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Vaccination
Science, Maths & Technology

Vaccination

...social history of polio epidemics in the USA in the twentieth century. Click to view the Polio Case Study...Vaccination: 2.1 From passive to active - Since Jenner's pioneering discovery, many new vaccines have been developed (Table 1). The country in which a vaccine was first introduced is usually the one that developed it; France and the USA are among the most prominent:...
Level 2: Intermediate 14 hrs
Everyday English 1
Languages

Everyday English 1

...interactive activities in this course will help you to understand the different ways in which we communicate and how to use simple techniques to improve your self confidence in taking part in discussions or writing letters or emails. Enrolling on this course will give you the opportunity to earn an Open University digital badge. The badge is a great way to demonstrate...
Level 1: Introductory 48 hrs
Music and its media
History & The Arts

Music and its media

...social context, the purpose they serve and what they signify to their recipients. This OpenLearn course is an adapted extract from the Open University course A342 Central questions in the study of music...Music and its media: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: demonstrate knowledge of the main ways in which music is transmitted...
Level 2: Intermediate 16 hrs
Thomas Stocker - Stories of Change
Nature & Environment

Thomas Stocker - Stories of Change

...interaction of ice streams with a warming ocean where we have indication that instabilities may actually already be underway. But the definitive assessment is to be awaited in the sixth cycle of the IPCC. RH: Your predictions are based on global circulations models, highly complicated computer models. There's a group of scientists that call themselves the Lukewarmers who...
In the night sky: Orion
Science, Maths & Technology

In the night sky: Orion

...social media. If using Twitter, try using the hashtag #OLOrion to share your images and compare them with other people studying this course...Week 1: Beginning the journey: 1.1.4 Who was Orion? - [An artist’s impression of the hunter Orion.] Figure 6 An artist’s impression of the hunter Orion. In Greek mythology, Orion was a hunter, the son of Poseidon, god of the...
Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Leonardo's life: A timeline of genius
History & The Arts

Leonardo's life: A timeline of genius

...social stigma, with the exception that some professions would have been closed to him. He was a welcomed child and was raised in his father’s house, who married another woman. [Statue of Leonardo's Vitruvian man in Stockholm] 1460 Leonardo moved to Florence (see Florence), with his father. Florence In the 14th Century, Florence had been a city in decline. It had seen...
Introducing philosophy
History & The Arts

Introducing philosophy

...social housing, on the grounds that her quality of life will be better there. Answer There is no space in this taster course for a detailed discussion of these examples, but I'll briefly indicate my own views; you may disagree. I think (1) is probably a legitimate application of the concept of positive freedom. Most people want to have a comfortable old age, and in...
Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Introduction to polymers
Science, Maths & Technology

Introduction to polymers

...interaction - The balance of properties needed in a particular product varies enormously, depending on the exact duty that product will perform in service, the environment in which it will operate, and the way it will interact with the user or consumer. The last factor has assumed much greater influence in product design as competition between different manufacturers...
Level 3: Advanced 20 hrs