2,730 search results
White dwarfs and neutron stars
Science, Maths & Technology

White dwarfs and neutron stars

...system on the Very Large Telescope (VLT) show that many of the asymmetries in planetary nebulae derive from structures that first formed while the star was on the AGB. They appear to be the result of orbiting companions, either a binary companion star or a massive planet (see Figure 2c). These can either transfer angular momentum to the ejecta and form a constraining...
View course White dwarfs and neutron stars
Level 3: Advanced 6 hrs
Janis Joplin and the Sexual Revolution
History & The Arts

Janis Joplin and the Sexual Revolution

...thinking Something's bound to go wrong But she looks in my eyes And makes me realize [Chorus] And she says (Don't worry baby) “Don't worry baby (Don't worry baby) Everything will turn out alright” (Don't worry baby) Don’t worry baby (Don't worry baby) [Verse 2] I guess I should’ve kept my mouth shut When I started to brag about my car But I can't back down now...
View course Janis Joplin and the Sexual Revolution
Level 1: Introductory 3 hrs
Getting started with German 1
Languages

Getting started with German 1

...think of any famous German speakers (past or present)? Would you know which German speaking country they come from? Finally, we’ll start counting the numbers 1-10. The numbers are a great way to become familiar with some basic rules of German pronunciation. This OpenLearn course is an adapted extract from the Open University course LGXG001 Beginners German 1: fang...
View course Getting started with German 1
Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
The power of infographics in research dissemination
Education & Development

The power of infographics in research dissemination

...think might be taken up by the debt that Africa owes to the West? Let's take a look. So there it is, 227 billion is what Africa owes. And the recent financial crisis, how much of this diagram might that figure take up? What did that cost the world? Let's take a look at that. Doosh, I think is the appropriate sound effect from that much money. 11,900 billion. So, by...
View course The power of infographics in research dissemination
Level 2: Intermediate 7 hrs
The Plessey Factory Occupation, Bathgate, 1982
Society, Politics & Law

The Plessey Factory Occupation, Bathgate, 1982

...system to end the dispute. In Scots Law, a company would require an interdict served to every member of an occupation to prevent the continuation of their ‘unlawful’ behaviour. The cumbersome nature of this process meant that it had not been used by any organisation to force an end to an occupation. However, in 1982 there were two cases of an interdict being sought...
View article The Plessey Factory Occupation, Bathgate, 1982
Article 10 mins
Introduction to quantum computing
Science, Maths & Technology

Introduction to quantum computing

...thinking of the nucleus + cat system as a superposition of those extreme states is absurd. Surely it’s absurd to believe that a cat is well-described by a state vector ( vertical line alive mathematical right angle bracket or vertical line dead mathematical right angle bracket ), and surely the cat is in the definite state ‘alive’until it definitely dies (or better,...
View course Introduction to quantum computing
Level 3: Advanced 8 hrs
Why Bernie Sanders could determine the shape of America for years to come
Society, Politics & Law

Why Bernie Sanders could determine the shape of America for years to come

...think of someone else. Nevertheless, Trump was reminding the Republicans of what was at stake should he not be backed by them or defeated by a regular Republican running a third-party campaign in November. Despite his limitation of the list to Scalia’s replacement, its pitch was broader. With liberal Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg, 83, Stephen Breyer, 77, and occasional...
View article Why Bernie Sanders could determine the shape of America for years to come
Article 10 mins
Chlorine-washed chicken: An OpenLearn reading list
Money & Business

Chlorine-washed chicken: An OpenLearn reading list

...think? A 2012 piece in the journal Food Control exploring how consumers in the UK reacted to various approaches to reducing the presnce of Campylobacter in food discovered a lack of support for chlorine washing, and that it might take more than marketing to shift the reluctance to embrace chlorinated chooks: [R]isk communication can alter public acceptability of...
View article Chlorine-washed chicken: An OpenLearn reading list
Article 10 mins