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Tamsin Edwards - Stories of Change
Nature & Environment

Tamsin Edwards - Stories of Change

...become quite a popular position and quite well known from people like Matt Ridley. There’s an independent scientist called Nick Lewis. And it’s this idea that they completely agree that CO2 is a greenhouse gas; they completely agree that there’s warming; they agree that humans are causing some part of that warming and that we should probably do something about that,...
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Michael Jacobs - Stories of Change
Nature & Environment

Michael Jacobs - Stories of Change

...become what’s now known as a cliché, as a legacy issue, it’s one of things he wants to say, ‘I achieved in Office.’ And he has been able to do this because he has got executive authority to act on climate change under the Clean Air Act which he doesn’t have in other areas of policy. So as we know, he’s not been able to do everything he would like because...
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Mindfulness in mental health and prison settings
Health, Sports & Psychology

Mindfulness in mental health and prison settings

...become quite a buzzword in recent years. Before you go any further, watch this video created by The Open University about what mindfulness is and why we should care about it. [MUSIC PLAYING] NARRATOR Five reasons why you should care about mindfulness. Mindfulness is about focusing on the present moment, whilst at the same time accepting your feelings, thoughts, and body...
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Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
Introducing the environment: Ecology and ecosystems
Nature & Environment

Introducing the environment: Ecology and ecosystems

...become no more than a small depression on the rocky sea bed. Now let's look at the components of our rockpool ecosystem in more detail. Remember, any ecosystem contains living things, a physical environment and a source of energy. The most obvious living things will tend to be the largest ones: seaweeds, sea anemones, whelks, shrimps, fish and so on. But this shouldn't...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Icarus: entering the world of myth
History & The Arts

Icarus: entering the world of myth

...become the more familiar of the two characters as the ancient high-flyer who fell from the sky when the wax that secured his wings was melted by the sun. Icarus’ story connects up with a number of narrative passageways centred on the island of Crete (where Daedalus, the legendary artificer and craftsman, constructed a maze, the Labyrinth, to conceal and control the...
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Level 2: Intermediate 3 hrs
Sound for music technology: An introduction
Science, Maths & Technology

Sound for music technology: An introduction

...become what it is today. Throughout its history, music has freely exploited state-of-the-art technological developments, and has had an intimate relationship with sciences such as physics, mathematics and, more recently, electronics and computing. T212 The Technology of Music, the OU's course on music technology, explores many examples that highlight this close...
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Level 1: Introductory 20 hrs
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Money & Business

Effective communication in the workplace

...become irritating to the speaker...Week 2: Communication skills: 2.4 Avoiding seeming judgemental - As far as possible, remain neutral until you have listened to what the speaker has to say. If you display anger, frustration or disapproval when someone is talking to you, they will respond by adjusting what they are saying and may also become angry, scared, defensive or...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Dirt, waste and revulsion: How cultures cope with leftovers and mess
Health, Sports & Psychology

Dirt, waste and revulsion: How cultures cope with leftovers and mess

...becomes seized of the germ theory of disease. Once we have the germ theory of disease it's fascinating, it seems to answer a whole lot of questions, it's also a bit frightening. And so you have an exhibition which really says this is how you fight the war against this alien invader that you can't see, that's going to be all around you: germs. So it was a terrific selling...
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