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Stress and anxiety in the digital age: the dark side of technology
Health, Sports & Psychology

Stress and anxiety in the digital age: the dark side of technology

...manage digital stress in our related article. References Andrews, S., Ellis, D. A., Shaw, H., & Piwek, L. (2015). Beyond self-report: tools to compare estimated and real-world smartphone use. PloS one, 10(10), e0139004. Appel, H., Gerlach, A. L., & Crusius, J. (2016). The interplay between Facebook use, social comparison, envy, and depression. Current Opinion in...
What made Muhammad Ali "The Greatest"?
Health, Sports & Psychology

What made Muhammad Ali "The Greatest"?

...managed one more fight, again ending in defeat. He was 39 and had fought 61 times. In 1984, he disappointed his supporters when he nominally supported Ronald Reagan’s re-election bid. He also endorsed George Bush in 1988. The Republican Party’s policies, particularly in regard to affirmative action programs, were widely seen as detrimental to the interests of African...
Non-existent countries
Society, Politics & Law

Non-existent countries

...introduction to – to fifty non-existent countries. And when I say non-existent I mean places that would like to be countries but are not recognised as such by other countries. And those other countries being places with a seat at the United Nations for example. But when you start looking into what defines a country first point to make is that there is no
Abolitionism must come from below: A critique of British Anti-Slavery Abolition
Society, Politics & Law

Abolitionism must come from below: A critique of British Anti-Slavery Abolition

...introduction of the Slavery Abolition Act (1833) brought an end to slavery in British Empire in 1838. But during this this time, not only was there an intensification in the exploitation of ‘free labour’, but also a rise in penal servitude, which was to reach its zenith in Britain later that century with the ‘hard fare, hard bed and hard labour’ prison policies...
Succeed with maths: part 1 Badge icon
Science, Maths & Technology

Succeed with maths: part 1

...manage your digital badges online from My OpenLearn. In addition, you can download and print your OpenLearn statement of participation - which also displays your Open University badge. The Open University would really appreciate a few minutes of your time to tell us about yourself and your expectations for the course before you begin, in our optional start-of-course...
Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Everyday maths 2
Science, Maths & Technology

Everyday maths 2

...manage your digital badges online from your OpenLearn Profile. In addition, you can download and print your OpenLearn Statement of participation – which also displays your badge. This course has been produced as part of the Department for Education’s Flexible Learning Fund and with the kind support of Dangoor Education, the educational arm of The Exilarch’s...
Free course 48 hrs
Visions of protest: graffiti
History & The Arts

Visions of protest: graffiti

...Introduction - What is graffiti? Is it art, vandalism or a form of popular protest? This course, which is based on materials from Y031, the Open University’s Arts and languages Access module, introduces you to contrasting understandings of graffiti. It draws on a wide range of different examples of graffiti, including mystery zebras in Hackney, fish graffiti in...
Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Agatha Christie and the golden age of detective fiction
History & The Arts

Agatha Christie and the golden age of detective fiction

...Introduction - English Literature reached new mass audiences in Britain in the first decades of the twentieth century, as widespread literacy, and a lack of competition from other media – cinema and radio were in their infancy – encouraged commercial diversification and the development of popular genre fiction. When we think of literature as a popular cultural form,...