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Where does outer space begin?
Science, Maths & Technology

Where does outer space begin?

...think about it. Kittinger and mini-Dallas were both carried up by a balloon, and a balloon only goes up if it (plus its 'astronaut' payload) is on average less dense than the air that it displaces. That’s how buoyancy works. There must still be air – albeit very tenuous – at the height reached by the balloon, otherwise, it could not float. There is not a vacuum at...
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Charity Reed
Education & Development

Charity Reed

...think I’ll ever not use OpenLearn if I’m honest.’ For Charity, her OpenLearn discovery began with a move from the North of England to Scotland. ‘I’m a 51-year-old mother of two grown-up sons and the relocation, several years ago now, enabled me – finally – to do the degree I’ve wanted to do since I was young, but couldn’t afford to,’ she explained......
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Five ways to... use free software
Science, Maths & Technology

Five ways to... use free software

...thinking about the software your friends use. 2. Word processing Gone are the days when you’d need to spend hundreds of pounds on a package to write letters on your computer. AbiWord and Open Office will do this for free. Open Office is a large download, but also includes spreadsheet, database, drawing and presentation packages. Google Docs will let you do your word...
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Speak in colours!
Languages

Speak in colours!

...a long face Faire travailler sa matière grise- (lit. to put his/her grey matter to work), to put his/her thinking cap on Black [Image of black sky with with French idioms concerning the colour black written across the image] Être noir de monde- (lit. to be black with people), full of people Broyer du noir- (lit. to crush some black), have the blues/be down in the dumps...
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Play families: Using toys to open up communication with your child
Education & Development

Play families: Using toys to open up communication with your child

...think there might be a problem. You will need A collection of small dolls which could represent family members and friends — don’t forget the pets! Activity Keep your doll family in a special place so that it does not get lost among other toys. Ask your child if they would like to play, or you can just start playing with the dolls yourself — your child may then get...
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The refugees hoping to make a splash at Rio 2016
Health, Sports & Psychology

The refugees hoping to make a splash at Rio 2016

...think it makes it more real for us to see how in fact these people differ very little from us if at all.” Given the Olympic-sized audiences Rio will bring, the stories of the refugee athletes will provide a new, powerful opportunity for those working to ameliorate the refugee crisis. The London Summer Olympics in 2012 was the most watched TV program in U.S. history....
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Disraeli on Munich
History & The Arts

Disraeli on Munich

...thinking only of the chase; an idle, dissolute, and useless nobility; the nomination to offices depending on women and priests; the aristocracy devoted to play, and the remainder of the inhabitants immersed in scandalous debauch. With these recollections of the past, let us enter the palace of the present sovereign. With habits of extreme simplicity, and a personal...
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Who are we? A project about art, migration, politics and identity
History & The Arts

Who are we? A project about art, migration, politics and identity

...thinking about those who are excluded from citizenship, suggesting that the idea of noncitizenism should be introduced to think about the rights of these groups of people. Kesi Mahendran, Senior Lecturer in Social Psychology, OU, shares findings from her research on migration, mobility and citizenship. Placing Ourselves began in 2008 and is a cross-European collaborative...
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