overstated?

...course, many things to many people. It is a place people have connected, had ideas developed, and views broadened. However, it is also violent – a place of trolls, masked and unmasked hostility, overt fascism, and even nuclear brinkmanship. Whatever the experience, Twitter is made possible by platform capitalism – a business plan that incentivises outrage to monetise...
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A gift of life at the end of life
Health, Sports & Psychology

A gift of life at the end of life

...Open University's Health and Social Care courses. There are currently around 7,000 people on the UK transplant waiting lists and over 420 people died waiting for a transplant last year (2021). The Organ donation law in parts of the UK has recently changed to an ‘opt out’ system. This should increase the numbers of potential organs available for transplant and help...
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