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Is the 2020 New Deal a Green New Deal?
Nature & Environment

Is the 2020 New Deal a Green New Deal?

...study across a range of geography modules in relation to the environment at The Open University. She looks at whether the New Deal by the government to boost the economy is actually good for the environment...[Boris Johnson talking at a Covid-19 press conference in March 2020] The COVID-19 crisis began with a focus on human health, but it wasn’t long before the economic...
Can natural infrastructure help Brazil beat its water crisis?
Nature & Environment

Can natural infrastructure help Brazil beat its water crisis?

...studies in São Paulo, Vitória and Rio de Janeiro. Sharing Knowledge and Building Capacity Implementing natural infrastructure programs requires know-how on a range of topics, from prioritizing which lands to protect and restore to identifying sustainable financing mechanisms. Traditionally, water managers and other decision-makers in Brazil have lacked information on...
One Lump or Two? Understanding the Place of Sugar - Part One
Society, Politics & Law

One Lump or Two? Understanding the Place of Sugar - Part One

...Goldstein's huge book, The Oxford Companion to Sugar and Sweets (2015). Current students may want to look at DTS206's block on food, affluent diets and their effects on the environment. Steve Pile is Professor of Human Geography. He is currently writing about electricity for the new Environment and Society module, D213, which you will be able to study from 2018 onwards....
Human impacts on the lives of animals
Nature & Environment

Human impacts on the lives of animals

...study has shown that the average size of bighorn sheep horns is 25% smaller than it was 30 years ago. As well as causing an evolutionary change in horn size, selective hunting may have affected bighorn sheep in another way. Females prefer to mate with those males that have the largest horns; because large horns require a great deal of resources to produce, only those...
Messaging apps – paying attention and timing it right
Languages

Messaging apps – paying attention and timing it right

...studying, solving problems – much of which involves engaging others in completing a goal. I call this task attending, and it means the rhythms of often simultaneous mobile conversations are set by the demands of the offline task. Debbie, for example, sets herself the weekend task of sorting out her energy bills, and her request for advice and information leads to...
One refugee's story: A long, risky journey
Society, Politics & Law

One refugee's story: A long, risky journey

...studying English and German. “I like my [refugee] camp because I stay relax,” he says. “I want to forget everything in Egypt, every problem in Syria, every problem in the boat.” For Orfahli, now, it's all about building a new life in the place he now calls home. This article was originally published by Global Voices Online under a CC-BY licence. You can hear a...
Roman cookery
History & The Arts

Roman cookery

...Cookbook Andrew Dalby and Sally Grainger, British Museum Press The Roman EmpireC Wells, Fontana History of the Ancient World The Roman World 44BC-AD180M Goodman, Routledge History of the Ancient World Roman Civilization: Selected Readings Volume II The Empire N Lewis, M Reinhold, Columbia University Press Find out more about studying history with the Open University....
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Titty or Tatty: What's in a name?
Languages

Titty or Tatty: What's in a name?

...study of American English editions of British English novels, Linda Pilliere (2010) finds that the removal of various aspects linked to characters’ individual voices, and deemed to be too difficult for readers, inevitably produce a much blander reading experience. Admittedly, unlike with a book where a well-placed footnote or preface might provide additional context, a...