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Making sense of ourselves
Health, Sports & Psychology

Making sense of ourselves

...system and how psychologists research vision understand the role of theory of mind in researching child development...Making sense of ourselves: 1 Why don’t we like one another? - In this section you will be introduced to the psychology of prejudice, through which psychologists have addressed the everyday question of why we don’t like one another. Prejudice can be...
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Level 2: Intermediate 4 hrs
Will we ever be able to trust an AI sports coach?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Will we ever be able to trust an AI sports coach?

...systems that can perform tasks that normally require human intelligence’ (FasterCapital, 2025). AI in sports essentially refers to systems or technologies that carry out tasks normally performed by a human. AI has infiltrated many different areas of sports. From sport commentary, recruitment and judging, to coaching and athlete training. Movement patterns in...
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Article 5 mins
A hug for the brain: what does it mean to have a happy, healthy brain?
OpenLearn Ireland

A hug for the brain: what does it mean to have a happy, healthy brain?

...system is important as it controls the main emotions associated with anxiety fear, happiness, and anger. Its responsible for the release of hormones that produces the flight, fight or freeze response. Now fold your fingers over your thumb like in the right-hand side of the figure below. This area of the brain is called the cerebral cortex, it’s the newest part of the...
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Article 5 mins
Are movies really getting longer?
History & The Arts

Are movies really getting longer?

...think movies are getting longer and longer - but the data tells a more interesting story. Evan Stewart orders a large popcorn...[An audience at a free screening of the Jackass movie] One of the big themes in social theory is rationalization—the idea that people use institutions, routines, and other formal systems to make social interaction more efficient, but also less...
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Article 5 mins
Water supply and treatment in the UK
Science, Maths & Technology

Water supply and treatment in the UK

...system. The panel discusses how negative press can be avoided and what lessons were learned. Consulting the public The value of consistent, timely communication through the media when taking action in a time of drought Is recycling water good? People on the streets of Essex tell us what they think. The panel outline what we can do to help ourselves. Fresh water filtration...
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Audio 52 mins
The Science of Fear
Health, Sports & Psychology

The Science of Fear

...system' - note the prominent size and position of the amygdala. The brain stem (which lies below the brain regions shown in Figure A) is the oldest part of the brain, and messages pass to and from it without the need for conscious thought. This area is lower in the head and is also called the 'lower brain', because it consists of parts similar to those found in some very...
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Article 15 mins
What is Law?
Society, Politics & Law

What is Law?

...thinking of studying it? Try out the first step in our series '12 Introductory Steps to Law' to find out more about law and equity. ...This audio, a short animation and the questions that follow them, comprise a Step in the series ‘12 Introductory Steps to Law’. You should listen to the audio, watch the animation and then attempt all the questions. Click on the player...
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Video 10 mins
Fifty years of BBC broadcasting about environmental change issues
Society, Politics & Law

Fifty years of BBC broadcasting about environmental change issues

...think about environmental issues today. We start our search in the archives in 1957. This is no coincidence: it was the launch of the International Geophysical Year. “Why haven’t you heard of the IGY?” asks Prince Philip, as he introduces the BBC’s coverage: “well, probably because peaceful cooperation is a bore” he went on. ‘The Restless Sphere’ was the...
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Audio 5 mins