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Hands-free phone tech is dangerous - so why do car firms still promote it?
Digital & Computing

Hands-free phone tech is dangerous - so why do car firms still promote it?

...become too much to manage and your performance in one or both tasks can break down. Other research more specifically suggests that workload increases to these unmanageable levels because the two tasks need the same attentional resources, leading to competition between the tasks. A driver can’t share their attention between tasks effectively because both tasks are...
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The environmental costs of Trump’s wall
Nature & Environment

The environmental costs of Trump’s wall

...become anything more solid than a metaphor for increased border surveillance, aided by technology, to keep illegal immigration under control. However, if a vast concrete wall really is built, and if it is as tall and impenetrable as Trump hopes, it will presumably last for thousands of years. This will have long-term ecological consequences. [A predicted heat map of the...
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Wangari Maathai: standing up for women and the environment
Nature & Environment

Wangari Maathai: standing up for women and the environment

...becoming bankrupt, family break-up, and even losing her personal freedom by going to jail. Yet she seems to have come out with no bitterness and resumed her peaceful struggle, eventually reaching greater heights, including government minister when democratic reforms came. She made environmental issues not only a concern of Kenya’s but also Africa’s concern, through...
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Nutritional psychiatry is the future of mental health treatment
Health, Sports & Psychology

Nutritional psychiatry is the future of mental health treatment

...becoming increasingly aware of the benefits of using dietary approaches to mental health, calling for their peers to support and research this new field of treatment. [Blueberries] Blueberries are a source of vitamin K, vitamin C, fibre, manganese and other antioxidants It is now known that many mental health conditions are caused by inflammation in the brain which...
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East Asian Heritage month: a celebration of Studio Ghibli films
Education & Development

East Asian Heritage month: a celebration of Studio Ghibli films

...become intwined with Buddhism so when I fill in the religious box on forms, I usually put ‘Other – Shinto Buddhist’ as I don’t want to be thought of as a strict Buddhist – my approach to faith is more connected with nature. My daughter was very pleased recently as her University actually put ‘Shinto’ on their data collection forms and she was able to tick it...
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Hidden soil allies – fungi that help plants face drought
Nature & Environment

Hidden soil allies – fungi that help plants face drought

...becoming more common, putting agriculture under great stress, but plants are not alone in this struggle. Beneath our feet, in the soil, there is a living network of microorganisms that help crops withstand hardship. Among them, arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (often shortened to AMF) are like invisible partners, forming microscopic connections with plant roots. You won’t...
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Digital thinking tools for better decision making Badge icon
Digital & Computing

Digital thinking tools for better decision making

...become a ‘super-Googler’, use your computer as a big calculator and make digital argument maps that shed light on the reasoning behind your own writing and that of others. Enrolling on the course will give you the opportunity to earn an Open University digital badge. Badges are not accredited by The Open University but they're a great way to demonstrate your interest...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Introducing music research
History & The Arts

Introducing music research

...become a foundational piece of scholarship within feminist musicology. In the first section of the article, Citron contends that for any work to stand a chance of being included in the canon it has to be written, published, and circulated, reach public consciousness through a first performance, remain there through repeat performances, and receive a positive review early...
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Level 3: Advanced 12 hrs