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Do we have a right to die?
History & The Arts

Do we have a right to die?

...open? By disallowing physician-assisted death in this country, are all we doing is ensuring that it remains a privilege of the wealthy? What are your thoughts? Have your say using the comments section below: PLEASE NOTE: This discussion hub is intended for discussing the issues surrounding assisted suicide and the right to die, please do not use it for personal attacks on...
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Activity 5 mins
Design Essentials: are you sitting comfortably?
Science, Maths & Technology

Design Essentials: are you sitting comfortably?

...Open University course T217 Design Essentials... Chairs – are you sitting comfortably? What makes a good chair? Theo Zamenopoulos considers the factors that produce good design while sitting in his favourite place. No chair is an island No design is an island, entire in itself, they are all part of an ongoing conversation about what is good design Here Theo Zamenopoulos...
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Video 25 mins
Working with children and families
Health, Sports & Psychology

Working with children and families

...Open University course K204 Working with children and families... Working with children and families A brief introduction to this album. Families and origin Husband and father Calvin Wilkes discusses his attitudes to family life and living as part of a second-generation immigrant family. Life as a single parent Three different takes on aspects of family life involving...
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Audio 2 hrs 46 mins
Environment: journeys through a changing world
Nature & Environment

Environment: journeys through a changing world

...opened for gorilla tourism in 1993. The problem is, because the Park lies in the heart of one of the most densely populated parts of Africa, it’s continually under threat from people, eager to use the forest's rich resources. The 13 video tracks on this album explain the ways in which conservationists are working to preserve the gorillas' natural habitat and develop...
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Audio 1 hr 1 min
Think like a scientist
Science, Maths & Technology

Think like a scientist

...Open University free courses Basic Science: Understanding Experiments and Basic Science: Understanding Numbers available from OpenLearn. http://www.open.edu/openlearn/free-courses... How to present your results A graph is a great way of telling a story with numbers but the same data can be presented using different ways. So how do you choose the right type of graph to...
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Audio 49 mins
The science of chocolate
Health, Sports & Psychology

The science of chocolate

...opening) your blood vessels. This is due to compounds in dark chocolate called flavanols, which act by increasing the production of a gas called nitric oxide – it is this gas which this causes blood vessels to dilate. This effect was small but appeared to be borne out by a statistical analysis. However, it only happened during the first two weeks of dark chocolate...
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Video 5 mins
Exploring Religion in London
History & The Arts

Exploring Religion in London

...open our YouTube playlist in the YouTube mobile app where you can tilt your device to look around! Wat Buddhapadipa Temple The Buddhapadipa Temple is a Buddhist centre that was officially inaugurated by their Majesties, the King and Queen of Thailand on the 1 August 1966. It is introduced by Phramaha Bhatsakorn Piyobhaso. Transcript Exploring Religion in London Wat...
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Video 30 mins
Social psychology: sense-making in crises
Society, Politics & Law

Social psychology: sense-making in crises

...course is an adapted extract from the Open University course D360 Social psychology for the 21st century. You can find out more about Open University courses and qualifications, tuition fees and funding options by visiting our online prospectus....Social psychology: sense-making in crises: Introduction - The aim of this free course is to help you understand the...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs