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‘Life’s good – it’s the disease that’s the problem’: supporting someone living with a terminal diagnosis
Health, Sports & Psychology

‘Life’s good – it’s the disease that’s the problem’: supporting someone living with a terminal diagnosis

...think it is depressing or incredibly difficult. While it can be hard, there is still scope for joy and love. In this article, Hazel Carter shares her experience of what it was like after her husband, Alan, was diagnosed with motor neurone disease (MND)...Find out about The Open University's Health and Social Care courses and qualifications. ‘Life’s good – it’s the...
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Keeping Mum: learning how to be a father
Society, Politics & Law

Keeping Mum: learning how to be a father

...think he had much time to be a loving father’. [Man with two kids by the lake] Sean, who was closely involved in the care of his young children, commented: ‘The fact that I might have to get my daughter up and wash her and give her a meal and make that some kind of experience that’s nurturing, I wouldn’t really be able to recollect a memory from having had that...
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So, what is this EU referendum everybody is talking about?
Society, Politics & Law

So, what is this EU referendum everybody is talking about?

...the question amongst themselves. What do you think about the EU referendum? Is it much ado about nothing? Post your thoughts in the comments section below. Relevant links: David Cameron's EU Speech David Cameron's letter to the European Council President Referendum Timeline European Union - How the EU Works - Facts and Figures - The Economy EU Budget in My Country - UK...
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Dogs under the microscope
Science, Maths & Technology

Dogs under the microscope

...think of huskies in the arctic or mammals that live in hot and desert-like environments. Traits like panting in the heat are examples of behavioural traits in dogs that exist in other mammals that live in extreme environments, such as deserts. ‘How does your dog smell?’ ‘Terrible!’ Used in military and police services around the world, a dog’s sense of smell is...
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Why would you want your own web domain?
Digital & Computing

Why would you want your own web domain?

...think that docker style containers may offer a way of doing this. I’ve previously posted a couple of examples of how to run RStudio or OpenRefine via docker containers using a cloud host. How much nicer it would be if I could run such containers on a (sub)domain of my own running via a university host… Which is to say – I don’t necessarily want a full hosting...
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How are Snapchat filters allowing survivors of sexual assault tell their stories?
Digital & Computing

How are Snapchat filters allowing survivors of sexual assault tell their stories?

...thinking Snapchat was making a serious topic trivial. Quite the opposite happened. The story got people taking about rape culture, sexual abuse in India and women’s issues in a broader way. But that conversation started with the innovative use of tech. The global Climb Against Sexual Abuse organisation have borrowed the idea and are calling on survivors around the world...
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Is New Day a false dawn for the print industry?
History & The Arts

Is New Day a false dawn for the print industry?

...think about how well-heeled baby boomers are supposed to be. The New Day is targeting an age group of 35-55. If it thought a little older, it might find there’s gold in them there retirees. Finally, newspapers – and their journalism – have never been just about the money. For the readers, as much as for those who work on them, they represent something other than...
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TOTEM LATAMAT: an Indigenous reminder we are all part of the ecosystem
Nature & Environment

TOTEM LATAMAT: an Indigenous reminder we are all part of the ecosystem

...think in a different way about their reciprocal relationship with other beings, to recognise ecological unity, and to change their way of being in the world. In his new book Einstein’s Fridge, the science writer and documentary maker Paul Sen argues that all we have to do to solve the climate crisis is listen to the scientists. Science, he claims, already holds all the...
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