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Climate change: the kale smoothie of TV
Society, Politics & Law

Climate change: the kale smoothie of TV

...course viewers should risk wasting some of their time by actually watching them, and take a little more time to tell the media what they think. Have programmes changed their thinking or actions? If not, what would make a difference? I’m not sure it matters precisely how climate change is added to people’s TV diets. But the latest scientific research and the Paris...
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Addressing health inequalities in greenspaces to age well: Part II diversity and safety
Health, Sports & Psychology

Addressing health inequalities in greenspaces to age well: Part II diversity and safety

...partnership amongst communities of users, stakeholders, and park managers would be crucial. Of course, sharing any successful local interventions would be worthwhile and it is heartening to know the actions being undertaken, for example by MK Parks Trust. If you want to find out more, check out the authors' podcast Health Inequalities and Greenspace (youtube.com)...
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Being human: spirit, consciousness and being (or not being) in bodies
Health, Sports & Psychology

Being human: spirit, consciousness and being (or not being) in bodies

...course, what he’s actually fallen in love with is the spirit of the person once attached to a body in which that brain was living. Without giving away any spoilers, it’s safe to say the film is a sweet parody reminding us that beauty is on the inside rather than the outside. True love, so the story goes, occurs between unaccountably attracted soulmates not just from...
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The legal profession has a mental health problem – which is an issue for everyone
Society, Politics & Law

The legal profession has a mental health problem – which is an issue for everyone

...course, are not simply hard-nosed workhorses. In fact, the mental health of legal professionals is a growing concern. These concerns were first raised in the 1990s and 2000s in the United States and Australia. In the UK, there is growing literature on the issue, but many of the issues are longstanding. Recently, UK regulators like the Solicitor’s Regulation Authority...
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A brief history of the eisteddfod
History & The Arts

A brief history of the eisteddfod

...to be?...Find out more about The Open University’s music courses.  The eisteddfod story goes back to 1176 when The Lord Rhys
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Lesbianism and the criminal law of England and Wales
Society, Politics & Law

Lesbianism and the criminal law of England and Wales

...courses and qualifications Many people believe that, in stark contrast to sex between men, sex between women has never been prosecuted. It is assumed that lesbianism was unknown to lawmakers, or disbelieved by them, or too embarrassing to explain. Women’s intimate relationships are imagined as untroubled by a criminal justice system which perhaps didn’t even impose a...
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How does trauma influence identity and engagement with extremism?
Health, Sports & Psychology

How does trauma influence identity and engagement with extremism?

...courses and qualifications. What are extremism and terrorism? There is no agreed-on definition for these terms, as different countries define them in various ways. However, extremism can be understood as strong vocal and active opposition to the fundamental values of a society such as democracy, tolerance and the rule of law. Violent extremism or terrorism is the taking...
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Mosquitoes & Malaria
Science, Maths & Technology

Mosquitoes & Malaria

...course Biology: Uniformity and Diversity (S204). One of the most widespread infectious diseases of human beings is malaria, which kills more people than any other parasitic eukaryote, mainly in tropical countries. The agents which cause malaria are protoctists, Plasmodium spp. (phylum 11, Apicomplexa), whose life cycle provides a classic example in which there are several...
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