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Dirt, waste and revulsion: How cultures cope with leftovers and mess
Health, Sports & Psychology

Dirt, waste and revulsion: How cultures cope with leftovers and mess

...course pigs are dirty, full of infections and so there's a good scientific reason for doing it"' but, of course, the Old Testament doesn't say that at all, the Old Testament says that certain foods are taboo because they don't fit the proper categories. So fish can be eaten so long as they have scales and if they don't have scales are they fish or aren't they fish - they...
Coed trefol - a allai trefi a dinasoedd ddod yn goedwigoedd?
Nature & Environment

Coed trefol - a allai trefi a dinasoedd ddod yn goedwigoedd?

...Ysgrifennwyd a chyflwynwyd y fideo hwn gan Dr Philip Wheeler, a’i gynhyrchu gan y Brifysgol Agored yng Nghymru. Dysgwch fwy gydag OpenLearn [Open Talks from The Open University in Wales] Cyfres o fideos yw Sgwrs Agored, lle bydd academyddion y Brifysgol Agored yn rhannu eu profiad a'u hangerdd dros bwnc neu destun o'u dewis. Gwylio ragor o fideos Sgwrs Agored...
Why worldviews?
History & The Arts

Why worldviews?

...Open University’s Religion, Belief and Worldviews Hub is the growing currency of the term ‘Worldviews’. Worldviews includes a whole spectrum of religious and non-religious ideologies and convictions, and can include concepts like spirituality and Philosophy. In this video we consider what is meant by ‘worldviews’ by imagining a public demonstration – and the...
Using statistics in your research
Education & Development

Using statistics in your research

...research/assignments Open this guide in a new tab. Browse more resources like this from the the University of Wales Trinity Saint David InfoSkills Programme. [University of Wales Trinity Saint David logo] This resource was provided by University of Wales Trinity Saint David​ and is part of the University Ready hub. Find more resources like this on the hub homepage....
Happy halloween!
History & The Arts

Happy halloween!

...courses all about Halloween, death, fear, and the paranormal. Pretty ghoul, huh?...Fresh from the crypt: our latest Halloween articles The origins of Halloween and what it means now Discover zombie psychology and the apocalypse Transcript Dig into death and dying Unearth project fear and the science behind it Transcript Delve into witchcraft, wizards and clowns Gothic and...
Making a difference: Youth participation
Education & Development

Making a difference: Youth participation

...here. Read Dr Victoria Cooper's article asking 'Do we really listen to children and young people?' from the the Open University’s Children’s Research Centre, supporting participation by children and young people. If you'd like to learn more about children and youth studies, explore more about participation on Openlearn, or study free courses with the Open University....
Lifecycle of the Car Industry
Money & Business

Lifecycle of the Car Industry

...Open University's Rules of the Game...[headlights] One very surprising thing about the car industry is that it could well have sprung up almost a hundred and fifty years earlier. The first steam car took to the road in France in 1867 – but Cugnot's novel idea just didn't catch on. Sir Clive Sinclair notes: "The whole point about innovation is that it is novel. If it's...
Why do some cities thrive?
Science, Maths & Technology

Why do some cities thrive?

...Open University, has grown successfully as a city - while other places have failed to thrive. New research is hoping to find out why...Why is Milton Keynes one of the most successful cities in the UK, and Dundee one of the least? What gives Leeds its economic edge over Liverpool? How did London survive the 1990s recession, going from boom to bust and boom again?...